No Mending
by MementoMori
No Mending removes the Mending enchantment from loot, trades and crafting, and rebalances anvil repairs for NeoForge 1.21.1 worlds.
What it does
Mending is a common enchantment in vanilla Minecraft, and this mod makes it rarer. It can optionally turn Mending into a rare reward from exploration chests, and it stops Mending from appearing in enchanted books, loot tables, villager trades and enchanting tables. The mod also rebalances durability so that items last longer without Mending.
Anvil repairs are changed as well. Each repair costs 0 XP and raises the prior-work cost instead, while restoring an item to full durability in one craft. Vanilla items that lack sensible repair materials receive them, and items can take a Mending repair material with a fallback to Bottle o' Enchanting, which can be disabled. Modpack developers can add repair pairs through datapack JSON files.
The mod works on NeoForge only, for 1.21.1. It is server required and client optional: the server runs it, and players may install it or leave it out. Operators can wipe Mending from an existing world with a command, and the mod also strips it from inventories, containers and villager trades automatically. The mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Optional rare rewards
Mending can optionally become a rare reward from exploration chests, controlled by a config option.
Removed from loot and trades
Mending is taken out of books, loot, trades and enchanting tables, so it is harder to obtain.
Anvil repair changes
Anvil repairs cost 0 XP, raise the prior-work cost and restore full durability in one craft.
Repair material fallback
Vanilla items gain repair materials, and a Bottle o' Enchanting fallback can be turned off in the config.
Strip-world command
A command removes existing Mending from a world and can only be run by operators.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Mending Rework is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric and NeoForge. Mending Remover is client and server, with All rights reserved, and covers 1.20 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Integrated Mending is NeoForge only for 1.21.1, client and server, and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Mending | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-12 |
| Mending Rework | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-22 |
| Mending Remover | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-21 |
| Integrated Mending | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-25 |
Questions
Does No Mending need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and version does No Mending support?
Can existing Mending items be removed from a world?
In the catalog
No Mending is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Mending is great and all, but too overpowered and generally unhealthy for progression. This mod fixes that, while also tweaking a couple other aspects of gameplay to make the removal of Mending palatable. Two Create repair recipes are shipped with this mod currently: | Mod | Item | Material | |---|---|---| | Create |…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mori-nomending
- Owner
- MementoMori
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15