Tome Of Knowledge Sparks Of Black

Quickstart

1. Obtain the tome by crafting it at a crafting table, finding it in the Equipment section of the Creative inventory, or using:

   /give @s com_tome_of_knowledge_sparks_of_black_nkfzhjxl:my_sword 1
   

2. Hold the tome and use it to consume the forbidden knowledge.
3. Attack mobs or other entities with ordinary melee attacks.
4. Each successful activation creates a black-and-red spark burst around you and your target, blinds the target briefly, and increases your future activation chance.

The tome can only choose you once. Consuming another copy after activation does not grant a second effect.

Overview

The Tome Of Knowledge: Sparks Of Black gives the player a chance to unleash a devastating spark attack whenever a melee hit lands.

The power begins with a 1% activation chance. Every successful activation raises the chance by 1 percentage point, up to 100%. The current chance appears on your action bar after an activation.

What It Adds

• Tome Of Knowledge: Sparks Of Black — a single-use consumable item.
• A player-bound black spark ability.
• Increasing melee activation chances.
• Black-and-red visual bursts around the attacker and target.
• Brief blindness on activated targets.
• Massive bonus damage on activated hits.

How To Use

Consume the Tome

Hold the tome and press the normal Use Item control. It is consumed immediately and marks the player as chosen by the sparks of black.

The first use displays:

you have been chosen by the sparks of black!

Afterward, attempting to use the same tome or another copy displays:

you have already been chosen by the sparks of black...

The power belongs to the player rather than to a particular item, so obtaining another tome does not reset or duplicate the ability.

Trigger the Sparks

With the power active, attack a valid target using a normal melee attack. The ability checks the hit’s activation chance:

• The starting chance is 1%.
• Each successful activation increases the chance by 1%.
• The chance cannot exceed 100%.
• Misses and attacks that deal no damage do not activate the effect.

When the sparks activate, the target is briefly blinded and both you and the target receive a short black-and-red particle burst.

Damage Effect

An activated hit deals the original melee damage plus three additional equal damage hits. This makes the activated attack deal four times the normal damage in total, before considering the target’s usual combat circumstances.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the tome at a crafting table:

The recipe becomes available after obtaining black dye. In Creative mode, look for the item in the Equipment category.

Abilities And Mechanics

The ability responds to player-caused melee attacks. It does not activate from unrelated damage sources or from the bonus damage generated by the ability itself.

Progression And Strategy

• Consume the tome early if you want to build toward reliable activations during regular combat.
• Fight durable targets to give the chance more opportunities to trigger and increase.
• Use the blindness effect to pressure dangerous enemies when an activation occurs.
• Once the chance reaches 100%, every qualifying melee hit activates the sparks.
• Keep extra tomes for other players; they cannot provide a second activation to a player who has already been chosen.