You have most probably realised by now if you have used gold tools, that they are surprisingly the least durable if compared to iron, diamond and Netherite. The iron sword outperforms the gold one in terms of durability as well as attack damage. For now most of the gold I find is used for building my base and other decoration purposes. The golden swords inflicts same damage that the stone sword sword does.
You can use enhancements to improve the durability of the gold tools but its still not worth it, instead its more useful on other non-golden tools and weapons. Check out the following comparison to compare how bad golden swords stand against other swords.
| SWORD | STATS |
| Golden sword | Attack damage: 4 Attack speed: 1.6 |
| Iron sword | Attack damage: 6 Attack speed: 1.6 |
| Diamond sword | Attack damage: 7 Attack speed: 1.6 |
| Wooden sword | Attack damage: 4 Attack speed: 1.6 |
| Stone sword | Attack damage: 5 Attack speed: 1.6 |
| Netherite sword | Attack damage: 8 Attack speed: 1.6 |
Even if you’ve just started out and do not have iron for your swords and armour, you are well of with stone swords and equipments. If you consider all this even for armours, swords and other tools they’re pretty much useless except for decoration purposes and golden items. On the other hand, gold pickaxes are faster than the diamond ones and far less durable than all the pickaxes. Therefore gold pickaxes are also a big no no for mining despite its speed.
Does Gold Have Higher Enchantability
Out of all, Golden tools have much higher enchantability resulting in more stronger tools if compared to tools made out of any other metals in Minecraft.
Is Gold Sword Better Than Iron Sword
No, Surprisingly the golden sword inflicts amount of damage that wooden sword does, and also has less durability than the wooden sword. Therefore using golden swords armour is simply not worth it. This is the reason why you see most Minecraft players avoid those.
What Are Gold Swords Good For
No player would recommend you the non-enchanted gold sword nor you’ll ever see any player using golden weapons or armour, as they are least durable. The only scenario they seem worth if its given proper enchantments especially cause of their high enchantability.
Still considering all of this most Minecraft players I’ve seen, do not use Gold swords. So if you ever plan to use golden sword make sure to use it with its best enchantments.
What Are The Best Enchantments For The Golden Sword In Minecraft
Out of all the enchantments listed below, the most important and basic enchantments you must give to your gold sword include Unbreaking ,Knockback, Fire Aspect, Smite and Sharpness. These 5 enchantments would be a must for me as they take care of the biggest weaknesses of the Golden sword such as its durability and attack. The enchantments together will make the golden sword worth using and most powerful, but without them its worse than the wooden sword. For more details on the enchantments visit Digminecraft.
- Unbreaking
- Knockback
- Fire Aspect
- Smite
- Sharpness
- Curse of Vanishing
- Sweeping Edge
- Looting
- Curse of Vanishing
- Mending
How Long Does a Gold Sword Last In Minecraft
A non-chanted gold swords has almost half of durability points(33) of the wooden sword(60) despite having the same attack speed and damage as shown in the table at the top of this blog post. These things also surprised when I first started playing Minecraft.
Is Gold Pickaxe Better Than a Stone Pickaxe
An unchanted Gold pickaxe is far better than the stone pickaxe in terms of mining and worst in terms of durability. Gold pickaxe mines blocks 0.3 seconds faster than the diamond pickaxe, that is why many players choose to use with enchantments it for mining, quick clearing of unnecessary blocks to level the land or keep it as a backup pickaxe in their inventory.
Can a Gold Pickaxe Mine Gold Ores
Unlike other pickaxes like diamond and Netherite, gold pickaxes cannot mine gold ores. Hence in-case you’re a beginner, try to be more cautious if you’re using a golden pickaxe while “speed mining”, to avoid breaking any golden ore that you may encounter.
Can Gold Pickaxe Mine Lapis Lazuli
No, your golden pickaxe cannot mine Lapis Lazuli and other ores like diamond and redstone.
Can You Smelt Gold Swords In Minecraft
Yes, Unlike Diamond tools and Items you can smelt gold swords into golden nuggets and ingots. The remaining nuggets and ingots can now be used to make golden carrots, apples, glistering melons for brewing potions, curing zombie villagers, using to make powered rails, trading gold ingots with piglins etc.
Can You Smelt Gold Swords in Blast Furnace
Blast Furnaces only smelt ores and do not smelt Golden Swords.
Is Gold the Weakest Armour In Minecraft
A unchanted gold armour performs better than the leather armour only. Just like every other gold weapons and tools, gold armour too has the worst durability. Gold armour with its best enchantments would perform pretty well. According to me: “unbreaking”, “protection”, “thorns” and “blast protection” enchantments are must if you plan to use golden chestplate. These increase overall durability and performance. The “thorns” enchantment inflicts damage each and every time the mob attacks you.
This chestplate paired with fully enchanted gold sword is the deadliest combo.
