Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal
Combat in Minecraft can feel repetitive once you have enchanted netherite gear. Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal changes that by introducing a blood-fueled progression system that rewards aggressive play. Created by the Decursio Team, this add-on expands the Eidolon mod with powerful armor, two distinct weapons, and a Curios item that ties everything together.
What Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal Adds
The core of the add-on revolves around a set of gear designed for players who enjoy high-risk, high-reward fighting. Instead of simply crafting stronger armor, you earn power by defeating mobs and managing a new resource called Blood.
Praetor's Armor
This set serves as an upgrade to the Warlock armor from the base Eidolon mod. While wearing the full set, you become immune to the Wither effect, which makes the Wither boss fight far more manageable. The armor also grants different potion effects depending on the dimension you occupy:
- Overworld: Resistance
- Nether: Strength
- End: Slow Fall
- Atum (if installed): Haste
- Twilight Forest (if installed): Speed
The design draws heavy inspiration from Thaumcraft's Crimson Cultists, giving the set a sinister, ceremonial look that fits the blood theme perfectly.
Scepter of Blood
This staff functions as both a melee weapon and a ranged tool. On its own, it hits hard in close quarters. However, once you have Blood stored in your Blood Bar, you can fire ranged attacks that make it deadly at a distance.
Praetor's Scythe
The most powerful weapon in the add-on comes with two abilities. Its passive effect mimics a very high level of Sweeping Edge, letting you cut through groups of enemies. Its active ability launches the scythe in a 15-block radius, seeking out hostile mobs and dealing significant damage before returning to you. Both abilities require Blood to function.
Blood Flask
This Curios item augments the Praetor's Armor. Wearing it in a Curios slot strengthens your potion effects and increases your maximum Blood capacity, making it an essential accessory for anyone serious about the set.
The Blood Bar and Blood Aura System
Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal introduces a new mechanic: the Blood Bar. While wearing the Praetor set, killing passive or hostile mobs gradually fills this bar. Once it is full, pressing the B key activates the Blood Aura, which functions like a rage mode. During Blood Aura, you gain Regeneration II, and your dimension-based effect gets upgraded. Resistance becomes Resistance II, for example. The bar drains over time, and the Regeneration lasts only as long as you have Blood remaining.
If you use the foxygame.net launcher, you can browse its add-on catalog and set up Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal alongside the base Eidolon mod in a single click, with automatic version matching for your chosen Minecraft release.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal for Minecraft is built for the Forge mod loader. It targets Minecraft 1.16.5 and 1.18.2, which are the versions where the base Eidolon mod is most stable. Because it depends on Eidolon, you must install that mod first. The add-on also supports the Classic Bars mod, allowing you to display the Blood Bar with a custom appearance by editing the classicbar-client.toml file and adding "bloodaura" to the right_order list.
Configuration Options
The add-on is fully configurable through its config file. You can adjust weapon damage values and armor protection levels to suit your preferred difficulty. Note that the config for the Scepter of Blood and Praetor's Scythe will not accept Attack Speed values lower than -3.5, as anything beyond that makes the weapons unusably slow. Some config options may not function as intended since the mod is still in development.
How to Install
Learning how to install Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal is straightforward. First, make sure you have the correct version of Minecraft Forge installed. Next, download the Eidolon mod and place it in your mods folder. Then download Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal and drop it into the same folder. If you want the Classic Bars integration, install that mod as well. Launch the game and verify that both mods load correctly in the mods list.
Final Thoughts
Eidolon's Sanguine Arsenal is not a finished project. The Decursio Team notes that mechanics may change, new items may appear, and bugs are possible. If you encounter issues, report them on the team's Discord or GitHub page. Despite its work-in-progress status, the add-on offers a genuinely fresh combat loop that rewards players who stay aggressive and manage their Blood wisely. For anyone who has grown tired of vanilla combat, this is a worthy addition to your mod list.