Ender Dragon Lance

Quickstart

1. Craft the Ender Dragon Crossbow using the recipe below.
2. Hold it and right-click to fire piercing arrows.
3. Fight and land kills with it — the weapon tracks its wielder and slowly evolves.
4. After enough kills, the crossbow transforms into the Ender Dragon Lance, a melee/void weapon with stronger attacks and its own abilities.
5. Try sneaking + right-click at any time to unleash Dragon Breath, a fireball attack available in both forms.
6. Keep the weapon durable with Ender Pearls, Dragon's Breath, or Obsidian.

Overview

The Ender Dragon Lance is a single evolving weapon that starts life as a rapid-fire Ender crossbow and grows into a devastating void-infused lance. Both forms share a bound "soul" — the weapon remembers who wields it, and if it changes hands, it resets back to its weaker crossbow form for the new owner. Each form has its own combat style, cooldown-based special ability, and a shared Dragon Breath attack.

What It Adds

Both weapons are Epic rarity, enchant like their respective weapon classes, and carry an enchant-worthy glint.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the initial Ender Dragon Crossbow with Ender Eyes, End Rods, and a Dragon Egg:

The Ender Dragon Lance is not crafted directly — it is earned by using the crossbow in combat until it evolves (see Progression below).

Repairing

Both forms can be repaired using:

• Dragon's Breath — restores a small amount of durability
• Ender Pearl — restores a large amount of durability
• Obsidian — restores a small amount of durability

Abilities And Mechanics

Dragon Breath (both forms)

• Trigger: Sneak + right-click.
• Fires a Dragon Fireball in the direction you're looking.
• Has its own short cooldown, tracked separately from weapon-form abilities.

Ender Dragon Crossbow (Phase I)

• Rapid, cheap strikes with a short cooldown between shots.
• Special Volley ability: fires a spread of multiple arrows at once on its own longer cooldown, great for crowd control.
• Slower movement while drawing/using the weapon compared to the lance.

Ender Dragon Lance (Phase II)

• Slower, harder-hitting melee attacks with high durability damage output.
• Special Rift ability: tears open a void rift in front of you dealing heavy area damage at range, on its own cooldown.
• Moves faster while in use than the crossbow form, favoring aggressive melee play.

Each weapon form uses a shared cooldown category, so switching between abilities requires waiting for skills to recharge rather than allowing instant reuse.

Progression And Strategy

• Using the Ender Dragon Crossbow to defeat enemies builds progress toward evolution. Land enough kills with the weapon and it will automatically transform into the Ender Dragon Lance in your hands.
• The weapon is soul-bound to whoever last triggered its evolution tracking — if another player picks it up and uses it, it reverts to the weaker crossbow form and that player must build their own kill progress.
• Because of the ownership reset, it's best to keep your evolving weapon out of shared loot pools or trades until it has fully evolved.
• Use the Crossbow's Volley for groups of weaker enemies at range, and save the Lance's Rift for tougher single targets or clustered threats once you've evolved.
• Dragon Breath is available in both phases, so don't forget to weave it into your combat rotation as a ranged opener or finisher while your main weapon ability recharges.