BattleWorks
by Bedamonk
BattleWorks gives Fabric players 31 weapons, armors and charms with active abilities such as blink, slam and grapple, all on a single shared cooldown HUD.
What it does
Each weapon in BattleWorks carries a real ability that uses the item in hand: a shard sword that blinks up to 15 blocks toward the crosshair, a grappling hook that fires a rope latch to pull the player toward blocks, and a scythe that releases a frost nova. Abilities scale with bigger numbers on higher tiers, and cooldowns appear in a custom display above the hotbar.
Armor sets follow three identities. One set reinforces the wearer as a tank, another boosts speed and softens fall damage, and a third returns damage to attackers through impaling stone fangs. Off-hand shards add a second power, which is active only while the paired weapon sits in the main hand. The default key for the off-hand power is G. Installation needs Fabric API, and the mod runs on client and server, so both sides need it.
Key features
Active weapon abilities
Swords, staves, axes and daggers each trigger a distinct ability, such as blink, levitation with homing missiles or a backstab crit.
Armor set powers
Three armor sets each give a different combat role, from a steel tank to a runner set and a thorn-based set that punishes melee attackers.
Off-hand shards
A shard held in the off-hand adds a second power that activates only when its paired weapon is in the main hand.
Cooldown display
Ability cooldowns appear in a custom HUD above the hotbar so players can track several powers at once.
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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 1
How it compares
Charmbound is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8, released under the MIT License and not open source, that requires both client and server. Grappling Hook Mod is also Fabric and needs both sides, covering 1.21 – 1.21.9 under All rights reserved; it focuses on the hook alone. SwapMyAxe runs on the client only, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and targets 1.21.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BattleWorks | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
| Charmbound | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| Grappling Hook Mod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.9 | Client and server | 2026-04-20 |
| SwapMyAxe | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-02-27 |
Questions
Does BattleWorks need Fabric API?
Do players and the server both need BattleWorks?
Which game versions does BattleWorks support?
In the catalog
BattleWorks is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
⚔️ BattleWorks 31 over-engineered ways to make problems go away. Every weapon in BattleWorks has a real ability — not just bigger numbers. Slam from the sky, blink through walls, swap places with a skeleton, or stand still in deepslate armor and let the ground fight back. All cooldowns show on a clean custom HUD…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/battleworks
- Owner
- Bedamonk
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15