Classic Sword Blocking
by drinomigamez
Classic Sword Blocking brings back the older sword-blocking mechanic from Minecraft 1.21.1 for NeoForge players.
What it does
Holding the block button with a sword in hand reduces incoming damage by 50 percent, recreating the defensive style of earlier versions. A shield that is equipped keeps its own blocking behavior and takes priority over the sword rule, so shield use is not changed. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Builds cover 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on NeoForge, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Sword blocking restored
Holding the block button while a sword is in hand blocks attacks, as in the classic combat system.
Half damage while blocking
Incoming damage is reduced by 50 percent while a sword is used to block.
Shield priority kept
An equipped shield keeps its own blocking behavior and overrides the sword rule.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
In the catalog
Classic Sword Blocking is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Miss the old combat mechanics? Classic Sword Blocking brings back the iconic ability to block with swords to Minecraft 1.21.1. When holding the block button while using a sword, incoming damage is reduced by 50%, recreating the classic defensive playstyle from earlier versions of the game. To maintain compatibility…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/classic-sword-blocking
- Owner
- drinomigamez
- Published
- 2026-07-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15