# AstralSwords v1.3.0 — Nine-Sword Ability Overhaul
**Release Date:** August 27, 2026
## Summary
The nine-sword roster now has clearer combat identities, expanded passive abilities, stronger storage protection, and reliable cooldown controls.
## Changes
- **Nine-Sword Roster** — Dragon's Wrath and Shadowbane have been removed. Servers using their recipes or configuration entries should remove those references.
- **Skyfall Blade Reworked** — Launch from the ground, boost while airborne, and trigger a velocity-scaled blast on landing while remaining immune to fall damage.
- **Soul Reaver Expanded** — Soul Harvest damages nearby enemies and converts the harvest into healing, while weapon hits retain their lifesteal effect.
- **New Combat Passives** — Warden's Oath gains Echo Sense, Eclipse Blade gains Lunar Edge damage in darkness, Venom Edge poisons on hit, and Power House gains stronger falling smash attacks.
- **Hold-Based Eclipse Stealth** — Eclipse Blade hides its wielder only while held in the main hand, with no timed invisibility effect.
- **Decorated Pot Protection** — Astral Swords can no longer be inserted into decorated pots alongside the existing container, hopper, frame, shelf, bundle, and anvil protections.
- **Cooldown Toggle Fixed** — `/aswords cooldown` immediately clears active ability cooldowns and their displays. No new cooldowns are created until cooldowns are re-enabled.
## Compatibility
- Paper 1.21.x on Java 21
- Paper 26.x on Java 25
Developer information
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