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Mended Mending

by tinytransfem

Mended Mending changes the Mending enchantment so that repaired items stop accumulating a growing repair cost, letting tools keep working without endless mining.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.5

What it does

Mended Mending is a fork of the Unmending mod, rebuilt for newer Minecraft versions. Its aim is to rebalance Mending so that it still matters for upkeep but no longer makes ores pointless once a piece of gear is fully enchanted. Applying a Mending book now resets the stacked repair cost instead of letting it build up, and items that already carry Mending keep repairing with XP as before, so a player can still rely on the enchantment without reaching a state where the gear never wears down.

The mod also removes the level cap that normally blocks repairing and enchanting items at an anvil, and it caps how many times the repair cost can be reset, so it cannot be cheesed indefinitely. Mended Mending is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.5. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.

Key features

  1. Repair cost reset on Mending book

    Applying a Mending book resets the accumulated repair cost rather than extending the enchantment's effect.

  2. Limited cost resets

    The number of times the repair cost can be reset is capped, so items cannot be repaired without any cost growth.

  3. Anvil level cap removed

    Items can be repaired and enchanted at an anvil without the Too Expensive barrier that normally stops high-level work.

  4. Existing Mending still works

    Items already enchanted with Mending keep repairing with XP, so enchantments from before the mod was installed behave as expected.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.5Not available1.0
1.21.4Not available1.0
1.21.3Not available1.0
1.21.2Not available1.0
1.21.1Not available1.0
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.41.01.0
1.20.31.01.0
1.20.21.01.0
1.20.11.01.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Mended Mending need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loaders does Mended Mending support?

It is published for Forge and NeoForge only. There are no Fabric or Quilt files.

Does Mended Mending work with older Minecraft versions?

Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.5. Versions before 1.20.1 are not listed for this mod.

Are there alternatives that change Mending in a similar way?

Mending Rework and Better Than Mending also change how Mending works, but they target different loaders and environments.

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What the author says

Ever lost interest in your Minecraft world because you had reached god-level equip and never had to go mine for ores again because Mending made your equip last forever, breaking the gameplay loop? Well I've been there one too many times and came up with a solution: Mended Mending is a fork of the original Unmending…
tinytransfem, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
tinytransfem
Published
2024-03-10
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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