Simple Enchanting
by DukeZiggo
Simple Enchanting replaces the usual randomness of enchanting and anvil repairs with fixed experience costs, so a player can plan an upgrade in advance.
What it does
Enchanted books can be crafted with standard recipes, and combining books with an item applies enchantments at a fixed cost of 5 levels. Higher-level enchantments are reached by combining Level 1 books, so progression is tiered instead of relying on luck. The enchanting table still works as usual, and the mod offers a luck-free way to upgrade gear.
Repairs are also priced at fixed amounts. Repairing an item with its material, such as a Diamond Pickaxe with Diamond, costs 1 level and restores 100% of durability. Renaming costs 1 level, and the cumulative repair penalty that normally makes items "Too Expensive" is removed, so an Anvil can be used at any time. Minecraft's enchantment exclusivity rules stay unchanged, so a Fortune enchantment still cannot be applied to armor.
The mod targets Forge and NeoForge across 7 release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Craftable enchanted books
Enchanted books can be crafted directly at a crafting table using standard recipes.
Fixed enchanting cost
Combining a book with an item costs a fixed 5 levels, which makes the price of an upgrade predictable.
Constant repair cost
Repairing with the matching material costs 1 level and restores the item's full durability.
Cheap renaming and no repair penalty
Renaming costs 1 level, and the penalty that builds up from repeated repairs is cleared.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want predictable enchanting and repair costs, and server owners who prefer fixed prices to random outcomes. Because both sides run it, a server needs the mod as well.
How it compares
EnchantOnce is server-side only and uses a custom license, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Forge and NeoForge. Easy Disenchanting is client and server and under a custom license, covering 1.20 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Enchantment Transfer is also client and server, but it is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Enchanting | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
| EnchantOnce | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-07 |
| Easy Disenchanting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-16 |
| Enchantment Transfer | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-08-05 |
Questions
Does Simple Enchanting need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Simple Enchanting support?
Can higher-level enchantments still be obtained?
In the catalog
Simple Enchanting is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod overhauls the Minecraft enchanting and repair systems to reduce grind and RNG. You can now craft any enchanted book directly on the crafting table. To get higher-level enchantments, simply combine these books for a constant cost of 3 levels, a price that never changes. Best of all, repairing is fixed at just…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-enchanting
- Owner
- DukeZiggo
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15