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How to Craft Golden Sword in Minecraft

Golden Sword in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Melee combat with high enchantability.

The bill for a Golden Sword is 2 Gold Ingots and 1 Stick, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. Copy this shape: two Gold Ingots stacked in the middle column and a single Stick in the bottom-middle cell. One go makes 1 Golden Sword. Count on 32 uses out of each one before it wears through.

Golden Sword Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Golden Sword is minecraft:golden_sword. In commands the namespace may be left off, so golden_sword works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p golden_sword
Give several at once
/give @p golden_sword 5
Give it to a named player
/give Steve golden_sword 1

Cheats have to be on for Golden Sword to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Repairing Golden Sword

When Golden Sword nears the end of its 32 uses, Gold Ingot on an anvil is the ordinary fix, enchantments and all.

There is a cheaper way, and a catch. A grindstone merges two worn Golden Sword items without costing levels, but it removes every enchantment while it does so.

The cheapest fix of all is Mending, which Golden Sword accepts. Experience you collect goes into the tool rather than your level bar, and it keeps itself topped up.

Overview

The Golden Sword deals 4 attack damage and has 32 durability. It has the highest enchantability of all swords. Golden Sword uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

The golden sword was already in the game in Minecraft Beta 1.0, the oldest release with an English language file to read, so this recipe is at least that old. The recipe itself last changed in Minecraft 1.21.2. Guides written before that release show a different set of ingredients for the golden sword, so check the grid above rather than the video.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with gold ingot (smelt gold ore) and stick (craft from planks).

The Stack Arithmetic

2 gold ingots for 1 golden sword scales to 32 out of a 64 stack. You supply 32 sticks to go with it. Down to the last gold ingots, nothing spare.

Which Material Lasts Longest

Durability of every material this item comes in, weakest first.
Golden SwordGolden SwordGold32
Wooden SwordWooden SwordWood59
Stone SwordStone SwordStone131
Iron SwordIron SwordIron250
Diamond SwordDiamond SwordDiamond1561
Netherite SwordNetherite SwordNetherite2031

What It Does In A Fight

Swings before it breaks
16 swings
Attack damage
4
Attacks per second
1.6
Enchantability
22

Calculated from Minecraft Java 26.2’s own block hardness and tool speed values, without enchantments, Haste or Mining Fatigue. Bedrock Edition publishes no equivalent figures, so these are Java only.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Gold IngotGold IngotGold Ingot2xSmelt gold ore
StickStickStick1xCraft from planks

A Crafting Table and 2x Gold Ingot (smelt gold ore) and Stick (craft from planks): that is everything Golden Sword asks for.

The Full Chain

Stick, then Gold Ingot, then the Golden Sword. All in: 2 Gold Ore and 2 Planks.

  1. 1
    2StickStick4Stick
  2. 2
    2Gold IngotGold Ingot2Gold IngotFurnace, repeat 2x
  3. 3
    Golden SwordGolden SwordGolden Swordthis page

Gather this first

2Gold Ore2Planks

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Gold IngotGold Ingot2x Gold Ingot

  2. 2

    StickStickStick

  3. 3

    Golden Sword

Minecraft crafting recipe for Golden Sword: 2 x Gold Ingot, 1 x Stick in a crafting table, making 1 Golden Sword.

Tips & Notes

  • One craft costs 2x Gold Ingot and 1x Stick. Start with the Gold Ingot: smelt gold ore.

Uses for Golden Sword

  • Melee combat with high enchantability
  • Bartering with piglins

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Golden Sword in Minecraft?
2 Gold Ingots and 1 Stick at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for a Golden Sword. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one Golden Sword.
How many hits does a Golden Sword last?
A Golden Sword lasts 16 swings. A hit costs two durability out of 32, where breaking a block costs one, which is why the same material lasts half as long in a fight as it does in a mine.
How many Golden Swords do you get from one craft?
The Golden Sword recipe makes one Golden Sword per craft.
What is the item ID for Golden Sword in Minecraft?
Golden Sword is registered as minecraft:golden_sword. Commands accept the short form golden_sword as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Golden Sword?
Use /give @p golden_sword to put a Golden Sword in your own inventory. Add a number on the end for more than one, and note that cheats have to be on.
Is the Golden Sword recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Golden Sword recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build a Golden Sword from 2 Gold Ingots and 1 Stick at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added the Golden Sword?
The golden sword was in Minecraft Beta 1.0 already, the earliest language file that exists to check, and no release we can read is without it. What you see in the grid above is how it works in the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
2 Gold Ingots and 1 Stick in, 1 Golden Sword out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Present in Minecraft Java Beta 1.0, the oldest release that exists to check. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
When the recipe last changed
Every Java release since 1.13 was checked in order, 50 of them, and 1.21.2 is where this recipe last changed.
Stack size, durability, enchantments
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
Break times, damage and wear
Hardness and tool speed, Java 26.2. Calculated, not timed.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Golden Sword per craft against the stack size.

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