How to Use and Remove Curse of Vanishing Enchantment in Minecraft

This guide will help you to understand the use of the curse of vanishing and how to remove it.

Curse of Vanishing in Minecraft

The curse of vanishing in Minecraft is a type of enchantment that makes your weapons or tools disappear upon the death of your in-game player no wonder why its name starts with “curse”, and it is one of the rarest enchantments you can find in Minecraft.

You can go through our detailed guide on the curse of Vanishing in Minecraft to learn everything about it..

Uses of Curse of Vanishing in Minecraft

When you are being overwhelmed by your enemies, and eventually your player dies, then you will drop your valuable items, which would be picked up by your enemies, making them stronger so to make sure your things don’t fall into the hands of the enemy, you will have to enchant them with the curse of vanishing which will completely erase or delete your enchanted items from the game upon your death.

It will automatically trigger when the holding player dies.

How to Remove Curse of Vanishing Enchantment

We tried the following methods to remove the curse of vanishing and let’s see if they work.

Removing Curse of Vanishing using a Crafting Table
We tried to remove the curse of vanishing by placing an enchanted and a non-enchanted diamond sword.

And this method didn’t remove the curse of vanishing, but it will only increase the durability while repairing it.

Removing Curse of Vanishing using Grindstone
Just like the crafting table, we couldn’t remove the curse of vanishing, but we did get our Netherite sword repaired.

So, till now there is no way that you can use to remove the curse of vanishing in the Minecraft game.

FAQS

Q: Is it possible to get an item or weapon with a curse of vanishing enchantment as a drop?
Yes, there is a possibility that you may get a drop which is pre-enchanted with the curse of vanishing.

Q: Can the curse of vanishing make my weapons useless?
This has nothing to do with your weapons; the only use is to remove the weapon enchanted with it upon the player’s death.

Q: Is there any way to use the vanished items or weapons after which they are enchanted, or how can you protect your valuables enchanted with the curse of vanishing?
You can store them in chests while you are going out, and you have a fear of being attacked by enemies. Also, the Llamas can carry your luggage, so keep it around if you wish to travel with the enchanted weapons.

Why can’t I remove the curse of vanishing from my items?
As of the 1.16 update of Minecraft, you cannot remove the curse of vanishing from any of the items or weapons.

Conclusion

The curse of vanishing is the worst enchantment in Minecraft. Still, it could also be helpful when your enemies are after your items or weapons, as it will remove all your items from the game upon your player’s death, making it impossible for your enemies to get your loot as a drop. Today we learned the use of the curse of vanishing and tried a few methods to remove it, but all of them failed to remove this enchantment.