Bad Luck Block

Quickstart

1. Load your world with the mod installed — no setup needed.
2. Explore any Overworld biome and look for Bad Luck Blocks (and their darker Cursed Bad Luck Block variants) spawning in the terrain like ore.
3. Equip a pickaxe and mine one. The block drops itself — but something bad will happen immediately. Back up before swinging!
4. Watch the blocks in the world: they slowly shift between their two forms on their own, so a Bad Luck Block you spotted earlier may already be a Cursed one by the time you reach it.

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Overview

Bad Luck Block adds two chaotic ore-like blocks to every Overworld biome. They look like ordinary mineable blocks but are booby-trapped — breaking one triggers a random negative event near the miner. The blocks also mutate between forms over time, keeping you guessing about what you'll face. There are no crafting recipes; the only way to interact with these blocks is to find and mine them.

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What It Adds

Both blocks appear naturally throughout the Overworld in all biomes and require a pickaxe to mine efficiently. They drop themselves as items when broken, so you can collect and re-place them to use as traps.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Periodic Mutation

Both block types tick every 4–10 seconds. Each tick has a 25% chance to flip the block to its other form — Bad Luck Block ↔ Cursed Bad Luck Block. This means the danger level of a block can change while you're approaching it.

Bad Luck Block — On Break (6 possible outcomes)

Cursed Bad Luck Block — On Break (8 possible outcomes)

Note: Status effects and mob spawns target players within 8 blocks of the broken block.

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How To Use

• Mining for drops: Break the block with a pickaxe. You receive the block as an item but trigger a hazard — have armor, potions, and an escape route ready.
• Trap-building: Collect blocks and place them in locations where other players or mobs will mine them. The block will eventually mutate to the cursed form for an escalated surprise.
• Challenges & high-stakes runs: Use the unpredictable hazards to create obstacle courses or dare-style challenges with other players.

Progression And Strategy

• Always use a pickaxe. Other tools will not break the blocks efficiently.
• Stand back after the first swing. The hazard triggers the moment the block breaks, not when you start mining.
• Watch the block's appearance before mining — the Cursed variant has a distinct look and a longer break time, signaling a more dangerous roll table.
• Collect broken blocks to relocate them as controllable traps; you choose the timing and position when you re-place and mine them yourself.
• Bring milk to counter Wither, Poison, Blindness, Mining Fatigue, and Slowness effects before venturing into an area dense with these blocks.
• Beware lava replacement — the Cursed block can turn its own tile into a lava source block, which can spread and destroy dropped items (including the block itself).