Melee Ex Machina (Weapons & More)
Melee Ex Machina adds a large set of melee weapons to Minecraft Java Edition, including katanas, hammers, spears, greatswords, swords, sickles, tridents and maces.
What it does
Weapons are grouped by type, and the katana group is the largest, with between 11 and 26 entries depending on the release. Hammers, spears, greatswords, swords, sickles, tridents and maces each have 6 to 8 entries. The author plans further melee weapons and lists possible future additions, although none are promised.
The mod is installed on Fabric, Forge or NeoForge and runs on the client and the server together, so both sides need it. Files cover 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 across seven release versions. Better Combat is an optional dependency that adds combat behavior, and the author states full compatibility with it in later versions. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Katana weapons
The katana group is the largest set of weapons, with between 11 and 26 entries depending on the release.
Hammers, spears and greatswords
Hammers, spears and greatswords each come in 8 entries, adding heavy and reach-based options to combat.
Swords, sickles and tridents
Swords and sickles each have 7 entries, and tridents have 7 as well, for varied one-handed and ranged-style play.
Maces and further weapons
Maces add 6 entries, and the author has added weapons beyond these groups, with more planned.
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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.
Optional 1
How it compares
Deus Chrono-Machina is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment and an All rights reserved license. Beta's Better Weapons runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.5 – 1.21.7 and is MIT-licensed, and it is server required with the client optional. Katana is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved, and centers on a single weapon type.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee Ex Machina (Weapons & More) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-02-25 |
| Deus Chrono-Machina | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| Beta's Better Weapons | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.7 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-04 |
| Katana | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-08 |
Questions
Does Melee Ex Machina need Better Combat?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which loaders does Melee Ex Machina support?
In the catalog
Melee Ex Machina (Weapons & More) is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A mod that plans to have many melee weapons for all your fighting needs. Versions past 1.3.2 have complete compatibility with Better Combat
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/melee-ex-machina
- Owner
- Lord_Of_Crumbs
- Published
- 2023-09-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15