Spiral Skycaster

Quickstart

Craft a Spiral Skycaster and a supply of magazines at a crafting table:

Spiral Skycaster

Spiral Skycaster Magazine — crafts 16

Put magazines in your inventory or offhand. Equip the Skycaster, aim at a target, and hold the Use button to fire. Let go to stop. Try it on a mob and watch it rise.

Overview

The Spiral Skycaster is a rapid-fire, ray-based weapon. Its glowing purple beam hits targets instantly, and hits send them floating upward with Levitation.

What It Adds

• Spiral Skycaster: A durable weapon that fires while you hold Use. Each shot deals 3 damage and can reach targets up to 48 blocks away.
• Spiral Skycaster Magazine: Ammunition for the Skycaster; each crafted magazine stack contains 16.

How To Use

1. Keep magazines in your inventory or offhand; the Skycaster can draw ammunition from either.
2. Hold Use while aiming to fire continuously, about five shots per second.
3. Release Use to end the burst.
4. Aim at an entity to hit it with the beam. Targets struck by the Skycaster receive Levitation, which is continually renewed while they remain around.

Crafting And Obtaining

Both items are crafted at a crafting table. The Skycaster recipe uses a crossbow, blaze rod, two copper ingots, an Ender Eye, and two Phantom Membranes. Magazines use one iron ingot and one copper ingot.

Abilities And Mechanics

• The beam travels instantly rather than as a visible projectile; a purple beam marks each shot.
• A hit deals 3 damage and applies Levitation, carrying the target skyward.
• The Skycaster has 36 durability, so it can wear down with use.

Progression And Strategy

Craft magazines alongside the Skycaster so you have ammunition ready. Its rapid fire makes it easy to keep pressure on a target—and repeated hits can send targets steadily higher.