Overview#
The MC Dungeons Weapons (MCDW) mod is a comprehensive port of the arsenal found in Minecraft Dungeons. It introduces a massive variety of weapon classes—including Katanas, Glaives, Scythes, Claymores, and Crossbows—each with unique stats, built-in abilities, and custom animations. Beyond just items, the mod implements the iconic Dungeons enchantment system, featuring soul-gathering mechanics, multiplicative damage scaling, and area-of-effect triggers that redefine Minecraft combat.
Core Mechanics#
Soul System
Many weapons in this mod are designated as Soul Weapons. These items allow the player to gather souls from defeated mobs, which are then used to fuel powerful enchantments like Anima Conduit (healing) or Enigma Resonator (scaling damage). Soul gathering is indicated by a purple particle effect upon a kill.
Overcharge
Exclusive to certain bows, the Overcharge mechanic allows players to hold the draw button beyond the standard limit. This can double, triple, or quadruple the damage and projectile speed depending on the enchantment level.
Dual-Wielding
Certain light weapons, such as Daggers and Sickles, possess the Dual-Wielding property. When held in the off-hand, these weapons contribute their enchantments and stats to the player's total combat effectiveness, often increasing attack speed significantly.
Melee Weapons#
The mod adds over 100 melee weapons categorized by rarity (Common, Rare, Legendary/Unique). Unique weapons often come with a permanent, built-in enchantment.
| Weapon Name | Rarity | Built-in Ability | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartstealer | Legendary | Leeching (Heals on kill) | |
| Whirlwind | Legendary | Shockwave (AOE on final hit) | |
| Nameless Blade | Legendary | Weakening (Reduces enemy damage) | |
| Starless Night | Legendary | Shared Pain (Overkill damage splash) | |
| Cursed Axe | Legendary | Exploding (Mobs explode on death) | |
| Frost Scythe | Legendary | Freezing (Slows enemies) | |
| Firebrand | Legendary | Fire Aspect / Burning |
Weapon Classes
- Claymores: High damage, slow speed, massive knockback.
- Glaives: Increased reach, allowing players to strike from outside mob range.
- Katanas: Fast, sweeping strikes with high critical potential.
- Daggers/Sickles: Extremely fast, designed for dual-wielding and rapid status application.
- Hammers: Heavy AOE damage and high stun chance.
Ranged Weapons#
Ranged weapons are split between Bows and Crossbows, each utilizing the mod's custom projectile enchantments.
| Weapon Name | Type | Unique Property |
|---|---|---|
| Harp Crossbow | Crossbow | Fires 5 arrows at once (Multishot) |
| Guardian Bow | Bow | Built-in Supercharge for massive single-target damage |
| Firebolt Thrower | Crossbow | Arrows explode on impact |
| The Green Menace | Bow | Spawns poison clouds on hit |
| Pink Scoundrel | Bow | Chance to Enrage mobs, making them fight each other |
Enchantments#
The mod introduces a proprietary enchantment system. Many of these are incompatible with standard vanilla enchantments like Sharpness or Protection.
Melee Enchantments
- Ambush: Deals 15/30/45% extra damage while sneaking and invisible.
- Anima Conduit: Converts 10/20/30% of XP received into healing.
- Committed: Deals up to 60% extra damage based on the target's missing health.
- Critical Hit: 20/30/40% chance to deal a critical hit without jumping.
- Echo: 25/40/55% chance to deal AOE sound damage (100% of attack damage) in a 3-block radius.
- Exploding: 20% chance to create an explosion on kill dealing 20/40/60% of the enemy's max health.
- Leeching: Heals the user for 40/60/80% of the dead enemy's max health on kill.
- Radiance: 20% chance to summon a regeneration cloud around the target for allies.
- Void Strike: 15% chance to deal multiplicative damage (x2/x4/x6).
Ranged Enchantments
- Accelerate: Increases attack speed for each consecutive shot.
- Bonus Shot: Fires a secondary arrow (10/17/24% damage) at the nearest entity within 20 blocks.
- Burst Bowstring: Shoots nearby mobs when you jump (40% damage).
- Chain Reaction: 10/20/30% chance to fire 4 extra arrows from the position of the enemy hit.
- Growing: Deals 3/6/9% extra damage per block traveled (max 33.3 blocks).
- Tempo Theft: Steals movement speed from the target, granting it to the user for 80 seconds.
Enigma Resonator Scaling
This soul-based enchantment scales damage based on the player's XP levels:
| XP Levels | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4% | 9% | 20% |
| 50 | 37% | 47% | 58% |
| 150 | 58% | 77% | 89% |
Mobs#
While primarily a weapons mod, the ecosystem includes several Dungeons-themed mobs that drop unique crafting materials or weapons.
- Enchanter: An Illager variant that buffs nearby mobs with purple auras, increasing their damage and health. Spawns in the Overworld.
- Necromancer: Spawns in Deserts; summons armored skeletons and fires soul orbs.
- Wraith: A ghostly mob that spawns in the Overworld, leaving trails of blue fire that damage the player.
- Wildfire: A powerful Blaze variant found in the Nether (Crimson Forests/Basalt Deltas) with four rotating shields.
- Nameless One: A boss mob found in underground Desert Temple structures. It uses a staff to summon clones and fire green projectiles.
Crafting and Acquisition#
Acquisition
- Crafting: Most weapons are crafted using standard materials (Iron, Diamond, Netherite) combined with specific "Weapon Parts" or base weapons (e.g., a Claymore is needed to craft a Heartstealer).
- Trading: A unique villager, the Dungeons Weaponsmith, can be found in villages or created using a custom workstation. They trade Emeralds for high-tier and Legendary weapons.
- Loot: Legendary weapons have a small chance to appear in Bastion, Fortress, and Stronghold chests.
Example Recipe: The Starless Night
- Ingredients: 2x Crying Obsidian, 4x Amethyst Shards, 1x Obsidian Claymore.
- Station: Crafting Table or Smithing Table (depending on version).
