Copper Mercenaries/铜佣兵团
by Naian
Copper Mercenaries gives copper ingots a use as currency, letting players hire armed companions from a Recruiting Block in the 铜佣兵团 mod for Forge.
What it does
Copper ingots act as money in this mod, so a player can spend them to hire mercenaries rather than keeping them only for crafting. A Recruiting Block is crafted from 8 copper blocks and 1 chest, and it is used to hire one of seven mercenary classes. The classes are Peasant, Swordsman, Archer, Guardian, Elite Archer, Knight and Elite Knight, and each one carries a different copper ingot price.
Hired mercenaries follow their owner and attack hostile mobs nearby. They regenerate health 1 HP every 2 seconds once 10 seconds have passed without combat, and they can be sent up to 20 blocks away to teleport back to the owner, including underwater. Mercenaries are immune to friendly fire and never damage their owner. Some of their models and textures are modified versions of vanilla Minecraft resources.
Copper Mercenaries is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 only. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is released under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Copper as currency
Copper ingots are spent to hire mercenaries, giving the metal a use beyond crafting in 1.20.1.
Seven mercenary classes
Peasant, Swordsman, Archer, Guardian, Elite Archer, Knight and Elite Knight are available, each priced in copper ingots.
Recruiting Block
Crafted from 8 copper blocks and 1 chest, the block is where players hire a mercenary.
Combat and recovery
Mercenaries attack hostile mobs nearby, then regenerate health after 10 seconds out of combat.
Friendly-fire immunity
Mercenaries do not harm their owner, and the owner's attacks do not hurt them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Dark Whisper is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT License and not open source. Knight Bodyguard Corps is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server, but it is released under All rights reserved. Dungeons and Combat is another Forge mod for 1.20.1 on client and server, also under All rights reserved. Copper Mercenaries differs from these in focusing on copper ingots as hire currency.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mercenaries/铜佣兵团 | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-24 |
| Dark Whisper | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-11 |
| Knight Bodyguard Corps | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
| Dungeons and Combat | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-08 |
Questions
Does Copper Mercenaries need a server install?
Which Minecraft versions does Copper Mercenaries support?
How much copper does a mercenary cost?
In the catalog
Copper Mercenaries/铜佣兵团 is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/copper-mercenaries
- Owner
- Naian
- Published
- 2026-08-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15