End Crystal Melee

Name: End Crystal Melee
Author: TheKingOfNerds

End Crystal Melee lets players swing end crystals as a melee weapon, with the attack dealing explosion damage instead of regular damage.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU General Public License v3.0 only26.1 – 26.3

What it does

End crystals gain a melee attack that is balanced against the mace. Both share a cooldown, and a charged swing needs the player to fall from a height to deal full effect. The explosion damage is affected by blast protection, so armor enchantments still matter when a crystal goes off in a fight.

A crystal used as a weapon is removed from the inventory once per swing, and the explosion sound plays on use. Crystals only stack to one per slot, so the weapon is not a cheap bulk item. Obsidian stays placeable, but a hit does not break the crystal in a way that would trigger a chain reaction. Nearby crystals are deleted when one explodes, so a hit cannot set off a whole cluster at once.

The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, and players may add it, though the attack works from the server side alone. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for game versions 26.1 – 26.3, and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, which makes it not open source.

Key features

Crystal melee attack
End crystals become a melee weapon with explosion damage, balanced against the mace.
Shared cooldown
The crystal attack uses the same cooldown as the mace, and a charged swing needs a fall to reach full power.
Blast protection applies
Explosion damage from the crystal is reduced by blast protection on armor.
Single-stack crystals
Crystals stack to one, and each weapon swing removes one crystal from the inventory.

Gallery

Thumbnail · The datapack doesn't really have any visible features, just a left click attack for the end crystal

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

26.3v1.1+modv1.1+modv1.1+modv1.1+mod

26.2v1.1+modv1.1+modv1.1+modv1.1+mod

26.1.2v1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+mod

26.1.1v1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+mod

26.1v1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+modv1.0+mod

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Combat on servers

Server owners who want crystals to count as a weapon in PvP or mob fights can install the mod on the server alone.

Who it’s for: Players who enjoy mace-style combat and want end crystals to be usable as a weapon, on servers that run the mod.

How it compares

Full comparison

Thunder Strike Enchantment is a separate option for lightning on server-side weapons, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, which is open source, and it covers 1.21 – 26.3. Mace Protection is also server required with client optional and is open source under the MIT License, for 1.21.6 – 26.3.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
End Crystal Melee	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	26.1 – 26.3	Server required, client optional	2026-09-28
Thunder Strike Enchantment	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21 – 26.3	Server required, client optional	2026-10-07
Mace Protection	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.6 – 26.3	Server required, client optional	2026-09-28