The Runes

📋 Changelog

v1.2.2 (2026-04-01)

New: Thunder Rune

• Added ⚡ Thunder Rune — passive Speed II (move faster permanently)
• Ability: STORM STRIKE — strikes every mob and enemy player within 100 blocks with direct lightning simultaneously
• Each struck target takes 6 hearts (12 damage) bonus damage on top of vanilla lightning
• Sets all targets on fire — full lightning sound and particle effects
• Action bar shows live count of enemies struck (e.g. "STORM! 5 struck")
• 10-second cooldown

New: Dark Rune

• Added 💀 Dark Rune — passive Night Vision (see clearly in complete darkness)
• Ability: TRIPLE WITHER SKULL — fires 3 custom dark void orb projectiles in rapid succession (0.4s apart)
• Each skull explodes on contact dealing wither blast damage
• Direct hit: applies Wither II for 30 seconds to the target
• Block impact: applies Wither II for 30 seconds to all entities within 4 blocks
• Summons 1 Wither Skeleton at every impact point — 3 skulls = up to 3 skeletons spawned
• Custom dark void orb projectile texture (grey-green core → dark violet → near-black edge with 3-arm spiral)
• 3-second cooldown after 3rd skull

Void Rune / Void Sword Updates

• Recipe now requires all 7 elemental runes + Dragon Egg (was 5 runes)
• Random ability cycle now includes Thunder Storm and Wither Skulls (7 possible abilities)
• Passive effects expanded: now also grants Speed II and Night Vision