Cursed
by Darkhax
Cursed, by Darkhax, adds a set of curse enchantments that give negative effects to the items and armor that carry them.
What it does
Each curse is an enchantment with a downside: it can blur the wearer's vision, slow attack speed, make dropped items despawn faster, or prevent sleeping. Some curses affect only helmets, others only tools, weapons or items with durability. Curses appear in the enchanting system alongside vanilla enchantments, so they can be applied to gear through normal play.
Under vanilla rules, curse enchantments are normally found only in loot chests and from villager trades. The mod adds other ways to obtain them and changes how the enchantment table behaves, which can produce unexpected results on gear. Because the curses are numerous and varied, they suit modpacks and maps that aim for unusual situations.
Cursed requires Bookshelf on Forge. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Forge only, across 8 release versions 1.14.4 – 1.16.5, and the mod is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only.
Key features
Blindness and curtailed reach
A curse can drastically reduce the wearer's vision, while another shortens the block interaction range of the item.
Hallucinated sounds
Echos makes the wearer hear sounds from random hostile mobs that are not nearby.
Slower combat and faster decay
Encumbrance slows attack speed on weapons, and Fading causes dropped items to despawn much sooner.
Durability and mining penalties
Fragility drains durability faster, and Ignorance causes heavy durability damage when a block is broken with the wrong tool.
Sleep prevention
Insomnia stops the wearer from sleeping, which changes how a player passes the night.
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 1
How it compares
Simple Curses is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with client and server environment, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Enchantment Enhancements covers 1.16.5 – 1.19.4 on Forge, client and server, also under All rights reserved. Curse & Enchantment Extension targets Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.1 – 26.2, is server required with client optional, and is under the Apache License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed | Forge | 1.14.4 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-06-08 |
| Simple Curses | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
| Enchantment Enhancements | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.19.4 | Client and server | 2023-09-03 |
| Curse & Enchantment Extension | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-17 |
Questions
Does Cursed need Bookshelf?
Do both the server and players need Cursed?
Which Minecraft versions does Cursed support?
Can curses be removed from items?
In the catalog
Cursed is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Do you feel like enchantments are too fun? Then this is the mod for you! This mod provides many new curse enchantments with a large diversity of effects! This mod provides a nice way to spice up the game. It can also be used by maps and mod packs to create interesting situations and circumstances for players. Curse…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cursed-mod
- Owner
- Darkhax
- Published
- 2023-06-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15