Now a few people have been wondering which of these weapons are better for Pvp, grinding, normal play etc. this guide is for both intermediate players and advanced btw hi shim I wanted to write an introduction here but I'm not really the kind of person to try and clickbait anyone but to put it short NOTE: asterisks (*) mean recommended Grinding acceptable builds Swords Sharpness 3-5 (6 should be saved as a pvp sword) Looting 3 / fire aspect 2 Sweeping edge 3 Unbreaking 3 mending any other vanilla enchants CE's Inquisitive 3 larger exp gain Rage 3 x4 damage so you don't need a fall damage grinder lightweight 2* / Nutrition ? idk why people run nutrition just put food in your left hand lightweight allows you to kill mobs faster and speeds up grinding giving you a 1.92 attack speed combined with rage, you might not even need sharpness 5 PVP BUILDS YEET (you should probably get at least lvl 200 axes for endgame) Axe Sharpness 5 Unbreaking 3+ mending ig any other vanilla enchants but u dont need them CE's Haste 3 Slice 2* /Cursed 3 Rekt 3* /Cursed 3 caps out at 60~ average dps with recommended CE's Swords Sharpness 5+ Unbreaking 3+ Sweeping edge 3 Mending Slice 2 Double Damage 3 Fast turn 2 /lightweight 2* caps out at 60~ average dps with recommended CE's However with this sword build if you have a Potion of Haste it is not recommended to use lightweight 2 over Fast Turn 2 Actual data NOTE: THIS DOES NOT FACTOR IN CRITICALS <such as axe crits>/BLEED DAMAGE/CE CRITS NOTE2: THESE ARE STATS FOR DIAMOND TOOLS AND EXCLUSIVELY TO DIAMOND base dmg sword sharp 6 10.5 /1.6x dmg @ dps 16.8 dps with haste 2 (lightweight) 10.5 /1.92x dmg @ dps 20.16 base axe dmg sharp 5 12 /1.0x dmg @ dps 12 dps with haste 3 (haste 3) 12 /1.3x @ dps 15.6 base axe dmg sharp 5 w mcmmo axes lvl 200 16 /1.0x dmg @ dps 16 dps with haste 3 (haste 3) 16 /1.3x dmg @ dps 20.8 In theory Axes will always be better than swords in terms of function as well as dps as they may not possess the sheer amount of hits per second as a sword, they can tear through armor, critical hit, critical knockback, and recieve bonus damage from mcmmo. However, even the most optimal damage kit for axe, being max vanilla enchants with slice 2 rekt 3 and haste 3, wont be a match for a sharp 6 sword with double damage 3 slice 2 fastturn 2 with a potion of haste. these stats collected here are for base dps that do not account for ce's in conclusion haste is broken
Due to MCMMO (if I'm not mistaken) axes should be better with pvp... I'd recommend rechecking the data with a sword that has rage along with double damage , as the effect may stack and cause even higher DPH.
yea it does stack, however it is impractical since most people would run thorns armor or at least cactus CE. Axes get more base dmg and can do bonus damage to armor making it more practical in pvp compared to rage
