How to Craft Diamond Sword in Minecraft

The Diamond Sword deals 7 attack damage and has 1561 durability. Upgradeable to netherite.

Overview

The Diamond Sword deals 7 attack damage and has 1561 durability. Upgradeable to netherite. Diamond Sword uses a shaped recipe, meaning the ingredients must sit in the exact pattern shown in the grid above; placing them in the wrong cells will not produce the item. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.

The recipe was added in Minecraft Alpha and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields a single Diamond Sword.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with diamond (mine diamond ore) and stick (craft from planks). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Diamond Sword is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting Table

Diamond Sword

Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Diamond	2	Mine diamond ore
Stick	1	Craft from planks

To make Diamond Sword you will gather 2x Diamond (mine diamond ore) and Stick (craft from planks). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
Arrange the ingredients in the crafting grid following the pattern shown above.
Place Diamond in: row 1, column 2; row 2, column 2.
Place Stick in: row 3, column 2.
Collect your Diamond Sword from the output slot.

Tips & Notes

If the output slot stays empty, double-check the pattern against the grid above; a shaped recipe fails silently when even one ingredient is in the wrong cell.

Uses for Diamond Sword

Powerful melee combat
Mob farming
Base for netherite upgrade

How Diamond Sword Fits Your World

Weapons in 1.21 cover both melee and ranged combat. Swords apply a sweeping attack to nearby mobs and benefit from Sharpness and Looting, while bows and crossbows let you fire from a safe distance, and the new mace deals damage that scales with how far you fall onto a target. Choosing the right weapon for a fight is often the difference between trading blows and ending it in one hit. For Diamond Sword specifically, that means it is most valuable for powerful melee combat, mob farming, and base for netherite upgrade.

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Diamond Sword on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Diamond Sword?

You need 2 Diamond, 1 Stick, made at a Crafting Table. Gather all of the materials first, then arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above to produce the Diamond Sword.

How many Diamond Sword does the recipe produce?

The recipe produces a single Diamond Sword per craft.

What is Diamond Sword used for?

Diamond Sword is used for several things: Powerful melee combat; Mob farming; Base for netherite upgrade.

What version of Minecraft added Diamond Sword?

Diamond Sword was added in Minecraft Alpha and works the same way in the current 1.21 release. Recipes for it are identical across Java and Bedrock Edition unless noted otherwise.

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