BetterSpear
BetterSpear reworks the spear weapon for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge, adding spear tiers, a new enchantment and a charge attack to the vanilla spear.
What it does
The mod rebuilds the spear introduced in vanilla Minecraft as a combat-focused weapon. Each spear tier has its own damage, reach and durability, so spears form a progression through survival. Normal attacks reach up to 3.5 blocks, which gives melee combat more room for spacing and timing.
Holding right-click enters a charge mode, and a charge strike lands within 3 blocks. Left-click cancels the charge immediately. The Lunge enchantment, in levels 1 to 3, extends the distance of a lunge, and the Breaking enchantment, in levels 1 and 2, lets a spear charged while moving destroy blocks, with each destroyed block consuming durability. Riding a horse, flying with Elytra or creative flight also adds to a smash.
The client side is the only side that needs the mod, so players install it while servers run without it. The mod is published for Forge only, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.1 as the only file, released on 2025-12-21. The license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Spear tiers
Spears come in tiers with distinct damage, reach and durability, adding a progression to the weapon.
Charge attack
Holding right-click charges a strike that lands within 3 blocks, and left-click cancels it at once.
Lunge enchantment
Lunge in levels 1 to 3 extends the distance of a lunge, and higher levels increase it further.
Breaking enchantment
Breaking in levels 1 and 2 lets a charged spear destroy blocks, and each block costs durability.
Sweep visuals
Spear strikes show a sword-style sweep animation, with new combat visuals.
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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
Spears Spears Spears! is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, and both sides of a server need it, under All rights reserved. Dagger Enchantments targets 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 on Forge, where the server and every player also need it, under All rights reserved. Combat Re-Imagined is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that works on either side, and neither needs it, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterSpear | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-12-21 |
| Spears Spears Spears! | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-24 |
| Dagger Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
| Combat Re-Imagined | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2025-02-08 |
Questions
Does BetterSpear need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does BetterSpear support?
Which spears can use the Breaking enchantment?
In the catalog
BetterSpear is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
BetterSpear – Reworked Spears for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge) BetterSpear is a combat-focused mod that fully rebuilds Minecraft’s new spear weapon and brings an improved version of it to Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterspear
- Owner
- [email protected]
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15