Nether Star Rapier

Quickstart

1. Craft a Wither Star Stasis at a crafting table using .
2. Use the stasis to craft the Nether Star Rapier using .
3. Select the rapier and attack mobs or players to build Flow and Wither chains.
4. While holding the rapier:
   • Start sneaking to activate Armor-Piercing Stance.
   • Press the use button to activate Acceleration.
5. Watch the action bar for your damage, Flow, Wither chain, ability cooldowns, and duel timer.

You can also obtain the items in Creative inventory or with:

• /give @s com_nether_star_rapier_ioa23gvr:wither_star_stasis
• /give @s com_nether_star_rapier_ioa23gvr:my_sword

Overview

The Nether Star Rapier is a high-damage weapon built around continuous attacks. Successful hits build Flow, apply Wither, increase damage, and unlock temporary speed bonuses. Maintaining a chain lets you overwhelm a target, while reaching maximum Flow unleashes a nearby-area finisher.

The rapier also has two active abilities:

• Armor-Piercing Stance adds armor-piercing damage to every hit.
• Acceleration grants a long burst of Speed III.

What It Adds

How To Use

Attacking

Hold the rapier in your selected hotbar slot and attack an entity.

Every successful hit:

• Adds 1 Flow, up to 30.
• Applies Wither to the target.
• Continues or starts a Wither chain.
• Has an 80% chance to deal an additional 4 magic damage.
• Uses the current Flow tier for bonus damage.
• Refreshes temporary Flow-based speed effects when applicable.

Flow is lost if you go more than 20 seconds without a successful hit.

Action Bar

The rapier displays combat information while held:

• DMG — base damage plus current Flow and Stance bonuses.
• W — current Wither duration and chain count.
• F — current Flow out of 30.
• AP — Armor-Piercing Stance status.
• ACC — Acceleration status.
• DUEL — remaining time in an active player duel.

Ability statuses show their remaining active time, cooldown, or READY.

Crafting And Obtaining

Wither Star Stasis

Craft the stasis at a crafting table with a Nether Star, Obsidian, and Blaze Powder.

The stasis is unstackable and has an epic rarity. The first stasis present in a world claims that world's unique stasis. Once claimed, additional copies—including dropped copies—are removed.

Using an unclaimed stasis claims it without consuming it. After the world is claimed, using a stasis consumes one copy. Save the claimed stasis for the rapier recipe.

Nether Star Rapier

Craft the rapier at a crafting table with:

• One Wither Star Stasis
• One Diamond
• One Blaze Rod

The crafting process consumes the Wither Star Stasis.

Durability And Enchanting

The rapier has:

• 9 base damage
• 1,561 durability
• Sword enchantment compatibility
• Epic rarity and a permanent glint

Repair it with Nether Stars or Blaze Rods. Each repair item restores 390 durability points.

Abilities And Mechanics

Flow Damage

Flow increases the rapier's magic bonus damage as you keep landing hits.

The speed effect is refreshed by successful hits. Every fifth Flow hit restores 2 health to the attacker.

Wither Chains

The first hit on a target applies Wither for 3 seconds. Hitting the same target again within 8 seconds continues the chain and increases the Wither duration.

The chain can reach 30 hits and a maximum Wither duration of 33 seconds. Switching targets or waiting too long breaks the chain.

Maximum-Flow Finisher

When you land the hit that reaches 30 Flow, the rapier releases a finisher:

• Deals 6 magic damage.
• Hits every nearby living entity within 5 blocks.
• Does not hit the rapier's wielder.
• Resets Flow to 0.

Be careful when fighting near allies or other players, since the finisher affects all nearby living entities except you.

Armor-Piercing Stance

Begin sneaking while holding the rapier to activate Armor-Piercing Stance.

• Active for 15 seconds.
• Cooldown of 30 seconds.
• Adds 5 damage to the displayed damage value.
• Deals an additional 5 armor-piercing damage on every successful hit.

Acceleration

Press the use button while holding the rapier to activate Acceleration.

• Grants Speed III for 30 seconds.
• Cooldown of 40 seconds.
• The ability can be used again when the cooldown ends.

Player Duels

A rapier hit between two players can start a duel when either player has 10 health or less.

• The duel lasts up to 20 seconds.
• If one player dies, the survivor receives Strength II for 30 seconds.
• If both players survive until the timer expires, both receive Poison for 4 seconds.

Progression And Strategy

• Craft the Wither Star Stasis before using it, since a claimed stasis is needed for the rapier recipe.
• Start fights against a single target and keep hitting it to build the Wither chain.
• Avoid pausing for 20 seconds, or Flow returns to zero.
• Use Armor-Piercing Stance against armored targets or during a sustained attack.
• Activate Acceleration before closing distance or beginning a long combo.
• At 25–29 Flow, prepare to stay close enough for the finishing hit.
• Reach 30 Flow near groups of enemies to maximize the finisher, but avoid placing allies inside its 5-block range.
• Use the rapier's healing at every fifth Flow hit to sustain yourself during extended combat.