minecraft expansion
Minecraft Expansion adds elemental swords, special crafting tables and a few new mobs, and it is meant to be played in survival.
What it does
The mod adds a set of swords and tools, along with some new ores and mobs. The first five elemental swords cover fire, lightning, toxin, wither and obsidian damage. Players start obtaining the ores and swords through normal play, and recipes become available as they progress toward the final swords. Each sword has its own enchantments and abilities, and the endgame swords hint at what they are meant to become.
Two special crafting tables handle most of the new recipes. One combines vanilla swords into a new combined sword, and the other crafts enchanting swords from vanilla equipment such as TNT, an ender eye or a heart of the sea. Additional items include an ice sword that freezes enemies except flying ones, normal and bat daggers, and a cursed sword that deals heavy damage at the cost of taking damage. A healing ore grants regeneration after an enemy is hit, and pressing shift switches it to the off-hand. Two hidden swords can only be obtained by playing legitimately or by using the give command.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge across 13 release versions, 1.12.2 – 1.21.4, with the latest files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.4 dated 2025-09-23. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is not open source; the author holds All rights reserved. Three nether mobs spawn only in the Nether Wastes, and a resource pack version of the mod exists for 1.19.4 and 1.20.1.
Key features
Elemental swords
Five swords with fire, lightning, toxin, wither and obsidian effects, each with a distinct function.
Combined sword crafting
A dedicated crafting table merges vanilla swords into a new combined sword.
Ice and dagger items
An ice sword freezes enemies, while normal, bat and cursed daggers and swords add further combat styles.
Healing ore
A healing ore grants regeneration after an enemy is hit, and shift toggles it in the off-hand.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Sword plusx is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.12.2 – 1.21.8 and runs on client and server, with All rights reserved. Elemental Swords covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 for Forge and NeoForge, also client and server. Hidrismos is a Forge-only server-side mod for 1.20.1, so players need nothing installed, and it is released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft expansion | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-09-23 |
| Sword plusx | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-21 |
| Elemental Swords | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-31 |
| Hidrismos | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-20 |
Questions
Does Minecraft Expansion need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does it support?
How are the hidden swords obtained?
In the catalog
minecraft expansion is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
The mod includes first 5 elemental swords, fire, lightning, toxin, wither and obsidian. All have unique enchatnments and unique abilites once they reach their final stage. By playing the game normally you start obtaining the ores for the swords and achievements will then guide you to achieve the final swords through…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minecraft-expansion
- Owner
- CalculusEyesight
- Published
- 2024-01-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
