How to launch yourself high enough for a big smash with a wind charge

A taller fall makes the smash attack feel more dramatic, and the Better Mace wave plays on every smash attack. A wind charge is a quick way to gain height without building a tower.

Steps

1. Put a mace and wind charges in your hotbar.

2. Stand near your target, but not right on top of it.

3. Jump, then throw a wind charge at the ground beneath you. The burst pushes you upward.

4. Switch to the mace while you are in the air. Do this early, because you will be busy once you start dropping.

5. As you come down, aim at the target and attack before landing.

6. You should see the wave appear around the enemy you hit.

Tips

• Practice the item swap until it is automatic. Missing the target while falling wastes the whole launch.
• Wind charges also push mobs and other players, so check where the target ends up before you commit.
• A smash attack that connects cancels your fall damage in vanilla. A miss still hurts, so stay careful around lava and low health.
• The pack changes only the visuals, so launch height still follows the normal mace rules.