Expanded Weaponry
by Kielson
Expanded Weaponry, by Kielson, adds new melee weapons, ranged weapons and heavier armor variants to Fabric, each with its own damage, speed and range.
What it does
The mod adds weapons in several tiers of damage and attack speed. Light weapons attack quickly and hit weakly, suiting fights against several weaker enemies at once, while heavy weapons strike slowly but can kill some enemies in two blows. Some weapons enable dual-wielding, and a few reach farther than a standard sword. The materials used to craft the weapons are listed in the mod's recipes.
The ranged side includes a heavier bow variant with a longer draw time and higher projectile velocity, plus a light, fast ranged weapon with a short draw time and low velocity. Its ammunition is flint, iron, gold or copper nuggets, which keeps its cost low. A heavier armor variant gives more armor points, more knockback resistance and more durability, at the price of less speed.
Expanded Weaponry requires Fabric API and bundles Kielson's API inside the mod, so no separate install is needed for it. Better Combat is optional; the author recommends it for its attack animations, which enable dual-wield weapons to animate properly. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is released under the MIT License and is open source. Files exist for 1.21 – 26.2, with 1.0.3-26.2 for 26.2 as the latest Fabric build.
Key features
Melee weapon tiers
Light, medium and heavy melee weapons differ in damage, attack speed and reach, so players can choose a style per fight.
Dual-wield support
Some weapons can be held in both hands, and Better Combat animations make the paired attacks display correctly.
Heavy two-blow weapon
A heavy weapon with increased range deals enough damage to kill some enemies in two blows.
Ranged bow variants
A heavier bow with long draw and high velocity sits beside a light, fast ranged weapon with short draw and low velocity.
Heavier armor variant
A heavy armor set trades speed for more armor points, knockback resistance and durability.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Embedded 1
How it compares
Arca-Armaments is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, released under All rights reserved and not open source. SpartanWeapons is also Fabric and 1.21.1, but is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. Weapons Expanded covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License, so it reaches more loaders and versions than Expanded Weaponry.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded Weaponry | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Arca-Armaments | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-17 |
| SpartanWeapons | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-15 |
| Weapons Expanded | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Expanded Weaponry need Fabric API?
Is Better Combat required to use the weapons?
Does the server need Expanded Weaponry?
In the catalog
Expanded Weaponry 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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What the author says
I highly advise combining this mod with Better Combat(if avaible for the selected version) as it offers cool animations that enhance gameplay and enable you to dual-wield weapons. Heavy weapon capable of killing enemies with just 2 blows. Available in all materials. - very high damage - very slow attack speed …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/expanded-weaponry
- Owner
- Kielson
- Published
- 2024-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
