Daggerlance
by _Hellay
Daggerlance adds a longer-reaching lance weapon for Fabric, with blank runes, rune abilities and drops from wither skeletons.
What it does
The Daggerlance weapon reaches farther than a sword and has a slightly longer cooldown, while dealing the same damage. Wither skeletons can spawn holding one, and each lance appears with a randomized skin. Added items give the lances extra abilities. Blank runes are made from lancium ingots, and runes with abilities are produced by dropping a blank rune into fire together with other items. Two runes, impact and feedback, each need a specific ingredient: a blaze rod for impact, and a ghast tear thrown into fire with a blank rune for feedback.
The mod needs Chiseled Lib, Fabric API and MidnightLib to run. It is published only for Fabric, across six release versions 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, and the latest file is v1.4.1.1-26.1 for 26.1.2, a beta build dated 2026-07-31. Because the environment is client and server, both the server and every player need it. The license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source, but its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Reach and cooldown
The lance reaches farther than a sword, with a slightly longer cooldown and the same damage per hit.
Wither skeleton drops
Wither skeletons can spawn holding a Daggerlance, and killing them with a netherite sword can drop one.
Runes with abilities
Blank runes made from lancium ingots, combined with fire and other items, yield runes that grant lance abilities.
Crafting and repair
The lance takes netherite scraps and obsidian to craft, and it can be repaired in use. A lancium blockset also exists.
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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 3
Use cases
Combat with reach
Players who prefer keeping distance from enemies can use the lance in place of a sword.
Rune progression
Players who collect lancium and set up the fire-based rune recipes can gain abilities on their lances.
Who it’s for: Players who want a longer-reaching melee weapon with rune upgrades on Fabric, and server owners who want the drop behavior under their control.
How it compares
Origins: Runes is server-side for the environment that matters here, with files for 1.20 – 1.20.1, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, not open source. Runes of Power is client and server and works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved. Daggerlance differs by staying on Fabric alone and covering the 26.1.2 build.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daggerlance | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Origins: Runes | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-02-03 |
| Runes of Power | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-24 |
Questions
Does Daggerlance need Fabric API?
Does the server need Daggerlance installed?
Can the wither skeleton drop be turned off?
In the catalog
Daggerlance is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
daggerlance: - has more reach than a sword - deals the same damage of a sword - has a longer cooldown than a sword - wither skeletons have a chance to spawn holding a daggerlance with a randomized skin - from v1.2 and up killing the wither skeletons drops their daggerlance if they are killed with a netherite sword…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/daggerlance
- Owner
- _Hellay
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15