Apollo's Enchantment Rebalance
by Apollo
Apollo's Enchantment Rebalance reworks vanilla enchanting costs, repair costs, curses and treasure enchantments across Fabric and NeoForge.
What it does
The mod is an experimental rebalance of Minecraft's enchantment system, aimed at fixing issues its author considers flawed in the core mechanics. Renaming and repairing items cost nothing extra. Applying a standard enchantment to an item adds 3 levels plus the level of the enchantment, so an unenchanted sword with a Sharpness 2 book costs 6 levels, and an Efficiency 2 pickaxe with an Efficiency 2 book costs 3 levels. Hidden repair cost data on items makes repairing and enchanting more expensive the longer an item has been used, and grindstones give more XP when disenchanting items across the board.
The rebalance changes only a handful of enchantments, which are either removed entirely or rebuilt with new names. Curses and treasure enchantments are capped at level 1, while other enchantments are capped at level 3, so a single maximum structure applies. Several enchantments are altered to work with that 3-level structure. Treasure enchantments give a large XP bonus, which makes them worth saving up for. The mod requires Datapatched, Fabric API and Lithostitched, and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files cover 1.21.6 – 26.2 for Fabric and NeoForge, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Simplified repair costs
Repair costs are greatly simplified, so the price of fixing gear is easier to predict.
Level-capped enchantments
Curses and treasure enchantments cap at level 1 and other enchantments cap at level 3, replacing the uneven vanilla maximums.
Icon indicators
Enchanted books and icons show which gear an enchantment applies to, and some enchantments use the icon of the gear they fit, such as boots for Feather Falling.
Stackable enchanted books
Enchanted books stack up to 16 in one slot.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
How it compares
Dark Enchanting is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.7, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Indexed Enchanting is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.10 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is open source. Indextras works on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.10 – 26.2 and is not open source. All of them run on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo's Enchantment Rebalance | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
| Dark Enchanting [NeoForge/Fabric] | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.7 | Client and server | 2025-07-03 |
| Indexed Enchanting | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-23 |
| Indextras | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-06 |
Questions
Does Apollo's Enchantment Rebalance need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
Apollo's Enchantment Rebalance is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This experimental mod is designed to alter and address issues with Minecraft's enchantment system. The enchanting system is flawed, but I do not believe its core mechanics are unsalvageable. The goal of AER is to improve the enchanting experience while being minimally destructive. Only a handful of enchantments were…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/apollos-enchantment-rebalance
- Owner
- Apollo
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15