Description:
Aztec Death Whistle: on use, instantly kills all hostile mobs within a 32-block radius while preserving their normal drops, teleports all drops to the player, and highlights ore blocks within a 128-block radius.
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Sunstone Death Whistle
Quickstart
- Craft the Sunstone Death Whistle at a crafting table using one of the two recipes below.
- Hold it in your hand and use it (right-click / tap the use button).
- Every hostile mob within 32 blocks dies instantly, their drops teleport straight to you, and ore blocks within 128 blocks become highlighted.
Overview
The Sunstone Death Whistle is an epic-rarity handheld artifact inspired by the Aztec death whistle. A single use triggers three simultaneous effects: a mass kill of nearby hostiles, automatic loot collection, and a wide-radius ore detection pulse. It is a powerful utility tool suited for both dangerous encounters and mining expeditions.
What It Adds
| Item | Rarity | Stack Size | Durability |
|---|
| Sunstone Death Whistle | Epic (enchant glint) | 1 | 500 uses |
How To Use
- Equip the whistle in your hand.
- Use the item to activate it. While using, your movement speed is temporarily reduced.
- The whistle has a 10-second cooldown between uses.
- Each activation costs 1 durability.
On Activation
| Effect | Range | Details |
|---|
| Hostile mob kill | 32 blocks | All nearby hostile mobs die instantly with full normal drops |
| Drop collection | — | All dropped items from the kill are teleported directly to you |
| Ore highlighting | 128 blocks | Nearby ore blocks are visually highlighted for a short time |
| Sound | — | An Aztec death whistle sound plays at your location |
Crafting And Obtaining
There are two crafting recipes — an early-accessible clay-and-coal version and a high-end nether-star version.
Early recipe (clay, coal, gold nuggets, campfires):
Advanced recipe (gold ingots, nether star, eye of ender, stick):
Both recipes are unlocked at a crafting table once you have the required ingredients in your inventory.
Abilities And Mechanics
- Instant hostile clear: All hostile mobs (zombies, skeletons, creepers, spiders, cave spiders, and others) within a 32-block sphere are killed the moment you use the whistle. Their drops are preserved exactly as if you had killed them normally.
- Auto-loot: Every item dropped by the slain mobs is teleported to your inventory automatically — no running around to collect.
- Ore detection pulse: Ore blocks within 128 blocks are highlighted, making them visible through terrain for a short window. Use this right after clearing a cave to spot nearby resources.
- Cooldown: A 10-second cooldown prevents back-to-back uses.
- Durability: The whistle holds 500 charges. Repair it at an anvil using Bones (100 durability per bone). It can also be enchanted in the sword enchantment slot (enchantability 10).
Progression And Strategy
- Early game: Craft the clay-and-coal recipe as soon as you have campfires and a few gold nuggets. It gives you a panic button against mob swarms long before you reach the Nether.
- Mid/late game: Upgrade to the nether-star recipe for a fresh 500-durability whistle with the same power. The nether star investment is worthwhile given how much loot and time the whistle saves.
- Mining runs: Activate the whistle when entering a new cave system. The 128-block ore highlight reveals diamond, ancient debris, and other ores instantly, letting you plan your route before engaging.
- Keep bones handy: A stack of bones is cheap to obtain and repairs 100 durability each, so you can keep the whistle topped off without costly materials.
- Enchant it: Because the whistle uses the sword enchantment slot, Unbreaking is a strong choice to extend its effective lifespan significantly.
This mod is licensed under the CreativeMode Mods License.
