A collection of advanced utility artifacts designed to complement vanilla mechanics and elevate the survival experience.
Melee Artifacts
Iron Blade
A versatile weapon with longer reach and a wider sweep area than a sword. Its attack speed sits perfectly between an axe and a sword. Right-clicking allows you to guard, mitigating 25% of incoming damage.
Shadow Drawing Blade
The pinnacle of craftsmanship, created by combining an Iron Blade with a Netherite Ingot and an **Echo Shard Smithing Template**. It matches Netherite-tier stats and enables the **Iai (Quick-draw)** technique.
* **Iai Strike:** Hold Shift + Right-click to charge. Once the darkness fog fully constricts, release while aiming at an enemy to dash forward 4 blocks and strike a target instantly.
* **Power:** Strong enough to one-shot a Piglin Brute. If a kill is achieved, aggression will not spread to nearby mobs of the same type.
* **Utility:** Slows nearby enemies during charging. Iai can be used for mobility or to boost Elytra flight. Movement speed during charging scales with the **Soul Speed** enchantment.
* **Defense:** Guards 50% of damage, deflects projectiles, and negates status effects from physical attacks. **Knockback** enchantment compatibility allows successful melee guards to repel enemies based on the enchantment level without dealing damage.
Echo Shard Smithing Template
Crafted using a Netherite Upgrade Template and an Echo Shard. Required to forge the Shadow Drawing Blade.
Defense & Utility
Echoing Shield
A reactive shield capable of absorbing damage. While guarding, Left-click to release stored energy as a frontal shockwave (up to 50 damage).
Lodestone Anchor
Sync this device by Right-clicking a Lodestone. Once synchronized, it points toward its target.
* **Lifesaving Recall:** If you take fatal damage while holding a synced Anchor, you are instantly teleported to the Lodestone's coordinates with 1 HP. The Anchor shatters upon use.
* **Constraint:** Works only within the same dimension.
* *Compatible with the "[Charm of Undying](https://modrinth.com/mod/charm-of-undying)" mod.*
Combat & Ranged Weaponry
Composite Bow
Features double the muzzle velocity and precision of a standard bow, resulting in twice the damage and range. However, it demands mastery: charge time is 30% longer, and each shot consumes 4 hunger points.
* **Durability:** High durability; repairable with Copper Ingots.
* **Utility:** Pressing 'B' while holding or charging the bow triggers **Arrow Cycling**, rotating through different arrow types available in the inventory.
* **Special:** If enchanted with Infinity, there is a 50% chance to not consume Transposition or Spectral arrows.Transposition Arrow
Swaps the positions of the shooter and the target upon impact. Deals zero damage, allowing for tactical repositioning without provoking neutral mobs. One Ender Pearl yields 8 arrows.Spectral Arrow (Enhanced) When fired while a Lodestone Anchor is in your inventory, any loot and XP from the slain mob are instantly teleported to the player's location.
