Emerald Spellstaff

Quickstart

1. Open your crafting table — the recipe is unlocked automatically when you join a world.
2. Craft the Emerald Spellstaff:

1. Hold the staff and right-click to fire a spell projectile.
2. Watch the glowing, particle-trailing bolt fly straight toward your target. Any mob it hits takes 8 magic damage, gets highlighted with Glowing, and is slowed down.
3. The staff has a 3-second cooldown after each cast — the item cooldown indicator on your hotbar shows when it's ready again.

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Overview

The Emerald Spellstaff is a craftable magical ranged weapon. Unlike bows or crossbows it fires an instant, gravity-free projectile that travels in a perfectly straight line — no arc, no drop. It's well-suited for tagging targets at long range, applying debuffs, and lighting up enemies in dark environments or through walls.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

• Right-click (use item) while holding the staff to fire a spell projectile.
• The projectile flies straight, at eye level, leaving a trail of happy-villager and enchantment particles so you can track it visually.
• On hitting a living entity the bolt deals 8 magic damage, applies Glowing (5 seconds) and Slowness II (3 seconds), then vanishes.
• On hitting a solid block the bolt shatters with an Ender Eye sound and bursts into emerald and enchantment particles.
• If the projectile reaches the end of its flight range without hitting anything, it simply disappears.
• Each cast consumes 1 durability. The staff breaks at 0 durability, so consider pairing it with Mending or Unbreaking.
• A 3-second cooldown (60 ticks) is enforced between casts.

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Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the staff at any crafting table once you have Blaze Powder, Emeralds, and a Stick:

The recipe is automatically added to your recipe book the first time you join a world with this mod installed.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Spell Projectile

• Travels in a perfectly straight line — zero gravity.
• Base flight time: 100 ticks (~5 seconds) before expiring mid-air.
• Visually surrounded by enchantment and happy-villager particles throughout its flight.

On-Hit Effects

Magic damage bypasses armor, making the staff effective against heavily armored targets.

Range Enchantment

The Range enchantment is exclusive to the Emerald Spellstaff and extends how far each projectile can travel before it expires.

Enchantment Restrictions

The Emerald Spellstaff accepts only three enchantments. Any other enchantment applied to it is automatically removed:

Range enchantment books cannot stay on any item other than the Emerald Spellstaff — they are stripped from anything else automatically.

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Progression And Strategy

Getting Range Books

Range enchantment books generate naturally in loot chests. Hunt for them in:

Apply a found book to your staff at an anvil to extend its projectile range.

Suggested Strategy

• Early game: A base staff is already strong for kite-fighting mobs — fire, retreat, fire again during the cooldown.
• Mid game: Add Unbreaking III to dramatically stretch the 250-durability pool, or use Mending to recover durability with XP.
• Late game: A Range III staff sends bolts flying for over 10 seconds of straight travel, making it viable for sniping across large open spaces, over canyon walls, or through End City corridors. Pair with Mending for a maintenance-free weapon.
• The Glowing debuff is especially useful in caves and at night — lit-up enemies are easy to track and prioritize even through thin terrain.