Crown of the Endless Mantis

Quickstart

1. Craft the Crown of the Endless Mantis at a crafting table (see recipe below).
2. Hold the Crown in your hand and use it (right-click / tap use) to trigger Domain Expansion: Crown of the Endless Mantis.
3. Eerie totem particles erupt around you, and oversized Endless Mantises materialise behind every nearby enemy within ~14 blocks.
4. Every 4 seconds the mantises perform an automatic sure-hit slice on each target's most-damaged limb — watch your action bar and chat for blow-by-blow results.
5. The domain lasts 24 seconds. After it collapses you must wait 45 seconds before using the Crown again.

Overview

Crown of the Endless Mantis adds a single, high-impact burst-power item to survival progression. Equipping and using the Crown unleashes a temporary Domain Expansion — a localized combat zone where giant mantis creatures appear from the shadows to deliver guaranteed strikes against your enemies. The domain is fully automatic once opened: mantises handle targeting, striking, and cleanup themselves, leaving you free to reposition or flee while chaos unfolds.

What It Adds

How To Use

Activating the Domain

Hold the Crown and press Use. A particle burst marks the expansion centre and a chat message confirms activation. Your action bar shows "The sure-hit mantises crouch behind every marked target."

Using the Crown a second time while the domain is active collapses it early ("The crown folds back into shadow.").

If the Crown is on cooldown, the action bar shows the remaining cooldown in seconds.

Domain Behaviour

• The domain covers a 14-block radius around where you stood when you activated it.
• Up to 5 targets are struck per wave, prioritised by proximity.
• A sure-hit slice occurs every 4 seconds for the domain's 24-second duration (up to ~6 waves).
• Mantises are spawned behind each target for each strike, then automatically cleaned up when the domain ends.

Abilities And Mechanics

Limb Tracking

The mod tracks cumulative damage dealt to every entity across six limbs: head, torso, left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg. Each time any entity takes damage, that damage is tallied to the most appropriate limb. When the domain fires a sure-hit wave, each target is struck on their most-damaged limb.

Limb Slice Effects

A head slice triggers a red SURE HIT message to the domain owner. All other slices show a green SURE HIT naming the damaged limb. If the target is a player, they also receive a personal warning message.

Endless Mantis (Wild / Domain)

When summoned by the domain, mantises appear at 1.85× scale directly behind their target. Outside the domain, Endless Mantises can also spawn naturally as monsters and will attack both players and other monsters within 24 blocks. They leap at targets and deal 5 melee damage per hit.

Loot on death:

• 0–2 String (boosted by Looting)
• 0–1 Spider Eye (player kill only, boosted by Looting)
• Endless Mantis Spawn Egg (rare / Creative)

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the Crown of the Endless Mantis at a crafting table:

The Endless Mantis Spawn Egg is found in the Creative inventory under Equipment, or can drop rarely from Endless Mantises in survival.

Progression And Strategy

• Timing is everything. The 24-second domain window and 45-second cooldown mean you get roughly one burst per minute. Use it when surrounded or when a tough enemy is already softened up.
• Let limb damage accumulate. The sure-hit slice targets whichever limb has taken the most damage. Deal heavy hits to a specific area before opening the domain to push toward a head slice for an instant kill.
• Reposition during the domain. The expansion is anchored to where you stood when you activated it — enemies must stay within 14 blocks of that anchor. Kite them into the zone rather than chasing them out of it.
• Craft early, use wisely. The ingredients (gold ingots, emeralds, spider eyes, ender pearl, bamboo) are mid-game accessible, making this a strong power spike before end-game content. Save it for boss encounters or mob swarms.
• Watch for head slices. Against powerful single targets, stagger attacks across the head to maximise limb-damage accumulation, then open the domain for an assured lethal blow.