For reference, the attack speed of a regular Minecraft sword is 1.6.
Additionally, each weapon has a special bonus and so the below will explain how these bonuses are calculated and how you should craft each item.
Knife:
O- Attack speed: 3
Bonuses:
O- 100% more damage to players without a chest plate
O- Getting 3 consecutive hits gives strength to the user.
Crafting:
O- Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Rapier:
O- Attack speed: 1.9
Bonuses:
O- 5% more damage to armored players(+5% for each armor piece they have equipped)
O- Disables shields for 2 seconds
Crafting:
O- Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Katana:
O- Attack speed: 1.7
Bonuses:
O- 50% more damage if there is no item in your offhand
O- Slightly increases movement speed
O- 20% chance for a hit to do 10% more damage when there is no item in your offhand
Crafting:
– Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Scythe:
O- Attack speed: 1
Bonuses:
O- 50% more damage if there is no item in your offhand
O- 50% more damage to players without a chest plate
Crafting:
– Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Longsword:
O- Attack speed: 1.2
Bonuses:
O- 50% more damage if there is no item in your offhand
Crafting:
O- Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Spear:
O- Attack speed: 2.5
Bonuses:
O- 5% more damage to armored players(+5% for each armor piece they have equipped)
O- Disables shields for 1 second
O- 50% more damage if there is no item in your offhand
Crafting:
O- Using each tier, Wood, Stone, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond
For Netherite you can craft this direct from Netherite scrap as shown below:
Chorus Blade
This sword allows the user to teleport like an ender pearl for free every so often by clicking right-click while holding this item. It can be crafted by the following:
Note, this can not be upgraded any further.
Master Sword
The legendary sword seals the darkness with 10 Attack Damage, This is up to 2 damage over the Netherite sword. The item is bound and will be retained upon death. It is crafted below:
Emerald Weapons
Craft this in the same way as you would craft any other Tools but with Emeralds! Emerald weapons are between Gold and Diamond weapons.