Sidegrade Weapons
by animystflesh
Sidegrade Weapons adds two new weapon types, warhammers and polearms, plus four relics with unique effects, to NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
Warhammers are slow, blunt weapons. A right-click gathers strength for one big blow that can shatter the enemy where it stands, though their base stats are generally weak. They accept sword enchantments and can be held in the offhand slot, where a shield would normally sit. Against ravagers, the Emerald Warhammer hits four times as hard as the iron version while otherwise handling the same way.
Vicious polearms are halberds with a barbed blade. Their stats are better than most weapons, though they swing slowly. Attacking a passenger forces it to dismount, and the blade catches mounted foes and pulls them right off their steed. Halberds take only the Noxious enchantment, which applies poison on hit, and they can be enchanted at the Enchantment Table alongside sword enchantments for sweeping.
The relics include the Emerald Sword, which deals more damage than an iron sword against pillagers, witches, ravagers, vindicators and evokers, and the Burning Claws, which ignite the target. The Cursed Sword poisons its target and sometimes drops rotten flesh or bone on hit. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
Key features
Slow warhammers
Warhammers gather strength on right-click and release one heavy blow that shatters the enemy where it stands.
Barbed halberds
Polearms with a barbed blade unseat mounted foes and force passengers to dismount when they are attacked.
Four relics
The Emerald Sword, Burning Claws, Cursed Sword and Emerald Warhammer each carry their own effect.
Sweeping enchantments
Warhammers and halberds accept sword enchantments, and halberds also take the Noxious poison enchantment.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Extra Weapons is also NeoForge only for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, with MIT License terms like this mod, and it runs on client and server. Xerca's Tools & Weapons is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and covers Fabric and NeoForge, so it reaches further than this mod. Expanded Arsenal is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 and is released as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidegrade Weapons | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-23 |
| Extra Weapons | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-01 |
| Xerca's Tools & Weapons | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
| Expanded Arsenal | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-02 |
Questions
Does Sidegrade Weapons need another mod?
Does the server need Sidegrade Weapons?
Are the relics available from the start?
In the catalog
Sidegrade Weapons is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Adds Two new Weapontypes for the vanilla materials, and 4 new Relics with unique effects. Warhammers: "Warhammers are slow, blunt, and overall terrible weapons to swing, But if you gather all your strength into one big blow, You shatter your enemy where they stand. "
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sidegrade-weapons
- Owner
- animystflesh
- Published
- 2025-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
