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Draft 1
Fall from grace- The Bonemerang

When it was first released, it didn't quite catch the eyes of many. Back then, Mage was still the most popular class. However, by the release of Floor 6, people are starting to see the potential of the Bonemerang.

Bonemerangs used to be one of the most popular weapons in SkyBlock. It has decent damage, strength and a boomerang like mechanic. It can hit up to 10 mobs and dealt double damage while returning. Unlike other weapons, You can throw multiple bonemerangs and their damage would stack. an optimal amount was 4 bones but in theory you can use up to 8. What catapulted the Bonemerang into a state of the best archer weapon for it's time was the discovery of sword swapping. While flying, one can swap from a Giant Sword to a Magma Bow or Death Bow. It may be hard to pull off, but the result was hundreds of millions of damage. Before the damage cap was introduced, it could kill an Endstone Protector in one hit.when swapped correctly.

For months, one is only considered an Archer if they had Bonemerangs. it was the only usable Archer weapon. With it's sword swapping damage being out of control, the admins tried to nerf it by first reducing it's damage by 50. However, the community still used them as there was no substitutes. They tried again, this time removing the sword swap capability. However, this nerf only made using more than one bonemerang unviable. For weeks, Archers were without a weapon. That is, until the Enderman Slayer update. This was the final nail in the coffin for the Bonemerang. the introduction of the Juju Shortbow and Terminator completely killed the Bonemerang's viability as the two aforementioned bows are better in any way.

In the modern era, Bonemerangs are only usable against the Endstone Protector due to it's synergy with Ferocity. Maybe in the future when the admins fix bones again to be usable when you're using more than one of them, but until then, it's a shadow of it's former self.


 * Author: User:Lunatic Lunala