No Crossbows
by No Mods
No Crossbows removes the crossbow from Minecraft Java Edition, so players can no longer craft, find or use one on a Fabric server.
What it does
Crossbows are taken out of the game entirely: they cannot be crafted, pillagers stop dropping them, and enchanted crossbows disappear with the rest. Crossbow-related loot and raid rewards that normally include them are affected as well. Players lose options such as Quick Charge, Piercing and firework-based attacks. Installation is on the server, since only the server side needs the mod.
Key features
No crossbows in play
The crossbow cannot be crafted, found in chests or used, so it is absent from the whole game.
Changed raids and loot
Pillagers and raid mobs no longer drop crossbows, and loot that normally contains them no longer does.
Melee-focused combat
Without a major ranged weapon, fights rely more on melee and other ranged tools, making Nether exploration and raids more close-range.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Straighter Than An Arrow is also server-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but it is published only for 1.21.9. No Ghost is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.21.6 that runs client-side only and is not open source under the MIT License. Legacy Raid works on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 1.21.5 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Crossbows | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-11-30 |
| Straighter Than An Arrow | Fabric | 1.21.9 | Server-side only | 2026-01-02 |
| No Ghost | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.6 | Client-side only | 2025-06-21 |
| Legacy Raid | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Client or server, optional | 2025-04-13 |
Questions
Does No Crossbows need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
No Crossbows is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
No Crossbows deletes all crossbows, including enchanted ones, pillager drops, and any loot that normally contains them. Crafting recipes are gone, raids won’t give them, and mobs can’t drop them. Without crossbows, players lose options like Quick Charge, Piercing, and fireworks-based attacks. It forces you to rely on…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-crossbows
- Owner
- No Mods
- Published
- 2025-11-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15