Bellum
by EnderBoy
Bellum, a Fabric equipment mod by EnderBoy, adds a set of unique weapons and tools with special properties, each with its own attack pattern and trade-offs.
What it does
Bellum changes how melee and thrown weapons behave. Several weapons trade damage for speed or reach: a sword that attacks faster with less damage, a slower sword with more reach, and a battle axe that is larger and heavier. A sickle is held in the offhand while the main hand swings, and a right-click attack can be used with it. Other items are throwable and tipped with potions, and a trident can be made weaker but craftable, or upgraded.
The tools also carry special effects. One deals extra damage to mobs standing in water, one reverses knockback, and one reflects part of the damage a player takes from a block. An anchor can be used like a grappling hook, creating a shockwave on contact with a block. A shield break can be avoided by chance through the Second Chance property. Bellum requires CipherLib on Fabric, and it runs on the client and the server, so both sides need the mod.
The mod is published for Fabric and the 1.21.11 game version only, with the latest file 1.3.0-1.21.11 dated 2026-10-04. It is released under a custom license and is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public. The first release was on 2026-05-06.
Key features
Offhand sickle attack
A sickle held in the offhand pairs with the main hand, and a right-click attack uses both.
Trade-off weapons
Swords, axes and a trident each trade damage for speed, reach or weight, so the stats differ from vanilla.
Grappling anchor
An anchor can pull the player toward a block, and contact with it creates a shockwave.
Special properties
Water-based bonus damage, reverse knockback, partial block-damage reflection and a chance to avoid shield break.
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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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want melee weapons with distinct trade-offs and special effects, and server owners who want the same weapon set on both sides.
How it compares
Sunny Riptide Trident is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Auric Weapons is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that runs on client and server and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Trident crafting runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, and is needed on the server, with the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellum | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Sunny Riptide Trident | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Not published | 2025-09-09 |
| Auric Weapons | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-26 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Bellum is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
This is all about unique weapons/tools (and anything else which I don't know were to put) with special properties to fit anyones' needs. Items: - Sickle: Can be duel-weilded, right-click to attack with the offhand sickle. - Scythe: Slower than a sword with more reach. It can be used as a hoe. - Battle axe: stronger…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bellum
- Owner
- EnderBoy
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15