Spartan Weaponry
Spartan Weaponry adds a set of melee and ranged weapons built from handles, poles and the five vanilla tool materials, plus a few modded metals.
What it does
Most weapons are crafted from a handle or a pole combined with a tool material. Handles are made from a piece of string or four at a time from leather or wool, and poles follow a similar pattern. Explosive charges are a separate craft and feed the explosive arrows and dynamite.
Each weapon type has its own combat profile, such as extended reach, damage bonuses, multi-target sweeps or extra damage against foes without chest armour. The arsenal covers swords, polearms, blunt weapons and ranged weapons, and some are reworked from an earlier weapon pack while others are original. Support is included for several modded metal materials, so weapons can be crafted from those as well.
Forge and NeoForge are the published loaders, with release files for 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1. Spartan Weaponry runs client and server and is open source under the Apache License 2.0. Dated 2025-08-03, the newest Forge and NeoForge builds are 1.20.1-3.2.1 for 1.20.1.
Key features
Handle and pole crafting
Weapons share two base parts, handles and poles, which can be built from string, leather or wool.
Vanilla and modded materials
Vanilla tool materials and several modded metals can all be used to craft the weapons.
Weapon properties
Each weapon lists properties such as Sweep, Two-Handed, Chest Damage Bonus and Damage Absorption.
Explosive charges
Explosive charges are craftable and used by explosive arrows and dynamite.
Optional integrations
Curios API, Just Enough Items (JEI) and footwork are optional dependencies that add extra features when installed.
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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.
Optional 3
Required by 15 mods
Use cases
Combat variety in survival
Melee styles can be varied by picking weapons with reach, sweep or armour-based damage bonuses.
Modpacks with weapon tiers
The material support lets modpack builders place weapons from several metals at different stages of progression.
Who it’s for: Anyone wanting a wider range of melee and ranged weapons, and server owners who run mixed-environment modpacks where the mod is installed on both sides.
How it compares
Jaam's Weaponry is open source under the MIT License and supports Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, so it covers newer versions than Spartan Weaponry. Better Weaponry also supports Forge and NeoForge, for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and is not open source. Heart of Spartan is Forge-only for 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Weaponry | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-03 |
| Jaam's Weaponry | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Better Weaponry | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-02 |
| Heart of Spartan | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-01-15 |
Questions
Does Spartan Weaponry need to be installed on the server?
Which versions have files for Spartan Weaponry?
Are Curios API and JEI required?
In the catalog
Spartan Weaponry is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
If there is still an outstanding issue with the mod, please submit an issue there. Version "2.2.0" for Minecraft version 1.16.5 is out now!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spartan-weaponry
- Owner
- ObliviousSpartan
- Published
- 2022-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15