Part Them Waters — Tidebreaker Staff

Quickstart

1. Craft the Tidebreaker Staff at a crafting table:

1. Place it in your main hand and head into any body of water — ocean, river, lake, or flooded cave.
2. The moment you hold it, the sea parts before you: a dry, lit corridor opens up to 10 blocks ahead and 2 blocks behind, 7 blocks wide and 4 blocks tall, clearing all the way down to the seabed.
3. Walk forward to keep extending the path. Swap to another item or unequip the staff to let all water restore safely.

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Overview

The Tidebreaker Staff is a single powerful item that lets you walk through any body of water as if the sea itself is obeying your command. Holding it in your hand parts water into a glowing, walkable trench that follows your movement, complete with divine light, ethereal particles, and a booming tide-parting sound. Release it and the ocean quietly closes back in.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

Parting the water: Hold the Tidebreaker Staff in your main hand while standing in or near water. The staff continuously scans up to 96 blocks downward from each column around you to find the seabed, clearing all water — including seagrass and kelp — within a 7-block-wide, 4-block-tall corridor. The corridor extends 10 blocks ahead of you and 2 blocks behind.

Moving through the trench: Walk forward and the parted path advances with you. The corridor behind you gradually closes — water begins flowing back after roughly 7 seconds of trailing behind. As long as you keep moving forward, the path ahead stays open.

Descending into the trench: The staff grants you slow fall while held, and applies a gentle downward nudge so you drift smoothly down into the cleared trench rather than floating at the surface. If you jump, slow fall briefly pauses so your jump behaves normally, then resumes automatically.

Restoring water: Simply unequip or swap away from the staff. All water that was cleared is safely restored to its original state.

Visual and audio effects:

• Radiates a bright cyan and deep-blue glow
• Continuously emits dense ethereal particles
• Plays a godly tide-parting sound (with a short cooldown to avoid repetition)

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Crafting And Obtaining

The recipe uses a vertical column at the crafting table:

• Top: Prismarine Crystals
• Middle: Block of Amethyst
• Bottom: Breeze Rod

The recipe unlocks automatically once you have any of the three ingredients in your inventory.

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Abilities And Mechanics

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Progression And Strategy

• Early ocean exploration: Craft the staff as soon as you can get Prismarine Crystals (from ocean monuments or drowned drops), an Amethyst Block, and a Breeze Rod (from breezes in Trial Chambers). It dramatically simplifies underwater navigation.
• Durability management: Each use costs durability. Repair the staff at an anvil using Prismarine Crystals (each restores 128 durability). With 512 max durability, you have plenty of range before needing a repair.
• Enchanting: The staff is enchantable in the sword slot (enchantability 15), so enchantments like Unbreaking significantly extend its lifespan.
• Deep ocean trenches: The 96-block downward scan means even the deepest ocean trenches and flooded underground caves open fully to the bedrock layer, making the staff useful far beyond shallow waters.
• Combat: The staff deals 6 damage, making it a functional melee weapon in a pinch while you're navigating the depths.