Archery Gimmicks
Archery Gimmicks adds a handful of special arrows and two variant bows to the bow, along with a bow enchantment for quick retreats.
What it does
The mod adds gimmick arrows alongside the two bow variants: a Light Bow that draws four times faster but reaches only half power, and a Heavy Bow that reaches twice the power while taking twice as long to draw. Weighted Arrows are heavy and launch slightly slower, Signal Arrows burn in the air and then fall as a bright spot in the sky, and Messenger Arrows carry a note attached and fill like a bundle. Enchanted Arrows are old mossy arrows found in dungeons and stronghold corridors.
Each arrow has its own behavior in flight and on impact: an Arrow with TNT detonates on a strong, fast hit, with an explosion weaker than plain TNT at a reasonable speed, and one arrow bounces off a mob it hits while still hurting it. The mod also serves as a teaching aid for Newton's Third Law, since one thing goes flying and the other keeps steady footing when crouching. Installation needs Fabric API, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The code is open source under the MIT License, and files are published for 26.1 – 26.1.2.
Key features
Light and Heavy Bows
Two bow variants trade draw speed for power: the Light Bow draws four times faster at half power, the Heavy Bow reaches twice the power over twice the draw time.
Weighted and Signal Arrows
A heavy arrow with higher gravity, and an arrow that burns in the air and then falls as a bright spot in the sky.
Messenger and Enchanted Arrows
Messenger Arrows carry a note on the shaft and take on the bundle-style filling behavior, while Enchanted Arrows are the mossy, weathered kind that turn up in dungeon and stronghold corridors.
Arrow with TNT
A classic bomb-on-a-stick that detonates on a strong, fast impact, with an explosion scaled by the strength of the shot.
Quick retreat enchantment
A bow enchantment that lets a player quickly retreat and swing the bow in an attack with the left mouse button.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Expanded Bow Enchanting is a Fabric mod that is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is released under the Apache License 2.0 for 1.20.1 – 26.2. MoreBows is open source under the MIT License for 26.2 and works on client and server. Advanced Archery is server required with optional client support, supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery Gimmicks | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-26 |
| Expanded Bow Enchanting | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-24 |
| MoreBows | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Advanced Archery | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Archery Gimmicks require Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
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In the catalog
Archery Gimmicks is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Adds a small handful of gimmick arrows, as well as a couple basic bow variants and a bow enchantment. The gimmick arrows: - Weighted Arrow - A heavy (high gravity) arrow that launches slightly slower.. and also serves as a great teaching aid for Newton's Third Law! ("If one thing goes flying, so does the other!")…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/archery-gimmicks
- Owner
- iridith_prxrl_r
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15