Dualist
Dualist lets a player hold a weapon in each hand and attack with either one, using the vanilla attack system.
What it does
Dualist adds vanilla-style dual wielding, so a second weapon in the offhand can attack independently of the main hand. The vanilla attack cooldown is shared between the two hands, and it still sets how much damage a strike deals, how swords sweep, and how axes and shields behave. Two weapons do not double the damage output. Installation works on Fabric and NeoForge for 26.1.2 – 26.2, and the mod runs on the client and the server, so both need it. The project is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Key features
Independent offhand attacks
The offhand weapon can strike on its own timing, separate from the main hand, instead of being used only for blocking.
Shared attack cooldown
Both hands draw from the vanilla attack cooldown, so sword sweeps, axe attacks and shield use keep working as they do in the base game.
Balanced damage
A second weapon does not double damage, which keeps the balance of combat close to the vanilla game.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Questions
Does Dualist need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Dualist support?
In the catalog
Dualist is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dualist
- Owner
- StasisTheShattered
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15