Rebalanced Enchanting
Rebalanced Enchanting changes how Mending, villager book trades and anvil repairs work, so that enchantments scale more fairly on Forge for 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod reworks the way enchantments are obtained and paid for. Mending is removed from librarian trades and from fishing, so it can only be found in loot chests and in enchanted books inside the structures it spawns in, such as the Stronghold Library, Ancient City, Desert Pyramid, Underwater Ruins, Woodland Mansion and Monster Room Dungeon. The author describes this as making Mending a late-game convenience rather than an enchantment every player can farm early.
Librarian book prices are adjusted so that the cost follows the level of the enchantment more closely. Anvil mechanics are rebalanced as well: repairing a diamond pickaxe that carries Fortune III and Efficiency V totals 9 enchantment levels, made up of 1 base plus 3 plus 5, and repairing 33 percent of durability with a single diamond costs 3 levels.
The mod is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. The server and every player need the mod installed. Forge is the only loader, and files target 1.20.1 alone, with 3.2.0 as the latest build, published 2025-05-27.
Key features
Mending removed from trades
Librarians no longer sell Mending, and fishing no longer yields it, which limits how early it can be obtained.
Structure-only Mending
Enchanted books containing Mending generate inside loot chests of several vanilla structures instead.
Scaled book prices
Librarian enchanted book prices scale with enchantment level, so higher levels cost proportionally more.
Rebalanced anvil costs
Repair and combination costs on the anvil are recalculated, with examples given for pickaxes carrying several enchantments.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Forge 1.20.1 who want the enchanting economy to scale more evenly and Mending to stay a late-game reward.
How it compares
Revamped Trades is Forge for 1.20 – 1.20.4, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers different versions. Max Villager Enchants is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, so players can join without installing anything. Enchantment Config is Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, and focuses on configuring enchantments.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebalanced Enchanting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-27 |
| Revamped Trades | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-07-26 |
| Max Villager Enchants | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-11-22 |
| Enchantment Config | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-10 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Rebalanced Enchanting is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod rebalances Mending and anvil mechanics to make Mending a late-game convenience, not a mandatory enchantment. It also adjusts librarian book trades, with prices that scale more fairly based on enchantment levels. Example: Repairing a diamond pickaxe with Fortune III and Efficiency V means a total of 9…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rebalanced-enchanting
- Owner
- lightyorugami
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15