Avatar Bending Arts

Quickstart

1. On your first join, choose Water, Earth, Fire, or Air in the bending chooser. You can also use a Bending Choice Scroll to open it. If the Avatar slot is free, you can choose Avatar there instead; only one player can be the living Avatar at a time.
2. Craft and use a Bending Guide Book to browse abilities and set up your move slots:
3. Use a Move Slot key for an assigned ability. Hold Use (right-click by default) to shape an element, then Attack (left-click) to launch it. Abilities use Chi, and their power is affected by your level and Chi.
4. Check your stats with /bending info. Your bending path lasts until you die; after death, use the Bending Choice Scroll you respawn with to choose again.

Overview

Choose a bending path, learn themed abilities, and earn bending XP by using them. Your level can reach 50, unlocking more moves as you progress. Keep an eye on Chi and ability cooldowns while fighting or travelling.

What It Adds

The mod also includes a Bending Guide Book, Element Pouch, Bending Choice Scroll, Avatar Shrine, and tamable mounts and creatures such as Sky Bison, Badger Mole, rare Dragons, and Koi Spirit Fish.

How To Use

• Assign abilities to up to 24 move slots through the Guide Book. Move Slot 1–9 and Move Slot 10 (Numpad 0) are bound to Numpad keys by default; slots 11–24 are unbound until you set keys for them.
• Use a move’s slot, hold right-click to shape your element, and left-click to launch. Watch your Chi: abilities draw on it, and attacks scale with Chi and bending level.
• Some moves have level requirements. The available moves and their requirements are shown in the Guide Book.
• The Avatar is claimed through the bending chooser when the server’s Avatar slot is free—not through the Avatar Shrine. If the Avatar dies, the server announces that the Avatar choice is open again.

Crafting And Obtaining

• Craft a Bending Guide Book with . Use it to browse and arrange moves.
• Craft an empty Element Pouch with . Use it on a valid source of your element to fill it: water for Water, earth or stone for Earth, and fire or lava for Fire. Use an empty pouch under open sky to fill it with Air. Avatars can draw from any of these sources.
• You can craft and place an Avatar Shrine with . It does not choose your element or grant Avatar.

Badger Mole and Dragon interactions can also yield bending-themed items: Earthbenders and Avatars can receive a Badger Mole Claw from a Badger Mole, while Firebenders and Avatars can receive a Dragon Scale from a Dragon. These creatures can also drop their respective items.

Abilities And Mechanics

Your path is bound until death. When you die, your element and temporary bending state are cleared, and you respawn with a Bending Choice Scroll to select a path again.

Sub-bending options can have special requirements. For example, Waterbenders can bloodbend on full-moon nights; Avatars can bloodbend at any time. Bloodbending cannot target players or villagers. Earthbenders need a special trait or lineage for metalbending; sandbending is available on suitable sandy ground or from level 11. Firebenders unlock lightning from level 28 when sufficiently still, or at level 40; combustion is more dependable from level 31.

As the Avatar, activate the Avatar State for 30 seconds of doubled power and immunity to fire, lava, and fall damage. It has a three-minute cooldown.

Progression And Strategy

Use your path’s abilities to earn XP and level up to 50. Try different moves as they unlock: abilities can help with combat, movement, defence, and utility, so save Chi for the situations where you need it most. Explore to find the mod’s tamable mounts and creatures, and use /bending info to check your bending stats.