Double Strike is a Legendary enchant for Diamond Sword swords. When you hit another player, it has a chance to add 50% extra damage to that hit.
How to get it#
Double Strike comes from the Legendary rune. A Legendary rune costs 200,000 XP in the enchant shop and turns into an enchanted book with one of the 31 Legendary enchants in Survival, picked at random, so each rune has a 1 in 31 chance of being Double Strike. See Runes for how the level and the success chance of a rune book are rolled. Double Strike is also one of the possible rewards in crates (Crates).
Effect#
On every hit on another player with the enchanted sword in your main hand, Double Strike rolls its chance, which is 2% plus 2% per level. On a success the hit deals 50% more damage than it would have, and an explosion effect and sound play at the target.
The bonus is 50% of the hit's damage at every level; higher levels only make it more likely. It is added to other custom-enchant damage bonuses instead of being multiplied with them, so a +50% bonus and a +10% bonus together give +60%. See how damage bonuses combine.
Hits on mobs do not trigger Double Strike.
Levels#
| Level | Chance per hit | Extra damage |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4% | +50% |
| II | 6% | +50% |
| III | 8% | +50% |
| IV | 10% | +50% |
| V | 12% | +50% |
Notes and tips#
- Double Strike fits swords only, not axes.
- At level V a hit has a 12% chance to trigger it.
- There is no cooldown, so a fast sword rolls more often.