Axes Are Better
by qMace_
Axes Are Better turns axes into full melee weapons that take enchantments from the sword list, including six new ones the mod adds.
What it does
In Axes Are Better, axes count as full melee weapons. They can carry the enchantments that normally go on swords, among them the damage, mob-bane and fire options, and the mod adds six enchantments of its own, Sweeping Edge among them. Enchanting table villagers can also offer these options.
The mod adds an axe-specific chopping behavior: sneaking while breaking a log fells the entire tree at once, and each extra log broken costs five times the normal durability. The mod is published for Fabric only, for 1.21.11, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its license is All rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Sword enchantments on axes
Axes take the enchantments that suit swords, so a single enchanted axe can match a sword in damage and effects.
Sweeping Edge
A new enchantment that adds a sweeping attack to axes, applying the mod's melee weapon behavior.
Shield-piercing strikes
Certain axe attacks deal damage through shields and stun the target, with the stun duration rising by level up to four.
Executioner's strike
A strike that deals three times the damage to mobs with 10% health or less, similar to an executioner's blow.
Tree felling
Sneaking while chopping a log breaks the whole connected tree in one action, with durability cost scaling per extra log.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Axes Are Better need a particular loader?
Does the server need the mod as well as players?
Which enchantments can axes receive with this mod?
In the catalog
Axes Are Better is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Axes Are Better Mod! This mod adds every sword enchant to be compatible with the axe, and also adds 6 new enchants for the axe as well, and also makes axes actually weapons now also. This mod supports enchanting table and villagers also.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/axes-are-better
- Owner
- qMace_
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15