Sweeping Edge in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Sweeping Edge enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Supported Platforms

The Sweeping Edge enchantment is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.11.1)
Pocket Edition (PE)	No
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	No
PS3	No
PS4	No
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	No
Windows 10 Edition	No
Education Edition	No

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Sweeping Edge enchantment increases the damage of a sweep attack.

You can add the Sweeping Edge enchantment to any sword using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then use the enchanted sword to fight and see how effective your sweep attacks are.

The maximum level for the Sweeping Edge enchantment is Level 3. This means that you can enchant a sword with up to Sweeping Edge III. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.

Enchantment Name	Sweeping Edge
Min Level	Level 1 (Sweeping Edge I)
Max Level	Level 3 (Sweeping Edge III)
Description	Increases the damage of a sweep attack
Applies To	Swords
How to add Enchantment	1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command

Items to Enchant with Sweeping Edge

In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Sweeping Edge:

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Hold the Enchanted Sword

Once you have a sword that is enchanted with Sweeping Edge, you need to hold the enchanted sword in your hand and use it. Now when you do a sweep attack with the enchanted sword, you will deal more damage to the mob than normal.

sword with sweeping edge

Congratulations, you just learned all about the Sweeping Edge enchantment in Minecraft.

Enchantment ID and Name

Java

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, Sweeping Edge has the following enchantment ID and Name values:

Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name)	Max Level	Minecraft ID	Platform	Version
Sweeping Edge (minecraft:sweeping)	III	22	Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.11.1

Definitions

Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Enchant Command for Sweeping Edge

Java

Enchant Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Sweeping Edge I:

/enchant @p sweeping 1

Sweeping Edge II:

/enchant @p sweeping 2

Sweeping Edge III:

/enchant @p sweeping 3

See more examples of how to use the /enchant command.

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