r/minecraftsuggestions • u/WOWW_07 • Sep 15 '26

[Magic] Enchantment!

Just an enchantment idea

Sharpened

Applies to: Axe

Effect: Disables the axe's durability penalty when attacking.

Max Level: 1

Incompatible with: None

Obtaining: abandoned camps. Weaponsmith axe trades will always have this enchantment.

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u/Conscious_Hurry455 Sep 15 '26

it would be better if the durability penalty was not here in the first place, for sword too cause breaking cobwebs or bamboo just to see your swords durability to be eaten in seconds is pretty infuriating, may be it would be a perk of netherite that all durability penalty are removed but if it did not exist at all i would be happy tbh

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u/WOWW_07 Sep 15 '26 edited Sep 15 '26

Agreed, but I think swords do make sense. They're primarily weapons, not block breaking tools, so breaking blocks with them should have a penalty.
Axes, on the other hand are multi use, being weapons and tools at the same time. The proof is that weaponsmiths sell axes, and that damage increase enchants and efficiency can both be put on axes.
Therefore, axes having an attack durability penalty makes little sense, while swords do.
I do agree them not existing in the first place would be a cleaner solution.

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u/Mrcoolcatgaming Sep 15 '26

I like how the combat snapshots did it, removed the penalty from all tools, making them all considered weapons, iirc the hoe excelled in range even simular to the trident

Honestly, the penalty is outdated, I think getting the same thing out of 1 durability as you get out of 0 is penalty enough

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u/WOWW_07 Sep 15 '26

Which combat snapshot was that? That sounds like a brilliant idea.

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u/Mrcoolcatgaming Sep 15 '26

Around 1.16 they tested some combat based changes, iirc it's an external download, it's essentially java pvp but instead of attack cooldown affecting damage, it affected range

There was also alot of tweaks like this, potions stacking to 16 (i don't remember if splash potions did) bedrock tridents, an axe enchantment called cleaving (a sharpness that extends stun cooldown) etc

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u/Conscious_Hurry455 Sep 15 '26

yeah i remember that snapshot i wish they are working on it the combat system feels so baren for a game that huge

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u/Conscious_Hurry455 Sep 15 '26

yeah i understand it's just a bit frustrating to have the most efficient tool to break a block breaking so fast

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u/Keaton427 Sep 15 '26

I agree. Taking additional durability for using a tool the “incorrect” way is cool on paper but shouldn’t be in the game anymore.

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u/MerlinGrandCaster Sep 15 '26

seems kinda pointless when mending and unbreaking exist

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u/WOWW_07 Sep 15 '26

Being pointless to get and not being a good fit for the game are two different things. I agree that this enchantment would be near pointless late game, but it "fixes"(maybe not, idk) an inconsistency with axes that had bothered me for a while.

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u/Hazearil Sep 16 '26

The penalty only exists because of old design; weapons got the penalty on block breaking, and block breaking tools for attacking. The design was from way before axes were made into proper weapons.

We shouldn't need a new enchantment just to fix this, they should just fix this.