Combat Reborn
by Rebel459
Combat Reborn overhauls how fights work, reworking shields, ranged weapons with quivers, hunger and weapon values in one update.
What it does
Shields gain a strength meter that blocking damage reduces, shown on the hotbar or crosshair. Blocking within 24 ticks counts as a parry, which pushes attackers back, reduces the shield penalty by 25% and plays a dedicated sound. Blocking strength can be kept up with certain shield enchantments, and it starts at 32 by default. Heavy hits from axes still break shields, though the disabling time is shorter than in vanilla.
Weapon and tool values are rebalanced, with Copper and Gold tools more effective in combat than Wood and Stone, while Iron is less effective. Quivers are added for ranged combat, potions stack up to 16, snowballs and eggs deal a small knockback, and the Cleaving enchantment can be configured. Hunger and regeneration are reworked as well. Every change can be toggled or tuned in the config, and extra modded items from Farmer's Delight, Progression Reborn and similar mods can be included at the server owner's discretion.
Combat Reborn requires Cloth Config API and Unified API on both loaders. It runs on client and server and is published for Fabric and NeoForge, for 1.21 – 26.1.2 across six release versions, under a custom license that is not open source.
Key features
Shield strength meter
Blocking damage lowers shield strength, and the meter can appear in the hotbar or near the crosshair.
Parrying
A block started within 24 ticks pushes the attacker back and reduces the shield penalty, with a special sound.
Quivers for ranged combat
Quivers are added to hold arrows and make ranged fights more involved.
Rebalanced weapons
Item attack damage, hit speed and reach are tweaked, and each item's values can be set individually.
Sharpness axes replaced
Sharpness axes are swapped for a version capped at level III, where each level adds attack damage.
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 2
How it compares
Blocking With Sword is server required with client optional, under the Apache License 2.0, and covers 1.21.5 – 26.2 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, so it changes blocking without the full combat rework. Auto Block runs on client and server, uses All rights reserved and covers 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge, adding automatic blocking only. BlockVantage is open source under the MIT License, client and server, but is limited to Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Reborn | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Blocking With Sword | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-16 |
| Auto Block | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-28 |
| BlockVantage | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.2 | Client and server | 2025-04-29 |
Questions
Does Combat Reborn need Cloth Config API?
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In the catalog
Combat Reborn is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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Made as part of Legacies, with the aim of reimagining the core principles of vanilla Minecraft. Explore, adventure and survive in an all-new world. If you like Combat Reborn, I highly recommend you check out Legacies! Combat Reborn aims to rethink current combat systems whilst still feeling familiar. This is…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/combat-reborn
- Owner
- Rebel459
- Published
- 2025-12-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15