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I prefer swords for fighting and axes for killing animals.
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i prefer bows, just because i like ranged weaponry and i just have so many fond memories of shooting with a bow while playing mine craft! their especially useful to shoot down your opponent before they can even reach you plus you have a lots of arrows with different effects! i never had experiences with tridents before though. because i think i only played up 1.12 and right now i don't have a computer to play at all! and right now im just feeling so! Just SO!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdEQmpVIE4A
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Tridents are better than either. With commands, you can give them Sharpness, Fire Aspect, etc. which affects both Melee AND RANGED attacks.
Command for the one of the best weapons in all of Minecraft:
What this bad boy will do is do is 14.5 points (half hearts) of damage with Melee attacks, or 13.5 points with ranged attacks. Plus it will set your enemies on fire 5 TIMES the duration of Fire Aspect I. If it is raining and putting out the fire, then throw it to summon a bolt of LIGHTNING. Not only that, but it always flies back to you after you throw it (meaning your enemies in PvP can't steal it). Plus, it ALMOST NEVER RUNS OUT. If it does run low, then just collect some XP to recharge it.
Yes, you need commands. But it's more than worth it.
Command for the one of the best weapons in all of Minecraft:
/give @s trident{Enchantments:[{id:"sharpness", lvl:10},{id:"fire_aspect",lvl:5},{id:"looting",lvl:3},{id:"loyalty",lvl:10},{id:"mending",lvl:1},{id:"unbreaking",lvl:10},{id:"channeling",lvl:1}]}
Yes, it does have Sharpness X, Fire Aspect V, Loyalty IV, and Unbreaking X, which you can't get normally. I left Looting at level III because when you kill a zombie you don't want 6,000 rotten flesh and 8 iron ingots. Mending and Channeling, when leveled up higher with commands, don't really do anything more than their respective level I variants.What this bad boy will do is do is 14.5 points (half hearts) of damage with Melee attacks, or 13.5 points with ranged attacks. Plus it will set your enemies on fire 5 TIMES the duration of Fire Aspect I. If it is raining and putting out the fire, then throw it to summon a bolt of LIGHTNING. Not only that, but it always flies back to you after you throw it (meaning your enemies in PvP can't steal it). Plus, it ALMOST NEVER RUNS OUT. If it does run low, then just collect some XP to recharge it.
Yes, you need commands. But it's more than worth it.
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The default Trident is still amazing though.
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Which is better depends on circumstances… [all numbers are for unanchanted diamond unless otherwise noted]
Axes (as already noted have a higher damage per hit [DPH] 9 vs 7 ); swords a higher damage per second [DPS] (11.2 vs 9 )
Additionally, swords can use the Looting enchantment (extremely helpful for rare drops like wither skulls) and Sweeping Edge (makes damaging multiple targets more likely, thus very useful for harvesting player kill drop & Xp farms).
My preference is for a sword [Diamond: Mending, Unbreaking3, Sharp5, SweepingEdge3, Looting3]
except in the nether where pigman aggro makes an axe [Diamond: Mending, Unbreaking3, Efficiency5, Smite5, Silk Touch] preferred for its ability to single shot pigmen (avoiding aggro).
Also, the utility of a bow is unmatched vs skeletons, blaze, and ghasts.
Axes (as already noted have a higher damage per hit [DPH] 9 vs 7 ); swords a higher damage per second [DPS] (11.2 vs 9 )
Additionally, swords can use the Looting enchantment (extremely helpful for rare drops like wither skulls) and Sweeping Edge (makes damaging multiple targets more likely, thus very useful for harvesting player kill drop & Xp farms).
My preference is for a sword [Diamond: Mending, Unbreaking3, Sharp5, SweepingEdge3, Looting3]
except in the nether where pigman aggro makes an axe [Diamond: Mending, Unbreaking3, Efficiency5, Smite5, Silk Touch] preferred for its ability to single shot pigmen (avoiding aggro).
Also, the utility of a bow is unmatched vs skeletons, blaze, and ghasts.
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I like the sword but i use a bow so dont listen to me XD
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I prefer swords. I still find the idea of fighting with axes strange. But axes do deal more damage...
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axes are the best melee weapons dont listen to any other opinion
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Axes are good against mobs that don't require much thought to kill. Like zombies, who are slow mobs who come straight towards you, only have melee attacks, and only have advantages in numbers and health.
Swords are good when something's coming at you quickly, or when you need to kill something without too much weapon cooldown.
Axes are good against mobs that don't require much thought to kill. Like zombies, who are slow mobs who come straight towards you, only have melee attacks, and only have advantages in numbers and health.
Swords are good when something's coming at you quickly, or when you need to kill something without too much weapon cooldown.
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tridents beat both.
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Axes do more damage, but swords can be used to attack quicker...i suppose it depends on what you are fighting?
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Trident...ç
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I normally use my sword mainly cause my ax is always low on durability because I use it to chop wood so I don't have to Punchwood.
