Simple Curses
Simple Curses adds ten or so curses that players attach to items and armor, each with a drawback that changes how the game plays.
What it does
Each curse is a self-contained penalty. Curse Darkness inflicts darkness on whoever wears the affected equipment, while Curse Flesh Armor lowers maximum health for as long as the armor is worn. Curse Insomnia stops a player from sleeping, and Curse Misfortune greatly reduces luck, so unfortunate events happen more often. Curse Echoes makes the player hallucinate unsettling noises, and Curse Sinking makes the player sink faster in water.
Other curses target tools and the world. Curse Ruin prevents an item from being used at an anvil, Curse Ignorance causes severe durability damage when a tool breaks the wrong type of block, and Curse Wilting makes crops around the player wilt. Curse Undead gives the player the basic properties of an undead mob, Curse War makes neutral mobs always hostile, Curse Death ties maximum health to hits taken and recovery from killing mobs, and Curse Famine makes hunger deplete passively. The mod is heavily inspired by the Cursed mod DarkHax, and the author describes it as a simple mod that adds few curses. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it.
Key features
Darkness and flesh armor curses
Curse Darkness applies darkness to the wearer, and Curse Flesh Armor reduces maximum health while the armor is equipped.
Sleep and phantom curses
Curse Insomnia blocks sleeping, and Curse Undead and the night spawns of phantoms add pressure to nighttime play.
Luck and combat curses
Curse Misfortune greatly lowers luck, and Curse War makes neutral mobs always hostile to the player.
Tool and crop curses
Curse Ruin blocks anvil use, Curse Ignorance damages tools on wrong block types, and Curse Wilting withers nearby crops.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Curses That Came From The Hells (CTCFTH) is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under a custom license, and it is not open source; it also runs on the client and the server. Enchantment Enhancements covers 1.16.5 – 1.19.4 on Forge under All rights reserved and is not open source. Cursed is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only and covers 1.14.4 – 1.16.5, so it targets older versions than Simple Curses.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Curses | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
| Curses That Came From The Hells (CTCFTH) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-05 |
| Enchantment Enhancements | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.19.4 | Client and server | 2023-09-03 |
| Cursed | Forge | 1.14.4 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-06-08 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Simple Curses is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
A simple mod that adds a few curses. Heavily inspired by the Cursed mod by DarkHax. Curse of Flesh Armor: Equipment's armor is increased, but you lose maximum health while wearing it
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-curses
- Owner
- bred_and_butter
- Published
- 2026-08-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15