Better Combat Particle
by Malfu
Better Combat Particle adds a slash effect that appears after the upswing of a Better Combat attack, and it needs Better Combat installed to work.
What it does
When a weapon attack from Better Combat reaches its upswing, a slash-shaped particle is drawn in the swing direction. The effect is built from a texture plane, and its size, position, rotation and pitch can be adjusted per animation through data files. Enchantments and custom weapons can also receive their own color and light settings, and a color can be set to remove the particle entirely.
Better Combat is a required dependency and must be present for the slash effect to appear. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across seven release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and the environment is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Slash particle after upswing
A slash effect plays after the upswing phase of a Better Combat attack, giving each swing a visible arc.
Five slash textures
Slash textures cover 45, 90, 180, 270 and 360 degree arcs, chosen per animation in the particle settings.
Per-animation placement
Horizontal and vertical offsets, local yaw, roll and pitch can be set for each animation through data files.
Enchantment and weapon colors
Enchantment and custom weapon settings define a particle color and light, and the value remove sets alpha to zero.
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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
Custom weapon animations
A datapack can assign a slash particle, color and light to the animations of a custom weapon, using the same settings files as the built-in examples.
Enchanted weapons
Players with enchanted weapons can see a tinted slash that matches the enchantment, when the pack defines one for that enchantment id.
Who it’s for: Players who use Better Combat and want visible slash effects, and pack makers who add animations or weapons that need matching particles.
How it compares
EMF Compat: Better Combat is client-side only and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3. Subtle Effects is client required and server optional, with All rights reserved, for 1.20.1 – 26.3. Particle Effects is client-side only, is not open source, and is published under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Combat Particle | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-01 |
| EMF Compat: Better Combat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Subtle Effects | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-13 |
| Particle Effects | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
Questions
Does Better Combat Particle need Better Combat?
Does the server need Better Combat Particle?
Why might the slash be hidden in first person?
In the catalog
Better Combat Particle is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Basically just a slash effect particle that spawn after upswing on better combat attack. Forge doesn't need a connector anymore on version 0.0.3!!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-combat-particle
- Owner
- Malfu
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15