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I normally use swords or tridents for my main attacks. But you can enchant axes with Bane of Arthropods and makes it a nice weapon against hordes of Spiders
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This is just my opinion of course
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Axes do more damage, while swords have a shorter cooldown. I personally use swords, but both can work well.
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Katana
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There is no such thing as a katana in Minecraft...
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Modz
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We're not talking about mods
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He never said no mods
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i feel it depends on the situation.
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For me Outflow the better one is the axe cause it deals more damage than the sword. but the special ability of the sword which hits multiple at a time also makes it better... so i don't actually know whats the best XD
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It depends on what you're using it for. Swords are obviously better for combat and axes are better for getting wood and other stuff. I mean I'd imagine both deal the same or close to the same amount of damage but I could be wrong.
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Axes then you can chop trees and slice of zombie heads :)
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It can usually depend on the circumstances that you are currently in, sword is good for crowd control and able to deal damage faster which also goes well with able to knock enemies back faster. The axe is slow but able to deal massive amounts of damage to single targets, as well as to disable enemy shields. So it depends. Swords are cheaper and axes lose more durability when using them to attack.
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I love swords, but they're useless if you want to chop down trees. Invest in bows...
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I would say axes
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I would generally say swords, but it's also useful to get a jump hit with an axe and then switch to sword!
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My opinion is swords are better. Axes may do more damage, but they have a longer cooldown (If you're using 1.9+). Swords have a shorter cooldown, and with Sharpness IV-V, it would be stronger than an axe.
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But if you enchant sharpness 4 or 5 on axes it would also be stronger wouldn't it?
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If the server has MCMMO and you don't have access to enchantments yet, then I would say that the axe is a powerfull and fun weapon. I use it all the time because I think the sword is more effective, but not as much fun.
Playing servers with MCMMO and bashing someone with an axe, see them fly 10 blocks back and the explosion sound that comes along with it is so much more fun! :D
Playing servers with MCMMO and bashing someone with an axe, see them fly 10 blocks back and the explosion sound that comes along with it is so much more fun! :D
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Whats MCMMO TommConn?
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It's a plugin for servers that allows the players to gain XP in their certain skills. That would be things such as: Tree-cutting, sword fighting, acrobatics and so on and so on.
The higher the level, the longer, and stronger your "Special ability" becomes. Depending on the skill you're using it will have certain abilities attached to it.
Example:
Tree cutter's special ability is that they can cut the bottom-block on a huge tree, and that tree will instantly become lumber.
Sword fighting special ability is that when you hit an enemy they will start bleeding until they die.
Acrobatics special ability is that there's a chance that when you jump from high places it will say "You did a roll" and take no damage at all, no matter the height.
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/official-mcmmo-classic.2445/
The higher the level, the longer, and stronger your "Special ability" becomes. Depending on the skill you're using it will have certain abilities attached to it.
Example:
Tree cutter's special ability is that they can cut the bottom-block on a huge tree, and that tree will instantly become lumber.
Sword fighting special ability is that when you hit an enemy they will start bleeding until they die.
Acrobatics special ability is that there's a chance that when you jump from high places it will say "You did a roll" and take no damage at all, no matter the height.
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/official-mcmmo-classic.2445/
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Without enchantments axes are better, but with them a sword is much better.
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Axes:
Swords:
It also depends on your style and what you are trying to do.
Axes
Advantages
Advantages:
-Does more damage (Diamond axe vs Diamond sword)
-Has less attack speed (Attack faster)
-Multitool
-Better for single target
-Does more damage (Diamond axe vs Diamond sword)
-Has less attack speed (Attack faster)
-Multitool
-Better for single target
Disadvantages
Disadvantages:
-Cant do more combos
-No unique special attack (that I could find)
-Uses twice as much durability on hit
-Cant do more combos
-No unique special attack (that I could find)
-Uses twice as much durability on hit
Swords:
Swords
Advantages
Advantages:
-Can do Sweeping Edge (For the waves of pigs)
-Has more possible enchantments
-Better for multiple targets
-Can do Sweeping Edge (For the waves of pigs)
-Has more possible enchantments
-Better for multiple targets
Disadvantages
Disadvantages:
-Attack slower (Makes up for attacking multiple targets)
-Does less damage (Again for single target)
-Can't really use as multitool
-Attack slower (Makes up for attacking multiple targets)
-Does less damage (Again for single target)
-Can't really use as multitool
It also depends on your style and what you are trying to do.
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I just came back to this and didnt expect this many emeralds.
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It honestly depends on what you're looking for in a run, If you want raw power, go with axe, if you want higher recharge and combos, use a sword
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Nowadays diamond axes do more damage than a diamond sword. With sharpness, fire aspect and efficiency enchantments, the axe can be both a strong weapon better than a sword but also serves another purpose... it is to chop trees for wood
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Axe and swords are basically the same but sword are better because they are stronger and are easier to craft