Wednesday, September 14, 2011

What does right clicking with the sword equipped do?

Question

In Beta 1.8, right clicking with the sword equipped angles it in front of you, while decreasing your walking speed:

awesome sword animation. also tf2 hats.

What exactly is this doing? Does it provide any benefit to combat?

Answer

According to the minecraft wiki article on swords, it blocks arrows and reduces damage done by attacks:

Swords will be able to block attacks by holding the right click in the Beta 1.8 update. This will block arrows as well as other projectiles, but will reduce the player to a speed slower than sneaking. Swords and all other player-dealt damage will be reduced by half a heart (like before Beta 1.5).

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