Crimson Apocalypse Blade

Quickstart

Craft the blade at a crafting table using the recipe in Crafting And Obtaining, or find it in the Creative inventory’s Equipment category. Equip it in your main hand and attack a mob to try its crimson strike: it can ignite and blast the target, damage nearby living entities, and heal you.

Overview

The Crimson Apocalypse Blade is a powerful sword built for close combat. Its strikes combine heavy damage with fire, an explosive area attack, and healing for the wielder.

What It Adds

• One craftable sword: the Crimson Apocalypse Blade.
• 99 attack damage and very high durability. It can also be enchanted as a sword.

How To Use

Hold the blade and attack an enemy. When its special strike activates, the target is hit with hellfire and a fiery blast. Other living entities nearby can also be caught in the attack. The blast does not break blocks, but it can start fires.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft one blade at a crafting table. The recipe uses 2 redstone, 1 magma cream, 2 blaze powder, 1 netherite sword, and 1 nether star.

Abilities And Mechanics

When the special strike activates on a hit:

• The target takes 100 additional fire damage and is set on fire for 8 seconds.
• A fiery explosion bursts at the target. It does not break blocks.
• Other living entities within 5 blocks take 40 damage and are set on fire for 4 seconds. The wielder and the main target are excluded from this extra nearby-entity damage.
• The wielder receives instant healing.

Damage dealt can be affected by the target’s defenses.

Progression And Strategy

The nether star and netherite sword make this a late-game craft. Its area attack is useful against groups, but take care around flammable builds: the blast does not destroy blocks, yet it can cause fire.