Orbital Angler

Quickstart

1. Craft the Orbital Angler using the recipe below and place it in your hotbar.
2. Aim your crosshair at a target location — the strike lands where you're looking.
3. Right-click to call down a barrage of TNT minecarts from the sky.
4. Listen for the dramatic strike sound, then watch the explosions rain across the area.

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Overview

The Orbital Angler looks like a fishing rod, but it is anything but peaceful. Right-clicking calls down 12 TNT minecarts from roughly 50 blocks above your target, each one exploding on impact with the force of a powerful TNT blast. The minecarts scatter across a roughly 20-block diameter, making every strike a wide, chaotic bombardment rather than a surgical hit. It's a weapon of area denial and mass destruction — use it with care.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

• Hold the Orbital Angler in your hand.
• Right-click while aiming at a block or area. The minecarts spawn ~50 blocks above the targeted point (up to ~60 blocks with random height variation).
• If no block is detected in your line of sight, the strike lands roughly 30 blocks in front of you at your level.
• Each minecart falls with slight horizontal drift, spreading the impact across a wide zone.
• A strike sound plays for everyone nearby when you fire.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Detonation: Each minecart explodes the moment it hits the ground or any solid surface — there is no fuse delay once they land.

Durability: Every use consumes 1 durability. The Orbital Angler breaks after 64 uses, so carry a backup for extended campaigns.

Cooldown: After firing, there is a brief half-second cooldown before you can fire again.

Enchant glint: The item always displays an enchantment glint, signaling its magical nature.

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Crafting And Obtaining

The recipe is unlocked automatically when you join a world. Craft it at a crafting table:

The Orbital Angler also appears in the Combat creative tab for easy access in creative mode.

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Progression And Strategy

• Area denial: The wide scatter pattern makes the Orbital Angler excellent for clearing large groups of mobs or denying zones rather than targeting single enemies.
• Friendly fire risk: The 20-block spread and powerful explosions can easily catch you or your structures in the blast. Fire from a safe distance and elevated positions when possible.
• Resource cost: Crafting requires TNT minecarts, a blaze rod, a netherite ingot, and a fishing rod — a mid-to-late Nether progression investment that reflects its raw power.
• Durability management: With only 64 uses, reserve the Orbital Angler for large-scale encounters or sieges rather than routine fights.