Peak Stamina
Peak Stamina replaces vanilla sprinting with a resource system in which running, leaping, striking, digging, paddling, scaling and item use all draw down a stamina bar.
What it does
Every running, leaping, striking, digging, swimming, ladder-climbing and item-using action wears down the stamina bar. Dropping below 25% stamina and staying there builds up Fatigue, which temporarily lowers the maximum stamina cap. Carrying heavy items lowers maximum stamina, and a heavier load brings a larger penalty. Low food levels also reduce the cap.
The mod is built around balance and hardcore play rather than a fixed set of tweaks. Holding Shift enables a Slow Climb at 40% speed that costs stamina but lets it regenerate gradually. Attack costs can be scaled by the weight of the weapon, with a baseline weapon producing exactly a 1.0x cost multiplier. The stamina bar is a low-profile display that shows fatigue, poison, weight and other active penalties. Compatibility is included for Tough Nails, Cold Sweat, ParCool and combat rolls, and additional custom penalties are described in the Advanced Features section of the author text.
Installation requires Forge or NeoForge for 1.20.1 or 1.21.1. Both the server and every player need the mod, since it runs on client and server. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source.
Key features
Action costs
Running, leaping, striking, digging, paddling, scaling and item use each drain a configurable amount of stamina.
Fatigue
Staying under 25% stamina builds Fatigue, which temporarily reduces the maximum stamina cap until it recovers.
Food poisoning
Bad food applies a Poison penalty that blocks part of maximum stamina and decays over time.
Weight system
Carried items lower maximum stamina, with a heavier load producing a greater penalty.
Slow climb
Holding Shift slows climbing to 40% speed, at a stamina cost that allows gradual regeneration.
Weight-scaled attacks
Attack stamina cost can be multiplied by a weapon weight factor, with defaults set in the attack settings.
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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
Stamina Mod is Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.6 under the Apache License 2.0, and is not open source; it is also client and server. Stamina and Weight is NeoForge only for 1.21.1, under All rights reserved, not open source, and runs client and server. Peak Stamina covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 under a copyleft license that is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Stamina | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Stamina Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-24 |
| Stamina and Weight | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-22 |
Questions
Does Peak Stamina need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Peak Stamina support?
Does Peak Stamina work with Tough Nails or Cold Sweat?
In the catalog
Peak Stamina is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
When weight scaling is enabled, the stamina drained by an attack is multiplied by a calculated weight factor based on the weapon you are holding. Multiplier = 1.0 + (((WeaponWeight - Normalizer) / Normalizer) * ScaleFactor)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/peak-stamina
- Owner
- swisscheese819
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15