Shadow Shot Rifle

Quickstart

1. Open your inventory — the Shadow Shot Rifle is found in the Combat creative tab, or craft it with the recipe below.
2. Hold the rifle in your hand and right-click to fire.
3. Any living mob or player within 128 blocks in your crosshair is instantly killed. A smoke trail marks the bullet's path and a gunshot sound rings out.
4. Wait 1 second for the cooldown to expire, then fire again.

Overview

The Shadow Shot Rifle is a single-item mod that adds a high-powered hitscan rifle to Minecraft. It is designed as an instant-kill weapon — one pull of the trigger eliminates virtually any target in the game. Whether you're clearing a dungeon, defending a base, or just having fun, the rifle's raw power and satisfying audio-visual feedback make it a standout combat tool.

What It Adds

How To Use

• Fire: Right-click while holding the Shadow Shot Rifle.
• Range: The shot travels up to 128 blocks in a straight line from your eye position.
• Hitscan: There is no projectile travel time — the hit is registered instantly.
• Cooldown: After firing, the rifle cannot be used again for 1 second (shown by the item's cooldown overlay on your hotbar).
• Sound: A loud gunshot plays at your position, audible to nearby players.
• Visual: A trail of smoke particles appears along the bullet's path, from your position to the point of impact.

Abilities And Mechanics

Instant Kill

The rifle deals 1,000 damage on hit. This is enough to instantly eliminate any standard mob or player regardless of armor or health.

Hitscan Detection

When you fire, the game traces a ray from your eye in the direction you are looking. The shot stops at the first solid block it encounters. Any living entity intersecting that ray — up to the block or the 128-block range limit — is hit. Only the closest entity to you is damaged per shot.

Smoke Trail

Ten smoke particles are spawned at evenly spaced points along the bullet's path (from your eye to the impact point), giving a clear visual indication of where your shot traveled.

Crafting And Obtaining

The rifle requires late-game materials, making it a powerful end-game weapon:

Progression And Strategy

• Gate behind Netherite: Because the recipe requires two Netherite Ingots, you must reach the Nether and locate Ancient Debris before crafting the rifle — it is intentionally a late-game reward.
• One shot, one kill: Every fired shot deals 1,000 damage, so there is no need to aim for weak points or charge up. Simply point and right-click.
• Cooldown management: The 1-second cooldown is short but real — time your shots against multiple targets rather than spam-clicking.
• Block penetration: The shot does not pass through solid blocks. Use line-of-sight and positioning to ensure a clear path to your target.
• Multiplayer awareness: The gunshot sound carries to nearby players, so other players will know when the rifle has been fired.