Abilities

Athena registers 26 runtime abilities from DefaultAbilityRegistrationHandler. Ability ids are matched case-insensitively by /ability give <player> <ability> <amount>.

Most abilities are grantable item abilities and are identified by the athena-ability-item NBT value configured in ability.yml. Viper is the only registered ability that explicitly returns isItemGrantable() == false; /ability give and the ability menu reject it with ability_not_grantable.

ability.yml also contains a jett_ability section, but no Jett ability is registered at runtime.

Ability List

Ability ID	Rarity	Trigger	Item / Config	Cooldown	What it does
Palioxis	Rare	Item, right-click	ENDERPEARL	30s	Launches an ender pearl mobility item. Activation is blocked in safe zones, and cancelled launches can refund the item when refund_on_cancel is enabled.
Grappler	Uncommon	Item, fishing rod cast	FISHING_ROD	30s	Marks the fishing hook as a grappler hook and pulls the user toward the hook location when it lands without catching an entity.
Kangaroo	Rare	Item, right-click	FIREWORK_ROCKET	30s after landing/second jump	Applies a directional jump boost, cancels fall damage from the jump, and starts cooldown after landing or after the second airborne boost.
Viper	Rare	Passive kit combat	kit_id: Viper	10s after proc	When the active kit is Viper, sword hits have chance percent to poison the victim for duration seconds. Not grantable as an item.
Cactus	Mythical	Passive kit defense	kit_id: Cactus	None	When the active kit is Cactus, incoming player melee damage has reflect_chance percent to reflect reflect_damage_multiplier of final damage back to the attacker.
Phantom	Legendary	Item, right-click	FEATHER	30s	Grants temporary flight and invisibility for flight_duration, then restores the previous flight state when it expires or the player dies/quits.
Melon	Legendary	Item, right-click	MELON_SLICE	30s	Shoots a falling melon projectile. On collision it knocks the first valid target away and upward, then removes the temporary projectile block.
Cyclops	Rare	Item, right-click	REDSTONE_DUST	30s	Fires a timed laser stream of red/orange falling-block projectiles that damage the first valid player target hit.
Zeus	Rare	Item, right-click	GLOWSTONE_DUST	30s	Fires a lightning-bolt projectile that damages a valid target and plays a lightning effect without starting block fires.
Fireman	Uncommon	Passive kit environment	kit_id: Fireman	None	Active Fireman users are immune to lava/fire/fire-tick/hot-floor damage, but take periodic damage while standing in water.
Chemist	Legendary	Passive kit kill reward	kit_id: Chemist	None	Active Chemist users receive stacked splash harming potion refills after valid player kills outside safe zones.
Switcheroo	Rare	Item, snowball hit	SNOWBALL	45s	Throws a marked snowball. Hitting another player swaps the shooter and victim locations and records damage attribution for the shooter.
Torch	Rare	Item, right-click	BLAZE_POWDER	45s	Emits a burst of dragon-breath snowball projectiles. Players hit by the marked projectiles are set on fire.
Stomper	Legendary	Item, right-click then sneak	ANVIL	25s	Launches the user upward. Sneaking while airborne slams downward; landing cancels user fall damage and damages nearby entities based on fall damage with sneaking/blocking caps.
Spiderman	Ultimate	Item, right-click	COBWEB	45s	Shoots a web projectile that places temporary cobwebs around hit enemies and rolls those blocks back after web_duration.
Rogue	Legendary	Item, melee backstab	GOLDEN_SWORD	30s on successful backstab	Attacks from behind deal configured direct backstab damage, play break effects, and briefly slow the Rogue user. Failed backstabs do not start cooldown.
Vampire	Rare	Item, right-click and kill passive	BAT_SPAWN_EGG	45s	Launches a bat swarm that knocks back and periodically damages nearby enemies. Vampire users also gain regeneration after kills.
Yoda	Uncommon	Item, right-click	GREEN_DYE	45s	Pulls nearby non-safe-zone players toward the caster over repeated ticks and notifies affected targets.
Eskimo	Ultimate	Item, right-click	PACKED_ICE	30s	Builds a temporary hollow ice dome at the user's location and grants temporary strength. The dome rolls back after dome_duration.
Ninja	Ultimate	Item, right-click	NETHER_STAR	10s	Throws a shuriken snowball that damages, blinds, and slows players hit. Valid kills repair armor and refill shurikens.
Fisherman	Uncommon	Item, fishing rod hook	FISHING_ROD	20s after successful hook	Marks the fishing hook as a Fisherman hook. Catching a player teleports the target to the user and starts cooldown only after the successful hook.
Enhancer	Rare	Item, right-click block	BREWING_STAND	60s	Places a temporary stim beacon above the clicked block. Nearby players carrying the Enhancer item receive speed, resistance, strength, and regeneration effects.
Dwarf	Rare	Item, sneak charge then hit	GOLDEN_AXE	10s after charged hit	Sneaking charges the axe using the XP bar. A fully charged hit knocks the target away after a short delay and Dwarf users take reduced fall damage.
Barbarian	Legendary	Item, right-click	CYAN_DYE	35s	Summons temporary owned silverfish, applies activation slowness, targets the closest nearby enemy, and credits silverfish damage to the owner.
Avatar	Legendary	Item plus airborne sneak	LIGHT_BLUE_DYE	Water gun 30s; dash 15s	Shoots a water projectile that slows/traps targets in temporary water. Sneaking mid-air dashes forward, ignites nearby players, reduces Avatar fall damage, and repairs armor on kills.
Archer	Uncommon	Item, bow shots	BOW	None	Marks arrows shot from the Archer bow and applies distance-based bonus damage at 10, 20, 25, and 30 block thresholds.

Operational Notes

• Item ability activation is blocked in safe zones unless the ability is passive and handled by kit state.
• Target checks skip safe-zone players for projectile and pull effects.
• The ability item NBT key is stored under AthenaConstant.ABILITY_ITEM_NBT_KEY, currently athena-ability-item.
• ability.yml currently uses the key spelling velocity_multiplier for Grappler and Kangaroo velocity tuning; use the config key as shipped.
• Cooldown expiry emits AbilityCooldownExpireEvent and uses ability_cooldown_expire_message.