Kinda Cursed
by Detrovv
Kinda Cursed adds curses to Minecraft Java Edition, mechanics that the vanilla game dropped long ago and that this mod brings back in new forms.
What it does
Kinda Cursed introduces a set of curses that act on the player and on the items they carry. Heavy Burden fills the inventory with liquid so the player begins to drown until the cursed item is thrown away. Doom reduces the player's health to one half heart when the player dies, leaving very little margin afterward. Slippery Hands makes a cursed item slip out of the hand when a mob attempts to destroy a block while the item is held.
The mod revives mechanics that Minecraft no longer uses, filling a gap left after vanilla removed its curse system. The server and every player need the mod installed. ActiveEnchantmentsLib is required and must be installed alongside it. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1. On NeoForge, Forgified Fabric API and Sinytra Connector are needed as well, and the author recommends pairing it with Sneaky Curses.
Key features
Heavy Burden curse
A cursed item makes the player's inventory fill with liquid, and the player starts to drown until the item is thrown away.
Doom curse
When the player dies, health is set to one half heart, so the next hit can be fatal.
Slippery Hands curse
A mob trying to destroy a block while the player holds a cursed item can make the item slip out of the hand.
Revived vanilla mechanics
The curses restore a mechanic that vanilla Minecraft abandoned, as a substitute for the removed system.
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 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want curses that change survival play, and server owners who run curse-based survival worlds on 1.21.1.
How it compares
Cursed Calcite is NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, under the MIT License, and it does not run on Fabric. Curses Revamped covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and it is server required with client optional. Maledicta is open source under the Apache License 2.0 with files for Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, while Kinda Cursed targets only 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinda Cursed | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-08 |
| Cursed Calcite | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Curses Revamped | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-02 |
| Maledicta | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-02 |
Questions
Does Kinda Cursed need ActiveEnchantmentsLib?
What is needed to run Kinda Cursed on NeoForge?
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In the catalog
Kinda Cursed is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Curses in vanilla Minecraft are a completely forgotten and abandoned mechanic, this mod was created to fill this deficiency To run on NeoForge you need Sinytra Connector and Forgified Fabric API
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kinda-cursed
- Owner
- Detrovv
- Published
- 2025-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15