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Wooden Sword - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Wooden Sword is a common weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 12 known crafting recipes, with 59 durability.

What is Wooden Sword?

Wooden Sword is a Minecraft Weapon with rarity Common. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot and is craftable. It belongs to the Wood material tier.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:wooden_sword. Command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_sword 1.

Wooden Sword crafting recipes

There are 12 unique ways to craft Wooden Sword:

Durability

Wooden Sword has 59 durability. Repair with the same tier material at an anvil, or apply Mending to auto-repair using XP.

Wooden Sword as a fuel

Wooden Sword can be used as a fuel source in a furnace, blast furnace, or smoker.

  • Burn time: 10 seconds (200 ticks)
  • Items smelted in a Furnace: 1 (200 ticks per item)
  • Items cooked in a Blast Furnace or Smoker: 2 (100 ticks per item)

Wooden Sword enchantability

Wooden Sword has an enchantability value of 15. Higher enchantability means more and higher-level enchantments are offered per XP level at an enchanting table. Gold tools sit at 22, Netherite at 15, Wood at 15, Iron at 14, Diamond at 10, Stone at 5.

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 1
  • Durability: 60 uses

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Wooden Sword (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Weapon
  • Common
  • Craftable
  • Unstackable
  • Wood Tier
  • Has Durability

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_sword
  • Category: Weapon
  • Rarity: Common
  • Material tier: Wood
  • Stack size: 1
  • Craftable: Yes
  • Durability: 59
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_sword 1

Overview

Wooden Sword is a weapon item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient, plus real durability and repair data.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Gather the ingredients shown in the crafting recipe below and open a crafting table.
  • With 59 durability, expect roughly 59 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Match the ingredient layout exactly - shaped recipes only work when items sit in the correct grid slots.
  2. Keep spare inventory space free since Wooden Sword cannot be stacked.
  3. Repair it on an anvil with Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Cherry Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Pale Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Bamboo Planks or Crimson Planks or Warped Planks, or combine two damaged copies for a partial repair.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:wooden_sword 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.
  • Craft in batches at once to avoid re-opening the crafting menu repeatedly.

Pro tips

  • This item belongs to the Weapon category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I craft Wooden Sword?

Wooden Sword can be crafted at a crafting table. This page lists 12 known recipes - match the ingredient layout shown in the crafting grid exactly.

What is the stack size of Wooden Sword?

Wooden Sword does not stack - each one takes up a full inventory slot, so plan storage space carefully.

How much durability does Wooden Sword have?

Wooden Sword has 59 durability, meaning it can be used 59 times before breaking. Repair it on an anvil using Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Cherry Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Pale Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Bamboo Planks or Crimson Planks or Warped Planks.

What enchantments can I put on Wooden Sword?

Wooden Sword can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Melee Weapons, Melee Weapons (Fire Aspect-eligible), Swords, Any Durable Item, Sharp Weapons (Swords & Axes), Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

Is Wooden Sword affected by material tier?

Yes. Weapon items scale in durability and effectiveness by material - netherite is strongest, followed by diamond, iron, stone/chainmail, and gold or wood at the low end.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Wooden Sword?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:wooden_sword, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • Stone Sword variant is available as a related tier.
  • Copper Sword variant is available as a related tier.
  • Iron Sword variant is available as a related tier.
  • Golden Sword variant is available as a related tier.
  • Diamond Sword variant is available as a related tier.
  • Netherite Sword variant is available as a related tier.

Obtaining

  • Crafting: Wooden Sword has 12 known recipe variants in this dataset.

Uses

  • Crafting input profile: 2 Pale Oak Planks + 1 Stick -> 1 Wooden Sword.
  • Inventory use: non-stackable, so reserve dedicated hotbar or storage slots.

Combat and Stats

  • No direct combat profile is mapped for Wooden Sword; treat it as utility, progression, or crafting support.

Repairing

  • Durability: 59 total uses before breakage.
  • Anvil repair materials: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks, Acacia Planks, Cherry Planks, Dark Oak Planks, Pale Oak Planks, Mangrove Planks, Bamboo Planks, Crimson Planks, Warped Planks.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Melee Weapons, Melee Weapons (Fire Aspect-eligible), Swords, Any Durable Item, Sharp Weapons (Swords & Axes), Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Wooden Sword" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_sword.
  • Category classification: Weapon.
  • Stack size: 1.

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