Combat Enhanced: Relics & Abilities
Combat Enhanced: Relics & Abilities adds Forge weapons, armor and enchantments that change how fights play out, plus a summonable zombie horse and a new ore.
What it does
Combat Enhanced expands combat with new weapons, a set of shulker and Nether-themed armor and crowns, and a few enchantments inspired by vanilla. Each item carries an ability that is triggered in a fight, so the choice of gear changes how a fight develops. The Abyssal Staff, held in the main hand, summons drowned that can be made invisible or made stronger, and the Shulker Armor lifts a player upward and slows the fall when health drops below half.
The mod also adds a charm that summons a rideable zombie horse. Mounting it applies the Fearsome effect to nearby entities, raising their movement speed while lowering their attack damage and armor; undead mobs are immune. Horses created by spawn eggs without the charm cannot be ridden. Bogdium Ore is a new ore whose life absorption weakens any entity that steps on it, and a sword crafted from the material stays unbreakable as it keeps killing enemies.
Combat Enhanced is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The latest Forge file is 2.0.0 for 1.20.1, published 2026-06-29. The author lists JEI as useful for checking recipes.
Key features
Abyssal Staff summons
The staff summons drowned, which can be set to invisibility for stealth attacks or to extra strength and resistance.
Emergency Getaway armor
Shulker armor lifts the wearer upward when health falls below 50 percent and lets them land safely elsewhere.
Fearsome zombie horse
A charm summons a rideable zombie horse whose Fearsome effect weakens nearby non-undead entities.
Bogdium Ore
A new ore absorbs life from entities that step on it, and tools made from it resist breaking.
Spectral Avatar
The Spectral Connection chestplates summon an avatar that assists in combat, though it dies in the fight like any ally.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Amethyst Relics is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, licensed under All rights reserved and not open source. Relic Mod is also Forge for 1.20.1, but it is server-side only, so players can join without installing it. Relicera covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Forge under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Enhanced: Relics & Abilities | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-29 |
| Amethyst Relics | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-21 |
| Relic Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-09-25 |
| Relicera | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Combat Enhanced need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader and version does Combat Enhanced use?
Why can some zombie horses not be ridden?
In the catalog
Combat Enhanced: Relics & Abilities is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Combat Enhanced expands combat in a meaningful way by adding a variety of new weapons (backsatabber, glass tools), armors (shulker armor, crown of the Nether) and few unique enchantments (one of them inspired from Minecraft Dungeons: Cowardice) that make every fight feel more dynamic. With a special charm, you can…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/combat-enhanced-relics-abilities
- Owner
- JustAUser1234
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15