Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul
by NotEvenBelow
Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul reworks the Sharpness enchantment on the server, changing how it scales and adding effects against undead and arthropod mobs.
What it does
The mod changes how Sharpness works. Sharpness only affects mobs that are neither undead nor arthropods, and the enchantment's damage bonus is raised by about 20 percent compared with the default. Smite gets its own adjustments, and the mod adds a Bane of Arthropods interaction so the three damage enchantments are balanced against each other.
Attacking undead with Sharpness can apply weakness to the mob, and attacking an arthropod can apply slowness. Hitting non-undead mobs can give the attacking player regeneration. The chances and effects are configurable, and a list of excluded entity IDs lets server owners keep specific mobs out of the Sharpness rules.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it. It requires Fabric API and is published for 1.20.1 as version 1.0, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Rebalanced Sharpness
The enchantment's damage scaling is reworked, with a default bonus about 20 percent stronger than vanilla.
Non-undead, non-arthropod targeting
Sharpness applies only to mobs that are neither undead nor arthropods, while Smite and Bane of Arthropods keep their own roles.
Status effects on hit
Undead can be weakened and arthropods slowed by Sharpness hits, with chances set in the config.
Player regeneration
Hitting non-undead mobs can give the attacker regeneration at a configurable chance.
Excluded entities
A list of entity IDs in the config removes chosen mobs from the Sharpness rules.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
SharpnessMixin is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.20.1, released under CC0 1.0 Universal, so it runs on a client alone. Less Protected is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 under the MIT License, and it works on the server without any client install. Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul is server-side only for 1.20.1 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so it differs from both in its target version and environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-11-06 |
| SharpnessMixin | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2024-03-05 |
| Less Protected | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-05-20 |
Questions
Does Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the mod?
Which game version does the mod support?
Can server owners exclude specific mobs from the Sharpness changes?
In the catalog
Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
All configuration go to config/sharpness_enchantment_overhaul.json.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sharpness-enchantment-overhaul
- Owner
- NotEvenBelow
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
