Dungeons:The Beginning and The End

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Sprite
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Rarity | UNIQUE | 
| Power | 5.71 | 
| Speed | 3.5 | 
| Area | 2.2 | 
| Properties | 
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| Enchantment | |
| Damage type | Melee | 
| Combo | 4 hits | 
| Soul information | Does not accept soul enchantments | 
| Runes | 
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| Variants | |
| Level ID | 
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| In-game description Forged by the survivors of a doomed expedition to the End, these twin blades carry dark secrets. | |
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The beginning and the end is a unique void touched blades variant that can be found within the Echoing Void DLC of Minecraft Dungeons.
Obtaining
Missions
Merchants
Ancients
Usage
The beginning and the end possess moderate power, low speed, and low area. It has a combo consisting of three slashes, and one stronger spin attack. The first three hits deal the weapon's minimum damage, and the fourth hit deals the weapon's maximum damage.
Properties
- X melee damage
- Applies rising damage multiplier (Void Strike tier I)
- Leeches health from mobs (Leeching tier I)
Stats
| Hit number | Base damage | Attack duration | Area | Splash damage drop off | Knockback | Hitstun | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit 1 | 60 | 0.4s | 30° | 50% | 0.5 | 1 | 
| Hit 2 | 60 | 0.4s | 30° | 50% | 0.5 | 1 | 
| Hit 3 | 60 | 0.25s | 30° | 50% | 0.5 | 1 | 
| Hit 4 | 95 | 0.7s | 180° around player | 50% | 0.5 | 1 | 
Sounds
| Sounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sound | Description | Resource location | 
| Swing | D6_sfx_wpn_bladesOfNihility_swing | |
| Combo | D6_sfx_wpn_bladesOfNihility_combo | |
| Drop | D6_sfx_wpn_bladesOfNihility_drop | |
| Pick up | D6_sfx_wpn_bladesOfNihility_pick | |
| Equip | D6_sfx_wpn_bladesOfNihility_place | |
Data values
- In the game files, the beginning and the end are referred to internally by the name VoidTouchedBlades_Unique1.
Minecraft Dungeons Arcade
The player equips the beginning and the end when the following cards are used in Minecraft Dungeons Arcade.
| Void Voyager | |
|---|---|
|     | |
| Equips   Veiled Crossbow  Ender Armor  Void Voyager  Baby Ghast | |
| Series 3 | Type Hero | 
| Rarity N/A | Number 114 | 
| Code 128 c01P1000 | |
History
| Minecraft Dungeons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10.2.0 |    Added the beginning and the end. | ||||||
| 1.12.0.0 | Now obtainable from the Tower. | ||||||
Issues
Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "The Beginning and The End" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023.
Trivia
The beginning and the end has the longest name of any weapon, armor, or artifact in Minecraft Dungeons (25 characters with spaces, 21 without).
Gallery
Textures
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			 The beginning and the end texture file. The beginning and the end texture file.
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			 The beginning and the end shadow texture file. The beginning and the end shadow texture file.
Screenshots
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			 The beginning and the end within the inventory. The beginning and the end within the inventory.
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