How to increase your damage on an early game weapon (Aspect of the End)
Lot's of people are interested in dealing as much damage as they can while putting in the least amount of money/work. In this guide I aim to explain how to best equip yourself to do the utmost damage with an Aspect of the End and bust common misconceptions for new players. As mentioned this guide is aimed at players who are about the lapis armour stage (note you'll need Combat Level 12).
Obtaining your weapon
An Aspect of the End is a pretty easy weapon to get. You don't necessarily need to craft it since without an Aspect of the End killing enderman will be pretty hard. I recommend buying one off the ah for about 200k. If your struggling to get money try levelling up some ore minions (any type) and sell their produce. Once you have an Aspect of the End you're ready to go to the next step.
Enchanting your weapon
Your weapon can become better by enchanting it. You can see a guide on which enchantments are best for a sword here (https://hypixel.net/threads/rating-sword-enchantments-tier-list.2445246/). The best enchanting method is to combine enchanted books then add the final product to your weapon OR match the amount of anvil uses to the weapon (more at this guide - https://hypixel.net/threads/guide-p...-the-cheapest-and-most-effective-way.2158823/). Don't bother using an enchantment table - it might give you something you don't want (Knockback 2 I'm looking at you D:<). Once you have all the useful enchants proceed to the next step.
Reforging your weapon
Reforging is an important part of making sure you can do as much damage as you can. Talk to the Blacksmith in the hub to reforge your sword (you'll need some money!). Continually click the anvil to find a good reforge. Sharp is a fairly good one however you should always aim for Spicy on a standard sword.
EDIT: Legendary is a much more balanced reforge and can help for a variety of things such as slayers. Spicy is simply better for damage. Choose whichever one you think you'll need.
Hot potato books
Hot potato books aren't that necessary however if you find your struggling for damage at the end of this guide, adding a few will fix this issue. You should never add Flaming Hot Potato books to a low level sword like this - it just isn't worth it.
Talismans
Talismans are a crucial part of dealing damage. Talismans can be crafted, bought, found and more! Once you have a talisman go to the Blacksmith and reforge it (aim for Forceful on common and Strong for epic and above). To help you get Talismans this is very helpful.
EDIT: Itchy isn't the best reforge for your talismans. If you want to be better look at this guide
(https://hypixel.net/threads/guide-talisman-reforges.3104233/)
EDIT #2: The Skyblock Simplified discord bot uses the API to find the best reforges based on your stats. Look at this post (https://hypixel.net/threads/skybloc...block-talisman-optimizer-discord-bot.2403270/)
Fairy Souls
Fairy souls are a objects around the map which you can collect to get slight stat increases. To find all the locations for these watch this TimeDeo video to find all the locations. Remember that fairy souls can be collected in groups of five meaning you don't need to collect them all - just enough to deal your damage; and if your lacking some you can collect more fairy souls!
Levels
Some skill levels give boosts to your stats - check your skills in the Skyblock Menu!
Potions
I don't recommend potions since you want to make sure you can deal a lot of damage without temporary things like potions. If necessary go for Strength 5 and Critical 3.
Armour
I recommend Ender Armour (each piece worth about 50k on the ah). Enchant with Growth and Prot 5 (w/ Thorns 3) and reforge with Fierce.
Pet
A level 1 Enderman pet (pretty cheap on ah) is a good pet for combat and can be levelled up as you kill more mobs. Check the wiki here.
After you've done a lot of these steps try damage testing by reading the number when you hit a mob. You want to aim for 13, 000 crit damage so you can one shot end mobs (excluding dragons). If you don't have enough damage go back through and do some more!
Notes
Runes: Purely cosmetic but they're fun - you might want to add one to your sword - talk to Dusty behind the Blacksmith.
Suggestions: This is my first guide so please leave sugestions!
