Skillcraft
by Raguto
Skillcraft brings RuneScape-style skills to Minecraft, with skillcapes that players can earn as they level up.
What it does
Skillcraft adds experience-based skills and skillcapes modeled on the RuneScape series. Progress is tracked through new stats that appear in the Combat tab of the statistics screen, so players can follow their advancement as they play. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.
The mod also supports custom stats added through datapacks. A datapack can define new combat stats that link to attributes such as attack damage, maximum health, movement speed, attack speed, armor toughness and knockback resistance. Stats that do not name an attribute do not apply any effect on their own and need custom code to handle them.
Skillcraft is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 1.21.1 released on 2026-04-19. It is released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. Sounds for level-up events can be replaced by resource packs.
Key features
Earnable skillcapes
Skillcapes are awarded as players progress, giving a visible mark of each skill's level.
Combat stats in the Combat tab
New stats appear in the Combat tab of the statistics screen once the mod is loaded in a world.
Custom stats through datapacks
Datapacks can define extra combat stats, with an example datapack included to show the required JSON layout.
Attribute-linked stats
A stat that names an attribute such as attack damage or armor toughness applies its bonus automatically, using flat, base multiply or total multiply modifiers.
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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
Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want skill progression with RuneScape-style skillcapes, and server owners who plan to extend combat stats with datapacks. Installation needs Fabric API on both the server and each client.
How it compares
Generic classes runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.11 and is server required with client optional, under the MIT License, but it is not open source. TweakLite is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License. StatTweaks covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.9 on Fabric and NeoForge, runs on client and server, and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skillcraft | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Generic classes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-07 |
| TweakLite | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-05-27 |
| StatTweaks | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.9 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
Questions
Does Skillcraft need Fabric API?
Which loaders can run Skillcraft?
How do new custom stats get added?
In the catalog
Skillcraft is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
assets/skillcraft/sounds/levelup/melee.ogg assets/skillcraft/sounds/levelup/defence.ogg SKILLCRAFT CUSTOM COMBAT STATS - EXAMPLE DATAPACK =================================================
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/skillcraft
- Owner
- Raguto
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15