Enchantment Limiter
by Jackiecrazy
Enchantment Limiter caps how many enchantment points an item can hold, so anvil combining stops once an item reaches its limit.
What it does
Each enchantable item receives a cap of 10 points plus its enchantability divided by 2, rounded down. Every enchantment consumes part of that cap according to its level, and an enchantment cannot be added when it would push the total past the cap. The point cost per level and the items that receive a cap are set in the mod's configuration.
Anvil operations that combine several enchantments are applied in a top-down order and stop when the cap is reached. Enchantments with a negative cost, such as curses, are applied before enchantments with a positive cost, so a player can still add more enchantments to an item by accepting the consequences of curses. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is published for Forge only, for 9 release versions 1.16.4 – 1.20.1, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Enchantment Limiter has no required dependencies.
Key features
Per-item enchantment cap
Each enchantable item gets a point cap of 10 plus its enchantability divided by 2, rounded down.
Configurable point costs
The point cost per enchantment level and the items that receive a cap can both be set in the configuration.
Top-down anvil application
When an anvil combines several enchantments, they are applied in order until the cap leaves no room for another.
Curse priority
Negative-cost enchantments such as curses are applied before positive-cost ones, which lets players trade points for extra enchantments.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to limit enchantment stacking on items, and players who want an anvil system with a fixed point budget per item.
How it compares
EnchantmentLevelBreak is open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and is published for 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 with the same client and server environment. Punch For Wool is open source under the MIT License, is server-side only, and covers only 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 on Forge. Enchantment Limiter stays on Forge alone, with an open source license under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchantment Limiter | Forge | 1.16.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-01 |
| EnchantmentLevelBreak | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-28 |
| Punch For Wool | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-07-19 |
Questions
Does Enchantment Limiter need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Enchantment Limiter support?
How is the cap on an item calculated?
In the catalog
Enchantment Limiter is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod assigns an enchantment cap to every enchantable item, which defaults to 10+(enchantability/2) points rounding down. Every enchantment consumes some amount of this cap, and you are unable to add enchantments if they would exceed this cap. The enchantment point capacity with respect to enchantability, base…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/enchantment-limiter-mod
- Owner
- Jackiecrazy
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15