Find the character kit that carries your preferred weapon, then choose tools for close combat, ranged pursuit or an aerial approach. Named gear and enchantments belong to specific loadouts, so the kit and mode matter when comparing equipment.
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Search weapon families and named gear, then inspect their kit connections and configuration-specific attributes.
Weapons come with character kits. In the character selection menu, select a character and inspect the equipment preview, including the hotbar and offhand, before entering combat.
Search the directory by weapon name or alias, filter by type, and open More details for configuration-specific attributes and kit connections. Named weapons include Wemmbu's maces Gambit and Crucible, ManePear's Manespear, Eggchan's bow How did you die to me, and Nightrider, the purple sword in Wemmbu's Simulator loadout.
For the armor, mobility items and defensive tools accompanying a weapon, see Characters and Preset Kits.
Choose a Weapon for the Distance
Situation
Weapon choice
How to use it
You can stay close to the opponent
Sword or Netherite Axe
Keep the target in your aim while moving sideways and timing attacks around the weapon's cooldown.
The opponent runs or flies beyond melee reach
Bow
Draw and aim while tracking the target. Switch back to melee when you catch up.
Your kit has a crossbow and you want a ranged option
Crossbow
Select it from the hotbar and raise it toward the opponent. SpokeIsHere, The Wraith and TheobaldTheBird have crossbows.
You can approach from above
Mace
Gain height with a Wind Charge, or use Elytra and Firework Rockets if your kit carries them. Track the target below and switch to the mace as you close in.
You want close approaches with an aerial option
Manespear
Use ManePear's spear for close attacks, or switch to it while approaching from above with movement items.
A bow is a useful companion to a sword or axe because it keeps pressure on an opponent who leaves melee range. If your kit carries Ender Pearls, you can instead close the gap and return to your melee weapon. Swight provides a Netherite Axe alongside a bow for this change of distance.
Choose the full kit around the approach you want. ManePear combines spear, mace and sword attacks with mobility, but has no totem or shield. Wemmbu pairs named maces with Elytra-based approaches. For a Riptide trident, choose The Wraith's kit.
Read Enchantments in Their Loadout Context
Compare the weapon's character, mode and configuration alongside its name. A Netherite Sword can have different enchantments in a player's kit and an enemy soldier's equipment.
Gambit in Wemmbu's Simulator loadout: Density V, Fire Aspect II, Mending, Unbreaking III and Wind Burst II. These attributes belong to Gambit in that configuration; do not apply them to Crucible simply because Wemmbu carries both maces.
Netherite Sword in ManePear's practice loadout: Fire Aspect II, Knockback I, Looting III, Mending, Sharpness V, Sweeping Edge III and Unbreaking III.
Cindercrest soldiers' Netherite Sword in Simulator: Sharpness IV. This is the enemy soldiers' equipment, separate from ManePear's practice sword and your own character settings.
Netherite Shovel in TheobaldTheBird's FFA inventory: 6.5 Attack Damage, 1 Attack Speed, Mending and Unbreaking III. Treat these as the tool's listed attributes in that configuration, rather than damage guaranteed against every opponent.
FlameFrags' kit gives its sword, spear and bow a fiery setup. TheobaldTheBird's kit includes a Flame Bow. These kit differences matter when choosing fire-based equipment; a weapon's family name alone does not describe its enchantments.
For hands-on comparisons, use the Practice Dummy to work on distance, attack timing and weapon switching. Keep the target's armor and your loadout consistent when comparing hit feedback.
Learn the Attack Sequence
Ground combat: Start with aiming, sideways movement and attack timing, then practice switching between melee and a bow as the distance changes. Follow Combat Timing and Ground Combos.
Aerial mace and spear attacks: Learn to gain height, track a target below you and switch weapons during the approach. Follow Mace Attacks and Manespear Approaches for the ManePear sequence and Wemmbu's flight alternative.
TNT cart attacks: Use a cart-equipped kit and prepare the tools for placement and ignition. Follow TNT Cart Combat and Cart Restock for the setup, ignition routes and replenishment sequence.
Browse Unstable SMP FFA characters and preset kits. Compare ground combat, flight, TNT carts and Wraith invisibility, then find the right unlock guide.
