Bane of Arthropods Bane of Arthropods, sometimes referred to as BoA, is a common enchantment for swords, which can also be applied to axes via an anvilBane of Arthropods affects all classified by science to have an exoskeleton Ingame, it affects spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, Bees, and EndermitesBane of Arthropods increases the amount of damage dealt to these typesViewed k times 3 I was reading the Minecraft Wiki about the enchantment "Bane of Arthropods" and the enchantment applies a slowness effect to spiders But at the bottom of the enchantment there is a note that says Notably, the slowness effect applies not only to kills with the sword, but to any "arthropod" kills while holding the swordFeb 23, 21 · Bane of arthropods could be put to far better use if this were to be made more effective than either sharpness or smite for this specific fight, and upon killing the new boss, you get better loot in return and could be a third way to get a mending book Minecr...