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Origins Guide
Choose your race, master unique abilities, and discover your true potential
🔥 How do I use my abilities? 🔥
Master your origin's unique powers with these essential controls
Primary Abilities
Most Abilities:Left Click (Empty Hand)
Elytrian Glide:Double Tap Space
Elytrian Launch:Sneak While Gliding
Special Cases
Shulk Inventory:Right Click Chestplate Slot
💡 Pro Tip: Make sure your hand is completely empty when using most abilities!
What are Origins?
Origins is a plugin that allows you to choose a race when you create your character. Each origin comes with unique abilities, advantages, and disadvantages that fundamentally change how you play the game.
From the web-spinning Arachnid to the fire-immune Blazeborn, each origin offers a completely different gameplay experience with its own strengths and challenges.
Key Features
- Unique abilities per origin
- Balanced advantages & disadvantages
- Completely changes gameplay
- Choose at character creation
Default Origins
Human
Regular experience, no advantages or disadvantages. Perfect for players who want the classic Minecraft experience.
Arachnid
Advantages
- • Can climb up all solid surfaces
- • Navigate inside webs freely
- • Craft webs with 2 string
- • Trap enemies in webs when hitting them
- • See glowing effect around mobs in webs
Disadvantages
- • Can only eat meat (others poison you)
- • Only has 7 hearts
- • Takes more damage from Bane of Arthropods
- • Gets slowness from Bane of Arthropods
Avian
Advantages
- • Slow falling (unless sneaking)
- • Moves faster than normal players
- • Lays an egg when sleeping through the night
Disadvantages
- • Can only sleep above Y 86
- • Cannot eat meat (poisons you)
Blazeborn
Advantages
- • Immune to all fire damage
- • Deals extra damage when on fire
- • Cannot be poisoned or food poisoned
- • Has flame particles
- • Default spawn is in the nether
Disadvantages
- • Takes damage in water
- • Takes damage from snowballs
- • Takes damage from potions
Elytrian
Advantages
- • Can glide without elytra (double tap jump)
- • Launch into air while gliding (shift)
- • Deals double damage when gliding
Disadvantages
- • Cannot wear armor better than chain
- • Gets slowness/weakness with block above
- • Takes double kinetic damage
Enderian
Advantages
- • Throw ender pearl every 30 seconds
- • Has ender particles
- • Teleportation abilities
Disadvantages
- • Takes damage in water
- • Cannot see players wearing pumpkins
- • Gets poison/nausea from pumpkin pie
- • Takes damage from potions
Feline
Advantages
- • Takes no fall damage
- • Jumps higher when sprinting
- • Silent walking (sculk sensors/wardens)
- • Scares creepers away
- • Night vision when out of water
Disadvantages
- • Only has 9 hearts
- • Cannot break natural stone easily
Merling
Advantages
- • Can breathe underwater
- • See clearer underwater
- • Break blocks quicker underwater
- • Swim faster underwater
- • Only sink in water if you want to
- • Get air from potions
Disadvantages
- • Cannot breathe out of water
- • Take extra damage from Impaling
Phantom
Advantages
- • Enter/exit Phantom Form (left click)
- • Phase through blocks in Phantom Form
- • Invisible in Phantom Form
- • Has red overlay in Phantom Form
Disadvantages
- • Burns in daylight (not in Phantom Form)
- • Loses hunger faster in Phantom Form
- • Only has 7 hearts
Shulk
Advantages
- • 9 inventory slots not lost on death
- • Natural defense without armor
- • Can break natural stone without pickaxe
Disadvantages
- • Cannot use a shield
- • Loses hunger faster
Additional Origins
Bee
Advantages
- • Poison enemies every 5 seconds
- • Get regeneration around flowers
- • Bees don't get angry at you
Disadvantages
- • 2 less hearts than humans
- • Cannot eat meat (poisons you)
Drowned
Advantages
- • Special trident abilities (60s cooldown)
- • See clearer underwater
- • Guardians don't attack you
- • Deal more damage in water
- • Can breathe underwater
Disadvantages
- • Burns in daylight
- • Takes more damage from Smite
- • Loses hunger faster
- • Slower on land
- • Can only eat meat
Wolf
Advantages
- • Stronger during full moon
- • Tamed wolves are stronger
- • Howl ability (left click empty hand)
- • Pack bonuses with 4+ wolves nearby
Disadvantages
- • 2 less hearts than humans
- • Can only eat meat
Tips & Strategies
Choosing Your Origin
- • Consider your playstyle preferences
- • Think about the server's environment
- • Balance advantages with disadvantages
- • Some origins are better for PvP, others for building
Mastering Abilities
- • Practice your abilities in safe areas first
- • Learn the cooldowns and limitations
- • Combine abilities for maximum effectiveness
- • Remember: empty hand for most abilities!
Overcoming Weaknesses
- • Plan around your disadvantages
- • Carry items to counter weaknesses
- • Team up with complementary origins
- • Use your environment strategically
Advanced Tactics
- • Learn ability combinations
- • Master movement abilities for PvP
- • Use unique traits for resource gathering
- • Adapt your base design to your origin
Quick Reference
Best for Beginners
- • Human (no changes)
- • Feline (simple advantages)
- • Avian (straightforward flying)
Best for PvP
- • Elytrian (mobility + damage)
- • Phantom (invisibility)
- • Enderian (teleportation)
Best for Survival
- • Shulk (extra storage)
- • Blazeborn (fire immunity)
- • Merling (underwater advantages)
Ready to Choose Your Destiny?
Each origin offers a unique way to experience AscendMC. Choose wisely, as your origin will shape your entire journey on the server!