Mojang shows off a sneak peek at Minecraft's new Mace weapon

The mace is smashing its way into your worlds! Use its smash attack while falling and time it just right to knock back your enemies – the longer you fall, the stronger the blow! Craft this new weapon by combining a breeze rod with the heavy core, a new item you can find by unlocking trial chamber vaults.

While the Mace is only available in the Minecraft 1.20.80.22 preview, it’ll eventually make its way to the base game on Switch. While we wait for that date, here are some more interesting tidbits and tactics about the Mace.

Leverage the weight of this new weapon to deal additional damage the farther you fall before hitting your target

Try it out by jumping down toward your target, and hit them before you hit the ground

Successfully striking a target in this way will negate any damage accumulated from the fall, similar to how a Wind Charge works

Other entities near the struck enemy will be knocked back by the immense force of the Mace Using a Mace will decrease its durability like any other weapon; repair it with Breeze Rods at an anvil

Players can use a Mace in combination with Wind Charges to launch up and deliver devastating smash attacks on their enemies