Knaves' Needs
by KodoDenka
Knaves' Needs adds more than 520 swords, each with its own special effects, to Minecraft Java Edition, and it needs Simply Swords and Fzzy Config to run.
What it does
Knaves' Needs is an addon to Simply Swords, which it requires alongside Fzzy Config. Its weapons follow the Simply Swords line and carry reprogrammed effects, so a sword from this mod behaves differently from a vanilla one. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it.
The mod lists compatibility with several biome and dimension mods, including BetterEnd, BetterNether, Forbidden and Arcanus, Marium's Soulslike Weaponry and The Undergarden. Support for Better Combat is noted for dual wielding, and Knaves' Needs Recipes Fix is one of the one mods that build on it. The code is MIT licensed and open source, and the source code and issue tracker are public. Files cover 16 release versions 1.18.2 – 1.21.11, with 3.0.0-beta.1 as the latest Fabric and NeoForge build.
Key features
Over 520 added swords
The mod adds more than 520 weapons, each with its own special effects.
Simply Swords addon
Weapons follow the Simply Swords line and are reprogrammed to work with it.
Biome and dimension support
Compatibility patches cover Forbidden and Arcanus, Twilight Forest, The Undergarden and Blue Skies weapons.
Dual wielding with Better Combat
Swords work with Better Combat's dual wielding system when that mod is installed.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 3
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Weapon collections
Players who want a wider set of melee options in survival or adventure worlds can add the swords to an existing Simply Swords setup.
Modded dimensions
Players who run Twilight Forest or The Undergarden can use the compatibility patches to find weapons suited to those biomes.
Who it’s for: Players who already use Simply Swords and want more weapons, and server owners who want a shared weapon set for multiplayer worlds.
Questions
Does Knaves' Needs require Simply Swords?
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Knaves' Needs support?
In the catalog
Knaves' Needs is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A compatibility patch for Simply Swords, currently adds support for Forbidden & Arcanus, Twilight Forest, The Undergarden, Blue Skies and others. Featuring over 520 addition weapons, with their respective special effects, all reprogrammed to work with Better Combat dual wielding.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/knaves-needs
- Owner
- KodoDenka
- Published
- 2023-03-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15