Better Katanas
Players who want more melee options in Minecraft get Better Katanas, which adds a set of katana weapons made from vanilla materials and several fictional blades with special abilities.
What it does
Each vanilla material gets its own katana: stone, iron, gold, diamond and netherite versions all attack faster and last longer than the matching vanilla sword. Obsidian, emerald, amethyst, void and sculk katanas extend the set, with the void blade made by upgrading a netherite katana with a Nether Star and the sculk blade earned by defeating the Warden with an echo katana, which removes enchantments from it.
The mod also adds fictional blades such as Yami's blade, Sasuke's snake sword, Rimuru's Tempest sword and Soi Fon's Suzumebachi. Each one has an active ability, for example launching dark blades at enemies, dashing forward while dealing damage, or transforming into a second form that hits hard after two strikes on the same target. Characters can be tamed with certain items and follow the player into a fight. The mod adds new mob enchantments as well.
Better Katanas runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and it is released under the MIT License. The code is not open source. Fabric's latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, Forge's is 1.1.5 for 1.20.1 and NeoForge's is 1.0.1 for 1.21.1.
Key features
Katanas in vanilla materials
Stone, iron, gold, diamond and netherite katanas each attack faster and have higher durability than the vanilla sword of the same material.
Special katana materials
Obsidian, emerald, amethyst, void and sculk katanas trade stats such as durability, damage and enchantability against each other.
Character blades with abilities
Yami's blade, Sasuke's snake sword, Rimuru's Tempest sword and Soi Fon's Suzumebachi each carry an active ability.
Tamable characters
Certain characters can be tamed with specific items, then follow the player and fight on the same side.
New mob enchantments
The mod adds enchantments that apply to mobs, alongside the katana weapons.
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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.
How it compares
Zoom Katanas is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Blade Bound-Customizable Katana's is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also under All rights reserved and not open source. Cherry Samurai Temple covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, with the same environment and license as Better Katanas.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Katanas | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-10 |
| Zoom Katanas | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-20 |
| Blade Bound-Customizable Katana's | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-22 |
| Cherry Samurai Temple | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
Questions
Does Better Katanas need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Better Katanas support?
Are the character abilities active by default?
In the catalog
Better Katanas is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Stone Katana Faster Attack Speed and Higher Durability than vanilla sword. Iron Katana Faster Attack Speed and Higher Durability than vanilla sword.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-katanas
- Owner
- SlimeDenStudio
- Published
- 2023-05-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15