Swords

Swords are the most important part of Melee Combat in Minecraft. They are the only weapons that do more melee damage than the default fists. In Minecraft 1.9, among many other things, swords were changed to have a hit cooldown between attacks, to prevent people with higher CPS do more damage. In the FSMP, along with a few new swords, one major change is the new handle system. Swords (and any other tool in fact) can be crafted with different handles, giving different effects. The new handle system works as follows:

Bamboo: Increases Attack Speed by .4

Bone: Increases Damage by 1

Blaze Rod: Increases Attack Speed by .4

End Rod: Increases Damage by 1.5 and Attack Speed by .6

All swords - including swords with special handles - are crafted in the traditional shaped recipe. To craft a Netherite Sword, hold a Netherite Ingot in your hand and throw a Diamond Sword (with any handle) onto a smithing table.