Netherstar Ascendant

Quickstart

1. Obtain Netherstar Ascendant from the Combat tab in Creative mode, or craft it using one of the recipes below.
2. Equip it in your main hand.
3. Use it like a Netherite sword.
4. Defeat a player, Wither, Warden, or Ender Dragon with the sword. Each qualifying kill permanently grants the sword +1 attack damage.

Only one Netherstar Ascendant can be crafted in a world. Once its world-wide crafting claim has been used, additional crafting attempts produce no sword.

Overview

Netherstar Ascendant is a radiant, unstackable sword with Netherite tool durability and a permanent enchantment glint. It becomes stronger as it records qualifying kills.

The sword keeps its kill count and attack bonuses when moved between inventories, dropped, or transferred to another player.

What It Adds

• Netherstar Ascendant, a Netherite-tier sword
• A permanent glowing appearance
• A kill-based attack damage bonus
• Two crafting recipes
• A world-wide limit of one crafted sword

How To Use

Hold Netherstar Ascendant in your main hand and attack normally. No special key or ability activation is required.

The sword gains power when its attack kills one of these targets:

• Another player
• The Wither
• The Warden
• The Ender Dragon

Ordinary hostile mobs, passive animals, and other entities do not increase its power. The target must die from a hit by the sword for the kill to count.

Crafting And Obtaining

Shaped Crafting

The complete crafting recipe is:

This recipe requires Nether Stars, a Netherite Block, Enchanted Golden Apples, and a Blaze Rod.

Smithing

Netherstar Ascendant can also be made in a smithing table using:

• Base: Silence Armor Trim Smithing Template
• Template: Netherite Block
• Addition: Enchanted Golden Apple

The world-wide one-sword limit applies to both recipes. After the first successful craft, further attempts do not create another sword.

Creative Mode

In Creative mode, search for Netherstar Ascendant in the Combat tab and place it in your inventory.

Abilities And Mechanics

Ascendant Damage

Each qualifying kill permanently adds 1 attack damage to the sword. The bonus is added separately for every kill, so the sword continues to grow as its kill count increases.

The sword's name and radiant glint remain visible while its power increases.

Single World Claim

Only one Netherstar Ascendant can be crafted per world. This restriction is shared across dimensions and remains in effect after leaving and rejoining the world or restarting the server.

Creative-mode copies do not use the crafting claim, but only the legitimately crafted sword can be created through the recipes.

Progression And Strategy

• Begin by crafting the sword or obtaining it from Creative mode.
• Use it in combat against players or major bosses to build its damage.
• Prioritize direct finishing blows against the Wither, Warden, and Ender Dragon when you want those kills to count.
• Keep the sword safe: losing the crafted sword does not make another crafting claim available.
• Because its bonuses are stored on the item, pass the sword between players if your group wants to concentrate its power in a single weapon.