Bronze Sword
The Bronze Sword from Industrial Craft 2 is a renewable mid-game melee weapon offering about 350 uses of durability — roughly 40 percent more than an Iron Sword.
Description
In combat the Bronze Sword is best treated as an upgraded Iron Sword that costs two bronze ingots instead of iron, accepting every standard vanilla sword enchantment including Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Looting, Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing. The Unbreaking enchantment extends the 350-use lifespan further, and the Mending enchantment repairs the Bronze Sword with collected experience. Players often choose the Bronze Sword for the durability advantage and the renewable bronze supply, switching to a Diamond Sword or Netherite Sword only when maximum per-hit damage matters. The Bronze Sword stacks to 1 like every Minecraft tool.
Block properties
| Item ID |
ic2:bronze_sword
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p ic2:bronze_sword
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
Guide
How to craft a Bronze Sword in Industrial Craft 2
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1
Produce Bronze Ingots
Craft 2 Bronze Ingots by smelting Bronze Dust in any furnace inside Industrial Craft 2; the Bronze Dust comes from 3 Copper Dust plus 1 Tin Dust.
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2
Gather a Stick
Obtain 1 Stick of any wood type by crafting 2 planks vertically, since the Bronze Sword recipe needs exactly one Stick in the bottom slot.
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3
Open a crafting table
Open a 3 by 3 crafting table because the Bronze Sword layout needs three vertical slots in the middle column, which the 2 by 2 player inventory grid cannot supply.
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4
Place the items vertically
Place 1 Bronze Ingot in the top-middle slot, 1 Bronze Ingot in the center slot, and 1 Stick in the bottom-middle slot to form the classic sword shape.
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5
Collect the Bronze Sword
Drag the resulting Bronze Sword to the inventory; the recipe yields exactly 1 Bronze Sword and consumes both Bronze Ingots and the Stick.
Industrial Craft 2 is a Java Edition mod, so the Bronze Sword exists only on Java and cannot be crafted on Bedrock Edition, which lacks the IC2 mod.
Frequently asked questions
How do I craft a Bronze Sword in Industrial Craft 2?
Arrange 2 Bronze Ingots and 1 Stick in the classic vertical sword layout on a crafting table: one Bronze Ingot top-middle, one Bronze Ingot center, and one Stick bottom-middle. The recipe yields exactly 1 Bronze Sword.
How durable is the Bronze Sword compared to an Iron Sword?
The Bronze Sword has about 350 uses, roughly 40 percent more than the 250 durability of an Iron Sword. The attack damage of the Bronze Sword is only slightly lower than the Iron Sword tier.
Is the Bronze Sword renewable in Industrial Craft 2?
Yes, the Bronze Sword is renewable because bronze is a renewable alloy produced from copper and tin, both obtainable through IC2 ore processing. Copper and tin regenerate indefinitely through world generation and ore processing.
Does the Bronze Sword exist in Bedrock Edition?
No, the Bronze Sword exists only in Java Edition because Industrial Craft 2 is a Java-only mod. Bedrock Edition has no IC2 mod and therefore no Bronze Sword equivalent.
Which enchantments work on the Bronze Sword?
The Bronze Sword accepts every standard vanilla sword enchantment on an enchanting table or anvil: Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Looting, Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.
What is the stack size of the Bronze Sword?
The Bronze Sword stacks to 1, like every tool in Minecraft, so only one Bronze Sword fits in a single inventory slot.
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