One Level Renaming
by deborn
One Level Renaming keeps an anvil rename at a flat one level, however many enchantments or repairs the item already carries.
What it does
On vanilla servers, renaming an item on an anvil adds a penalty that grows with the item's prior enchanting and repair work, so renaming an item after enchanting it costs more than expected. One Level Renaming removes that penalty for renames, so the cost stays at 1 level. It is a Fabric mod that runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. Builds cover 26.1 – 26.3, and the mod is released under a custom license, not open source.
Key features
Flat rename cost
A rename always costs 1 level, whatever enchantments or repairs the item carries.
Fixes MC-122763
The mod addresses the vanilla anvil behavior tracked as MC-122763 in the bug tracker.
Server-side operation
Only the server needs the mod, so clients can join without installing anything.
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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.
How it compares
AnvilRenameFix is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11, under All rights reserved and not open source. Balanced Anvils is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21.11 – 26.3, and is server required with an optional client. WorkPenalty is open source under the MIT License for 1.20.5 – 26.3, and is client-side only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Level Renaming | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-08-20 |
| AnvilRenameFix | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-05-23 |
| Balanced Anvils | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-03 |
| WorkPenalty | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does One Level Renaming need to be installed on clients?
In the catalog
One Level Renaming is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
In vanilla Minecraft, attempting to rename an item that has been used in an anvil will add a penalty to the renaming cost. Renaming an item only costs 1 extra level when renaming it while also enchanting/repairing it. Therefore, renaming an item after enchanting/repairing it costing more is unintuitive.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/one-level-renaming
- Owner
- deborn
- Published
- 2026-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15