Enchant Innovation
by yyz729
Enchant Innovation replaces player-level enchanting with item-specific progression, so each tool or weapon gains its own enchantment levels as it is used.
What it does
Items earn their own experience by losing durability, at one point of experience per point of durability consumed. Enchanting draws on the item's own level rather than the player's experience levels, and the leveling curve follows the vanilla player progression, with level 1 to 2 costing 7 experience. Repairing a tool keeps it in progress, which gives players a reason to maintain gear instead of discarding it.
The change suits players who want enchantments tied to the gear they actually use, such as a sword that grows stronger from fights or a pickaxe that improves while mining. Enchanting uses anvils and enchanting tables as before, and the mod is compatible with vanilla items and most modded items. Client and server both need it, so the server and every player install it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5.
Key features
Item experience from durability
Each point of durability consumed adds one point of experience to the item that consumed it.
Item-level enchanting
Enchanting and anvil work draw on the item's own level, leaving the player's experience levels untouched.
Vanilla-matched leveling
The experience needed per level follows the vanilla player curve, so level 1 to 2 costs 7 experience.
Strategic enchant planning
Because levels accumulate on each item, players can save a high-level piece of gear and keep its enchantments.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want enchantments that grow with their own equipment, and server owners who prefer item-based progression over player-level enchanting.
How it compares
Qa Enchants is a Forge and NeoForge mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, and it is not open source. Marshlaw's Custom Enchants is also a Forge and NeoForge option, under the MIT License and for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and it is not open source. Mo' Enchants is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Enchant Innovation instead ties enchanting to each item's own level, works on Fabric as well, and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchant Innovation | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-06-03 |
| Qa Enchants | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-02-08 |
| Marshlaw's Custom Enchants | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-01-01 |
| Mo' Enchants | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-24 |
Questions
Does Enchant Innovation need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Enchant Innovation support?
Does Enchant Innovation replace the vanilla enchanting table?
In the catalog
Enchant Innovation is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Revolutionize how you enchant items! This mod replaces player-level-based enchanting with item-specific progression, creating deeper gameplay and meaningful gear choices.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/enchant-innovation
- Owner
- yyz729
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15