Talk:Sword/@comment-29270183-20160817051925

I have been afraid of an abandoned mine near/beneath my home since I started playing Minecraft a few months ago. I didn't know what spawners were or why the Cave Spiders kept coming back. I hate spiders, especially Labrador-sized Cave Spiders.

I got a sword with Bane of Arthropods and started killing them and killing them and they kept coming. I repaired my sword several times but finally my anvil wanted 32 XP to repair it so I was screwed. (I guess it's harder and harder to repair something each time?)

I found out about spawners on this site and decided TNT was my answer (even if it was really overkill). My sword was in the red without a chance for repair. I went in, placed and lit the TNT after fighting through to the spawner. The explosion blew up the spawner but launched like a half dozen previously-spawned Cave Spiders at me. I fought and killed them all and then climbed up to knock down the remaining webs. Clearing the webs was the last straw and my sword expired with that horrible CLUNK sound spent tools make.

I just wanted to commemorate that sword. It seems that Bane of Arthropods is not a well-liked enchantment, but it really made me feel better when there were spiders around and I'll miss that sword.