Warden Sky Scythe

Quickstart

1. Gather Echo Shards, a Sculk Catalyst, and Blaze Rods.
2. Craft the Warden Sky Scythe at a Crafting Table (recipe below).
3. Hold the scythe and use it (right-click / hold the use button) to summon a friendly Warden in front of you.
4. Watch your new ally tear through enemies — it fights for you for about 30 seconds before returning to the deep.

Overview

The Warden Sky Scythe is a legendary, enchant-glowing weapon that lets you call forth friendly Wardens as combat allies. Instead of fearing the deep dark's most fearsome creature, you command it. Each use summons a Warden directly in front of you, announced by a dramatic lightning strike. You can have up to three Wardens active at once, making this scythe the centrepiece of an overwhelmingly powerful combat strategy.

What It Adds

• A single legendary weapon found in the Equipment tab of the creative inventory.
• Summons friendly Wardens that fight on your behalf.

How To Use

Summoning a Warden Hold the Warden Sky Scythe and press the Use button. A friendly Warden spawns a few blocks in front of you. A chat message confirms how many Wardens you currently have active (e.g. 1/3 Wardens active).

Warden lifetime Each summoned Warden fights for roughly 30 seconds before despawning with a sonic boom particle effect and the message "A Warden has returned to the deep…"

Cooldown After each summon there is a 30-second cooldown before you can summon again. If you try too early, the scythe tells you how many seconds remain.

Warden cap You can have a maximum of 3 friendly Wardens active at the same time. Attempting to summon a fourth will display a warning message instead.

Crafting And Obtaining

The Warden Sky Scythe is crafted at a standard Crafting Table using deep-dark and Nether materials:

To repair the scythe, combine it with Echo Shards in an anvil. Each Echo Shard restores a significant portion of its durability.

Abilities And Mechanics

• Melee weapon — deals 9 damage per hit and counts as a sword for enchantments (Sharpness, Looting, etc.).
• Enchantable — use an enchanting table or anvil to apply sword enchantments. The scythe has an enchantability of 15.
• Summon on use — pressing Use triggers a Warden spawn ~3 blocks ahead of you in your current dimension, accompanied by a lightning bolt.
• Friendly Wardens — summoned Wardens are tagged as allies and will not target you. Their buffs are refreshed every second to keep them resilient.
• Indestructible in Creative — the scythe cannot break blocks in Creative mode.
• Movement slowdown while using — holding the Use button applies a movement modifier, similar to charging a trident.

Progression And Strategy

• Early priority: Echo Shards require deep dark exploration and defeating the Warden naturally, making this a mid-to-late-game weapon. Blaze Rods come from the Nether, and Sculk Catalysts drop from Wardens.
• Triple Warden wall: Use the scythe three times (with cooldown gaps) to build a squad of three Wardens before engaging a boss or raid. Their combined sonic attacks obliterate most threats.
• Cooldown cycling: The 30-second summon cooldown and 30-second Warden lifetime nearly align — time your summons so a fresh Warden appears just as the previous one despawns, maintaining near-constant ally coverage.
• Enchant for longevity: Apply Unbreaking and Mending to stretch the 2,031-durability pool and avoid frequent Echo Shard repairs.
• Dimension use: Friendly Wardens work in any dimension, making this scythe powerful in the Nether and the End as well as the Overworld.