Disenchant Anvil
by Holysweet
Players who enchant gear by accident can use Disenchant Anvil to strip enchantments and curses from items on an anvil, so the anvil itself performs the removal.
What it does
Disenchant Anvil adds an anvil process that removes enchantments and curses from an item placed on the anvil. The item must sit on the top block of the anvil, and the anvil needs an Obsidian or Crying Obsidian floor underneath to work. Removal runs top down, so the mod strips the top layer first when several enchantments are present.
When an item has multiple enchantments, the mod splits them into separate enchanted books and leaves the original item in place only if the input allowed it. Single-enchantment books are left alone, so a book that already holds one enchantment passes through unchanged. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is published only for NeoForge.
The mod requires a floor of Obsidian or Crying Obsidian beneath the anvil, and that anvil must drop its output back into the world. Files cover eight game versions, and the latest NeoForge file, 1.0.0, is for 1.21.8. Client and server both need the mod installed, and the author thanks testers who checked edge cases.
Key features
Anvil enchantment removal
Placing an item on the anvil strips its enchantments and curses, which lets players undo an unwanted enchant.
Book splitting
Items with several enchantments are split into one enchanted book per enchantment, and the original item is removed.
Single-enchant books kept
Books that hold a single enchantment are left as they are, so they do not get broken apart.
Floor-based setup
Removal only works when the anvil stands on an Obsidian or Crying Obsidian floor, which fixes where the process can run.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to reset gear or recover enchanted books on NeoForge, and server owners who want the removal available to every player on a world running the supported game versions.
How it compares
Time Enchants is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 with client and server environment and the MIT License, but it is not open source. Disenchant Curses is a server-side only mod for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.21 – 26.2, released under the MIT License and open source. Disenchant Anvil is client and server, NeoForge only, and covers eight release versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disenchant Anvil | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-01 |
| Time Enchants | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
| Disenchant Curses | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-18 |
Questions
Does Disenchant Anvil need a special block under the anvil?
Which loaders does Disenchant Anvil support?
Do both the server and the players need Disenchant Anvil?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Disenchant Anvil is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Disenchant items or enchanted books — because sometimes you want the enchant off that potato, or that stick, and put it where it belongs: your gear. 🙂 ✅ Free to use in any public or private modpack. 💬 Please credit Holysweet in your modlist/description.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/disenchant-anvil
- Owner
- Holysweet
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15