The Smite enchantment increases your attack damage against undead mobs such as skeletons, wither skeletons, zombies, zombie pigmen and wither bosses. Effectively any creature defined as undead or unholy by another game's standards apply here. ... Minecraft Wiki is a Fandom Gaming Community.

Is smite or sharpness better?

Although Sharpness is not as effective as Smite, as it does less damage, it is still the better enchantment out of the two. Smite is only useful when dealing with undead mobs. ... Sharpness is effective against all mobs, not just undead ones.

Does smite hurt Endermen?

Does smite hurt Enderman? No. The Smite enchantment can only be used on skeletons, wither skeletons, zombies, zombie pigmen, drowned, and the Wither boss. As the Enderman isn't classified as an undead mob, it will not be dealt extra damage points.