Hexchanting
by arconyx
With Hexchanting, equipment and amethyst tools can carry Hex Casting spells, so a block break, a sword hit or an arrow impact can trigger a cast.
What it does
The mod imbues amethyst equipment with Hex Casting power. Crafted amethyst tools can cast a spell after a block is broken, pushing the location of that block onto the stack, and enchantments can propagate a Break Block spell cast with the tool. Wielding an amethyst sword casts a hit spell that pushes the targeted entity onto the stack. Amethyst armour responds to several kinds of triggers: helmets cast on aggro, chestplates on damage, leggings on death and boots on falling.
Hexchanting also adds a new spell that lets a player embed a pattern list into items, so that a specific trigger condition runs it. Amethyst arrows can be fired with an embedded hex, drawn from a small media supply, and cast on impact with an entity or block, pushing the struck target onto the stack. Information about the triggering event is pushed onto the stack before execution, so the hex can use it.
Hexchanting requires Hex Casting. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Builds exist only for Fabric, for 1.20.1, and the latest beta file, 1.3.0-beta1, was published on the beta channel on 2026-10-11. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Amethyst tool casts
Crafted amethyst tools cast a spell after breaking a block, with the block location pushed onto the stack.
Enchanted Break Block
Enchantments can propagate a Break Block spell cast by the tool that carries them.
Amethyst sword hits
Wielding the amethyst sword casts a hit spell that pushes the targeted entity onto the stack.
Embedded arrow hexes
Amethyst arrows carry an embedded hex drawn from a small media supply and cast it on impact.
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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who already use Hex Casting and want its spells to run from amethyst equipment, and server owners who run Hex Casting on multiplayer servers.
How it compares
HexStruction is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Fabric. Hex Machina is also open source under the MIT License with client and server support, but only for 1.20.1. Phlexiful is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, also client and server, for 1.20.1. Hexchanting focuses on amethyst equipment and arrow triggers rather than those mods' functions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexchanting | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| HexStruction | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-02 |
| Hex Machina | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-31 |
| Phlexiful | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-19 |
Questions
Does Hexchanting need Hex Casting?
Does the server need Hexchanting?
Which game versions does Hexchanting support?
In the catalog
Hexchanting is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Imbue your equipment with the power of Hex Casting. Adds a new spell that lets you embed a pattern list into an items and executes it when a specific trigger condition is met. Information about the triggering event is pushed to stack before execution for use by your hex.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hexchanting
- Owner
- arconyx
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15