BladeBind

BladeBind introduces a tactical PvP mechanic where players can throw their sword by dropping it while sneaking. The sword plants into the ground and creates a small territorial zone.

Mechanics

Planted Blade Zone

• Affects all players not on the same team
• 5-block radius of effect
• Continuous damage based on sword material:
  • Wooden sword: 0.5 hearts per second
  • Netherite sword: 2 hearts per second
  • Other materials scale between these values
• Duration: 60 seconds before despawning
• Sword returns to owner's inventory if space is available
• Only one active blade per player at a time
• Subtle redstone particles mark the blade's range

Usage

• Sneak and drop your sword to activate
• No commands required
• No permissions required
• Works with vanilla teams

Technical Details

Uses scoreboard tracking for ownership and team detection. Execute commands handle damage pulses. Server operators can adjust duration by modifying the bladebind.duration scoreboard objective.