Stardust
by NoahOnFyre
Stardust adds more than twenty vanilla-style enchantments to Forge, extending the enchanting system for players who want more options on their gear.
What it does
Several of the new enchantments change combat and rewards. Rampage V restores health to the player after a kill, Decay II applies wither to enemies on hit, Venom II applies poison and Frostbite II applies freezing. Striking V lets critical hits deal up to twice the normal damage. Gaining V and Wisdom V raise the experience that mobs and blocks yield, and Reaching III extends the reach distance of tools.
The mod keeps its additions close to the vanilla enchanting system, so the new entries sit alongside the existing ones and follow familiar rules. Stardust requires Kotlin for Forge, and Enchantment Descriptions is an optional dependency that adds descriptions for the enchantments. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is open source under the MIT License, and files cover 1.20 – 1.20.6, with 5.4.4 for 1.20.6 as the latest Forge file.
Key features
Combat enchantments
Enchantments such as Decay II, Venom II and Frostbite II add status effects to enemies on each hit.
Healing on kill
Rampage V restores some of the player's health after a kill, which helps during long fights.
Experience boosters
Gaining V and Wisdom V increase the experience dropped by mobs and gained from mining blocks.
Critical hit and reach
Striking V doubles critical hit damage at most, and Reaching III extends the distance a tool can reach.
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
Optional 1
Use cases
Survival progression
Players working through a survival world can use the extra enchantments to tune weapons and tools for different fights and tasks.
Who it’s for: Players who want more enchantment choices than vanilla offers, and server owners who run a modded survival or adventure world on Forge for 1.20.6.
How it compares
Dagger Enchantments is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 that is not open source and is released as All rights reserved, with client and server environment. MOAR Enchantments is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also client and server and not open source, under All rights reserved. Lucky Strike is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, which is not open source and runs server-side with an optional client, so players can join without it. Stardust covers 1.20 – 1.20.6 and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardust | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-23 |
| Dagger Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
| MOAR Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-08 |
| Lucky Strike | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-28 |
Questions
Does Stardust require Kotlin for Forge?
Does Stardust have to be installed on both sides?
Are the enchantment descriptions shown in game?
In the catalog
Stardust 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
Stardust currently adds 20+ new vanilla-style enchantments to the game, with even more to come. It aims to add variety to the slightly bland collection of enchantments currently in the game, whilst still keeping it as close to vanilla as possible.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stardustenchanting
- Owner
- NoahOnFyre
- Published
- 2025-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15