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Max Protection III

by Napad

Max Protection III caps the Protection enchantment at level III, so armor can no longer be raised to Protection IV in survival.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only1.21 – 26.2

What it does

The mod limits the Protection enchantment to level III on armor pieces. Once the datapack is applied, players cannot obtain Protection IV through survival play, and armor that already carries Protection IV keeps its level after the datapack is applied to the world.

Max Protection III is a datapack for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. It is installed through the datapacks folder of a world and the mods folder of a loader, and the server needs it, while clients may leave it out. Files cover 16 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2, and the license is the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so the mod is not open source.

Key features

  1. Protection cap

    The enchantment is capped at level III, which blocks the path to Protection IV in normal survival play.

  2. Existing armor kept

    Armor pieces that already have Protection IV keep their level when the datapack is applied to the world.

  3. Datapack installation

    The datapack is copied into the datapacks folder of the world, and the mod file goes into the mods folder.

  4. Server-side effect

    The cap is enforced by the world data, so only the server has to run the datapack for the rule to apply.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.101.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.91.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.81.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.71.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.61.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.51.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.41.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.31.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.211.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Compatible Protection Enchantments is a server mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and not open source. Mace Protection is open source under the MIT License, for 1.21.6 – 26.3, and also runs server-side. Maximum Protection covers 1.20 – 26.1.1 under All rights reserved, so it reaches older versions than this mod.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Max Protection IIIFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-30
Compatible Protection EnchantmentsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2024-11-27
Mace ProtectionFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.6 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-28
Maximum ProtectionFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.1.1Server required, client optional2026-04-03

Questions

Does Max Protection III need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run it, while players can join without installing anything, so either side can be left without it.

Which loaders does Max Protection III support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The latest file for each is 1.0+mod for 26.2, published 2026-06-30.

Can Protection IV still be obtained after the datapack is applied?

Not through normal survival play. Armor that already had Protection IV keeps the level, but new Protection IV is blocked by the cap.

In the catalog

Max Protection III is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

This makes it impossible to obtain Protection IV in survival. If you apply this datapack after Protection IV was put on a piece of armor, that piece will keep its level of protection.
Napad, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Napad
Published
2026-06-30
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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