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Spears, Axes, Swords, Shields, And Other Tools (SASSOT)

by SolipIngen

With Spears, Axes, Swords, Shields, And Other Tools, melee weapons gain a new spear, reach and recovery rules, and a longer upgrade chain for swords and axes.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.19.4 – 1.21.1

What it does

The mod introduces spears as a new melee weapon with a progression chain of its own, along with custom enchantments and new shield mechanics. Sword, trident and axe behavior is changed to make close combat more dynamic, and mobs can use spears too, which makes fights harder. Mining tools receive quality of life adjustments and a reworked mining progression that can require materials unfamiliar from vanilla.

The mod is built on Better Combat and Fabric API, both required, and runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. Files cover 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 for Fabric, with 1.2.2-1.21.1+bettercombat for 1.21.1 as the latest build, released under the MIT License and open source. Older worlds need a companion data pack, while worlds created now include it automatically.

Key features

  1. Spears as a new weapon

    Spears join the arsenal and can be upgraded along their own chain, with spear-specific enchantments.

  2. Extended reach

    Spears attack one block farther than a main-hand weapon, and their attack speed is medium.

  3. Weapon recovery times

    Recovery after an attack is longer for axes and shorter for swords, so each weapon type feels distinct.

  4. Reworked mining progression

    The mining tool chain is reworked, which can change the materials needed at some steps of the progression.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.2.2-1.21.1+bettercombat
1.211.2.1-1.21
1.20.61.1.7-1.20.6
1.20.41.1.5-1.20.4+bettercombat
1.20.21.1.4-1.20.2+bettercombat
1.20.11.1.3.a-1.20.1+bettercombat
1.19.41.0.1-1.19.4+bettercombat
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Better Combat⚔️ Easy, spectacular and fun melee combat system from Minecraft Dungeons.
Required

Optional 2

LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAdds dynamic lights to Minecraft as the most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.
Optional
EMIA featureful and accessible item and recipe viewer
Optional

Use cases

Survival progression

Players working through the sword and axe chain, from wood to netherite, get new steps and weapon behavior along the way.

Combat-focused servers

Server owners who want harder mob fights can rely on spears used by mobs as well as players.

Who it’s for: Players who want more varied melee combat in survival, and server owners looking for tougher fights, who can install it on both sides.

Questions

Does Spears, Axes, Swords, Shields, And Other Tools need Better Combat?

Yes. Better Combat is required, and Fabric API is required as well. Both must be installed next to the mod.

Does the mod have to be installed on both sides?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Do older worlds need extra setup?

Yes, older worlds need a companion data pack. Worlds created now include it automatically.

In the catalog

Spears, Axes, Swords, Shields, And Other Tools (SASSOT) is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Welcome to Spears, Axes, Swords, Shields, And Other Tools! For Worlds created before v1.1.3-1.20.1+bettercombat, the Better SASSOT Combat Data Pack should also be installed. This data pack is built-in during World creation since v1.1.3-1.20.1+bettercombat.
SolipIngen, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
SolipIngen
Published
2023-05-03
Updated on Modrinth
2024-12-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentGame mechanicsAdventureMagicMobsUtility
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