
Iron Sword Recipe
How to Craft Iron Sword
The iron sword is a mid-tier weapon that deals significant damage and has good durability.



Crafting

Ingredients Needed:
- 2x Iron Ingot

- 1x Stick

Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Iron Sword into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips

Iron Ingot: Smelt iron ore or deepslate iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace.

Stick: Craft from two planks stacked; also drops from leaf decay.
Uses for Iron Sword
- Effective combat against most mobs
- Mid-game defense
- Significant damage increase over stone
- Good durability for extended combat
Fun Fact
Iron swords deal 6 points of damage (3 hearts), making them twice as effective as punching with your fist, which only deals 1 point of damage.
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