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Quick answer
- Craft the Mace from a
Heavy core and a 
Breeze rod. - Both come from trial chambers. The heavy core is a 7.5% drop from ominous vaults.
- Hit something while falling for a smash attack that gets stronger the further you fall.
The mace is the strongest weapon in Minecraft if you can get some height. Here's how to get one and how its damage works.
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Getting the parts
- Find a trial chamber and kill breezes for breeze rods.
- Drink an ominous bottle and beat the ominous trial spawners for ominous trial keys.
- Open ominous vaults until one gives you a heavy core.
- Craft the heavy core and breeze rod together.
Smash attack damage
A normal hit does 6 damage. Fall at least a couple of blocks first and you get bonus damage for each block fallen:
| Blocks fallen | Bonus per block |
|---|---|
| First 3 | +4 |
| Next 5 | +2 |
| Every block after | +1 |
Landing a smash attack also cancels your fall damage.
Get height fastThrow a Wind charge at your feet to launch yourself up, then come down on your target.
Wind charge at your feet to launch yourself up, then come down on your target.No slow fallingSmash attacks don't work while you have Slow Falling.
Mace enchantments
- Density: more smash damage for every block fallen.
- Breach: cuts through the target's armour.
- Wind Burst: bounces you back up after a smash, so you can chain hits.
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Cheat sheet
- Heavy core + breeze rod
- Heavy core: 7.5% from ominous vaults
- +4 damage per block for the first 3 blocks fallen
- Smash hits cancel fall damage
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