Balisongs
by AvatarKage
Balisongs adds a folding-blade weapon that players flip open and closed to build combos, with a Momentum enchantment that raises flip damage.
What it does
The Balisong is a vanilla-friendly multifunctional weapon with two attack types, stun and strike. Closed hits stun the target and freeze it for 2 seconds, and a player who is still within range cannot move. Opening the blade gives enough time to get some flips going, and a well-timed sequence of stun and strike can keep a target locked until it is defeated. Some entities cannot be stunned, including Iron Golems, Shulkers and bosses, and armored horses wearing iron, diamond or netherite helmets are invulnerable to stun attacks.
The Momentum enchantment is a non-treasure enchantment added by the mod, with a maximum level of 3, and each level makes flips deal 35% more damage. In a comparison, an Iron Balisong averages 5 flips per second over 3 seconds, while the same balisong with Momentum 3 deals 10 hearts of damage where the plain version deals 5. The weapon supports conditional damage bonuses on top of its stun behavior.
Balisongs is published for Forge and NeoForge across three game versions, 1.20.1, 1.21 and 1.21.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Folding-blade weapon
A balisong that flips open and closed, with stun and strike attacks that alternate into combos.
Stun on closed hits
Hitting a target with the blade closed stuns it and freezes it for 2 seconds, while the attacker cannot move if still in range.
Momentum enchantment
A non-treasure enchantment with a maximum level of 3, where each level adds 35% damage to flips.
Stun limits
Iron Golems, Shulkers, bosses and horses wearing iron, diamond or netherite helmets cannot be stunned.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a melee weapon with a distinct combo style, and server owners who want a weapon that works alongside vanilla combat. Players on Forge or NeoForge are the intended audience.
How it compares
Combo System is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, under the MIT License, and it is client and server. Dagger Enchantments is also Forge and client and server, covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and is under All rights reserved. Old New Combat covers Fabric and Forge for 1.16.5 – 1.19.2, is released under the MIT License, and runs client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balisongs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-10 |
| Combo System | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-28 |
| Dagger Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
| Old New Combat | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-01-16 |
Questions
Which loaders does Balisongs support?
Does the server need Balisongs installed?
Can the Momentum enchantment be found in loot?
In the catalog
Balisongs is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A new non-treasure enchantment is also introduced called Momentum which makes your flips deal 35% more damage per level with a maximum of 3. For comparison, an Iron Balisong with an average flips (over 3 seconds) of 5 per second can deal 5 hearts of damage, while that same balisong with Momentum 3 can deal 10. The…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/balisongs
- Owner
- AvatarKage
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15