Bonewind Twinblade

Quickstart

1. Gather bones, bone blocks, and an amethyst shard.
2. Use this crafting recipe to make four Ancient Bones:

1. Craft the Bonewind Twinblade (Skeleton Form):

1. Equip the twinblade in your hand and use the normal attack button to fight.
2. Use the item button to activate an ability:
   • Use normally for the first ability.
   • Sneak while using it for the second ability.
   • Sprint while using it for the third ability.
3. Watch the action bar for the selected ability and its cooldown.

For quick testing, the two weapons can also be obtained with commands:

/give @s com_bonewind_twinblade_zuocypdg:my_sword 1
/give @s com_bonewind_twinblade_zuocypdg:wither_skeleton_twinblade 1

Overview

Bonewind Twinblade adds two sword weapons with skeleton-themed combat abilities:

• Bonewind Twinblade (Skeleton Form) — a durable sword with ranged, defensive, and mobility abilities.
• Bonewind Twinblade (Wither Skeleton Form) — a stronger upgrade with Wither effects, regeneration, and powerful movement abilities.

The mod also adds Ancient Bone and True Ancient Bone, which are used to progress from the Skeleton Form to the Wither Skeleton Form.

What It Adds

Ancient Bone and True Ancient Bone recipes each produce four items, but each of these material recipes can be completed only once per player. Plan the resulting materials before crafting.

Crafting And Obtaining

Ancient Bone

Ancient Bone requires bones, bone blocks, and an amethyst shard. The recipe produces four:

Skeleton Form

The Skeleton Form requires Ancient Bones, bones, and a bone block:

True Ancient Bone

True Ancient Bone requires Ancient Bones, ancient debris, and wither skeleton skulls. The recipe produces four:

Wither Skeleton Form

The Wither Skeleton Form upgrades the Skeleton Form using True Ancient Bones and netherite ingots:

How To Use

Basic attacks

Equip either twinblade and attack normally. Both weapons count as swords and can receive sword enchantments.

• Skeleton Form: 7 weapon damage and 640 maximum durability.
• Wither Skeleton Form: 9 weapon damage and 960 maximum durability.

A successful hit also triggers the weapon's special twin-blade strike after a brief delay:

• Skeleton Form: deals an additional 2 damage.
• Wither Skeleton Form: deals an additional 3 damage and applies Wither I for 4 seconds.

Ability controls

Hold the weapon and press its use button. The ability depends on your movement state when you activate it:

Sneaking takes priority if you are both sneaking and sprinting. Each ability has its own cooldown. The action bar shows the current form, selected ability, active ability duration, and cooldowns. READY means the ability can be used.

Abilities And Mechanics

Skeleton Form

Use Bone Volley for an opening attack or to pressure enemies from a short distance. Rattling Guard is useful when surrounded or standing in fire. Gravewind Step helps with pursuit, escapes, and reaching higher ground.

Wither Skeleton Form

Use Wither Gale against groups of nearby mobs. Save Soulfire Carapace for dangerous encounters or recovery under pressure. Blackwind Rush is best for rapidly closing distance, escaping, or damaging mobs clustered around you.

Repairing The Twinblades

Both forms can be repaired using their matching bone-themed materials:

• Skeleton Form: bones or bone blocks restore durability. Each repair restores 15% of maximum durability.
• Wither Skeleton Form: True Ancient Bones or wither skeleton skulls restore durability. Each repair restores 20% of maximum durability.

Progression And Strategy

1. Craft Ancient Bone first and use it to create the Skeleton Form.
2. Gather ancient debris and wither skeleton skulls for True Ancient Bone.
3. Upgrade the Skeleton Form with True Ancient Bone and netherite ingots.
4. Keep the two weapon forms separate in your planning: their ability cooldowns and effects are tied to the form you are holding.
5. Combine melee attacks with the matching ability instead of repeatedly using one move. The action bar makes it easy to see when another ability is ready.