Reinforced Claws Blade

Quickstart

1. Open the Combat tab in Creative mode and take the Arganax Summoning Totem.
2. Place a block in an open area, hold the totem, and use it on the block. Arganax appears on the block above the targeted face. The totem is consumed outside Creative mode.
3. Start with a basic weapon such as the Iron Fang Sword or the Reinforced Claws.
4. Build a specialist loadout:
   • Wear the full Abyss Watcher set for darkness immunity and a sonic pulse.
   • Wear the full Steam Mechanic set for fire resistance, haste, and a jump boost.
   • Wear the full Storm Bringer set for rain-powered speed and lightning strikes.
   • Wear the full Bone Necromancer set to summon skeleton minions from your kills.
   • Wear the full Prismarine Diver set for underwater mobility and a water vortex.
5. Bring the Aegis Blade-Shield or another ability weapon when challenging Arganax. Keep moving when its attacks telegraph with particles, and expect a second phase below half health.

In Creative mode, the totem can also be granted with:

/give @s reinforced-claws-blade-nfsm3nd5:arganax_summoning_totem

Overview

Reinforced Claws Blade is a combat-focused arsenal mod built around powerful weapons, themed armor sets, summoned skeletons, and the two-phase Arganax boss.

Most weapons have both normal attacks and a special ability activated with use. Armor abilities require wearing all four pieces of the same set. The mod's materials and weapons are available in the Combat and Ingredients Creative tabs, while the recipes below provide survival crafting paths for most equipment.

What It Adds

• Ten specialized weapons and combat tools
• Five complete armor sets with full-set abilities
• Crafting materials for advanced equipment
• The Heart of Titan, an offhand mobility and defense item
• The Arganax Summoning Totem
• Arganax, a persistent ancient golem boss with two phases
• Bleeding and Frostbite effects
• Glowing skeleton minions created by the Bone Necromancer set

How To Use

Basic controls

• Attack: Use the weapon normally to strike a target.
• Use: Right-click or use the item’s normal use button to activate its special ability.
• Sneak-use: Hold the sneak key while using the item when an ability specifies it.
• Blocking: The Aegis Blade-Shield uses the normal shield blocking action.

Special abilities have individual cooldowns. A weapon that is cooling down will not activate its ability again until the cooldown ends.

Weapon abilities

Status effects

• Bleeding: A harmful effect that deals 1 damage every second.
• Frostbite: Applied by the Frostcore Staff. The stronger Frostbite burst also deals freeze damage over its duration.

Crafting And Obtaining

Hover over or tap a recipe icon to inspect its complete ingredients and layout.

Basic materials

The Heart of Titan recipe accepts prismarine shards or elytra for its prismarine component positions. When held in the offhand, the Heart of Titan grants extra armor and complete knockback resistance.

Weapons and combat tools

The Arganax Summoning Totem has no crafting recipe. It is available in Creative mode’s Combat tab and can be obtained with /give as shown in Quickstart.

Abyss Watcher armor

Each piece is crafted by combining the corresponding netherite armor piece with Sculk Concentrate.

Steam Mechanic armor

Each piece combines its iron armor base with copper, a Gear, and blaze powder.

Storm Bringer armor

Each piece combines its diamond armor base with a Storm Core, an amethyst shard, and prismarine crystals.

Bone Necromancer armor

This set uses leather armor, bone blocks, rotten flesh, and ender eyes. The helmet also requires skeleton skulls.

Prismarine Diver armor

This set uses prismarine materials and chainmail-based armor. Its helmet also uses a turtle helmet, sea lantern, and blue stained glass, while its chestplate uses a heart of the sea.

Abilities And Mechanics

Armor set abilities

Armor abilities activate only when all four pieces of the same set are equipped.

Skeleton Minions

Bone Necromancer minions:

• Spawn when a full-set wearer kills a creature.
• Have a 50% chance to appear after each player kill.
• Are limited to three active minions per wearer.
• Glow and have increased strength.
• Attack nearby hostile monsters rather than their summoner.
• Last for about 60 seconds before disappearing.

Arganax

Arganax is a large, persistent golem boss with 400 health, strong knockback resistance, and a powerful melee attack. Summon it by using the Arganax Summoning Totem on a block.

Phase one

While above half health, Arganax can use:

• Melee strike: Deals heavy damage and knocks targets away.
• Earthquake: Sends a forward-moving wave up to roughly 7 blocks, dealing damage and knockback to creatures in front of it.
• Root attack: Applies strong Slowness for 3 seconds.
• Stone shield: Reduces incoming damage to 30% for 5 seconds.

Keep out of the path in front of Arganax when it begins an earthquake, and avoid spending your strongest attacks while its stone shield is active.

Phase two

At half health, Arganax becomes faster and begins using additional attacks:

• Amber beam: Tracks its target for several seconds, dealing repeated magic damage and setting creatures on fire.
• Nature’s rage: Briefly suspends Arganax before it releases a large area blast. The blast deals damage, applies Poison, and knocks creatures away.
• Electric aura: Electric particles surround Arganax during this phase, making its attacks easier to recognize.

Fight from different angles, save mobility abilities for the amber beam, and avoid staying near Arganax when it begins charging Nature’s rage.

Arganax reward

Defeating Arganax drops one Construct's Amber Heart and awards substantial experience. Use the heart to craft the Heart of Titan, which provides offhand defense and a forward dash.

Progression And Strategy

1. Begin with basic equipment. Craft a Reinforced Stick, Iron Fang Sword, or Reinforced Claws.
2. Choose a combat style.
   • Use the Ender Rapier and Void Dagger for mobility and burst attacks.
   • Use the Infernal Forgehammer and Living Thorn Whip for crowd control.
   • Use the Frostcore Staff for ranged frost attacks.
   • Build echo souls with the Echo Scythe before unleashing its sonic attack.
   • Use the Aegis Blade-Shield when blocking and controlled dashes are more valuable than raw damage.
   • Use the Stormbringer Trident in wet areas or during storms.
3. Craft a full armor set to unlock its ability. Mixing armor sets prevents their full-set effects from activating.
4. Prepare for Arganax. Bring healing, fire protection, a shield or mobility weapon, and enough space to evade area attacks.
5. Defeat Arganax to obtain the Construct's Amber Heart.
6. Craft the Heart of Titan and keep it in your offhand for defense, knockback immunity, and its sneak-use dash.