Sharper Than Steel
by wafffle_iron
Sharper Than Steel adds custom weapons, mythical blades with unique abilities, a set of armor and equippable trinkets to Forge and NeoForge worlds.
What it does
The mod collects custom weapons that were designed with friends, along with new mythical weapons that each carry a unique ability. A tougher armor set and new enchantments extend the equipment, and extra ingredients give crafters more materials to work with. Advancements reward players for working through the new content.
Better Combat is required, and Curios API is required as well, because the weapons and trinkets depend on them. Create and Patchouli are optional and are recommended alongside the mod; the weapons are designed with Better Combat and Create's mechanical crafting system in mind, and a weapon has to be crafted before it can be used. Sharper Than Steel is published under the MIT License, is not open source, and runs on client and server for Forge and NeoForge, with builds across 15 release versions.
Work on the mod continues, with more weapons and more equippable items planned, and the author notes that further integrations with other mods are possible. Weapon requests can be raised with the author. The mod was made with help from MCreator.
Key features
Mythical weapons
New weapons each carry an ability that is not found on ordinary swords or axes.
Custom armor set
A new armor set adds protection options for players working through the new content.
Equippable trinkets
New trinkets sit in Curios slots and add items that can be worn alongside armor.
New enchantments and ingredients
Additional enchantments and crafting ingredients expand the options for building gear.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Weapons Effect is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source, with the same client and server environment. mrmc runs on Forge and NeoForge under All rights reserved and is not open source. Metalism is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License that is not open source, and Fire & Steel is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharper Than Steel | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-19 |
| Weapons Effect | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-15 |
| mrmc | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-06 |
| Metalism | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-23 |
| Fire & Steel | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-14 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Sharper Than Steel need?
Does Sharper Than Steel have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions have files for Sharper Than Steel?
In the catalog
Sharper Than Steel is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
Similar mods
What the author says
This mod was made with the help of MCreator. ## - Features - - New mythical weapons with unique abilities! - A tough new set of armor! - New equippable trinkets for use with the Curios mod! - New enchantments! - Plenty of new ingredients! - Lots of advancements to strive for! - A toilet - And more! ## - Future Plans…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sharper-than-steel
- Owner
- wafffle_iron
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15