Armor Abilities
by dsfhdshdjtsb
Armor Abilities gives each armor piece an active enchantment that players trigger with a dedicated keystroke, unlike vanilla enchantments that work passively.
What it does
Most enchantments in the mod are tied to a single armor slot, and each one has its own keystroke and cooldown. When a player presses the key, the enchantment fires its effect: pulling nearby enemies toward the player, dashing in the facing direction, teleporting a short distance forward, stealing health from nearby enemies, or cleansing fire and frost effects. Some enchantments change the surroundings, such as turning a nearby TNT block into an explosion or making mobs target other mobs. A separate set of stomp enchantments on boots affects enemies when the wearer lands, through anvil, frost and fire variants. One enchantment resets the cooldowns of the others, excluding itself.
The mod adds 12 enchantments in total, which can be applied to armor across Fabric and Forge builds for 1.20 – 1.20.4. The code is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source. Both the server and every player need the mod, because the enchantments run in both environments. Full config file support lets server owners adjust values, and the author recommends installing the Enchantment Descriptions mod to read what each enchantment does in game.
Key features
Active armor enchantments
Enchantments on armor are activated manually with a keystroke instead of applying passive bonuses.
Per-slot keystrokes and cooldowns
Each armor slot has its own keystroke and cooldown, so abilities on different pieces can be used independently.
Crowd control and movement
Abilities such as Mind Control, Pull, Dash and Teleport affect nearby mobs or move the player.
Stomp enchantments
Anvil, Frost and Fire Stomp deal effects to nearby enemies when the wearer lands.
Config support
Values can be changed through a config file, and in-depth technical descriptions are kept on the GitHub page.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Expanded-Enchantments is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on client and server. Left Click Kill is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is not open source and is released under All rights reserved; it runs server-side, and clients may leave it out. Potion of Armor is not open source, works on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1, and runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Abilities | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2023-12-20 |
| Expanded-Enchantments | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-05 |
| Left Click Kill | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| Potion of Armor | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-09 |
Questions
Does Armor Abilities need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Armor Abilities support?
Can the enchantments be configured?
In the catalog
Armor Abilities is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Armor Abilities adds new enchantments that perform unique abilities upon being activated by a keystroke. Unlike vanilla enchantments, active enchantments are manually activated by the player. These enchantments are associated with an armor slot, and each armor slot has its own unique keystroke and cooldown. Anvil…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-abilities
- Owner
- dsfhdshdjtsb
- Published
- 2023-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15