Swept Away
by jolkert
Swept Away removes the sweeping attack from swords, so a sword hit no longer damages nearby mobs.
What it does
Sweeping attacks are disabled for unenchanted swords, and swords carrying the Sweeping Edge enchantment lose the effect as well. Swords enchanted with Sweeping Edge still sweep normally in other cases, and axes are not touched. The mod is described by its author as a single-purpose change for players who dislike the sweep.
Environment: it is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and only the server needs the mod. Connecting to a server that runs it works without a client install. Swept Away is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Fabric and NeoForge builds are published, with NeoForge 2.0.1 for 1.21.1 and Fabric 2.0.1 for 26.3 as the latest files, across 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 26.2 and 26.3.
The author notes that the mod is aimed at modpacks and long-term-support setups. Version 1.21.1 is the long-term-support target, and the author plans to keep the mod on it for a long time. Bugs can be reported through the public Codeberg repository, which also hosts the source code.
Key features
Unenchanted swords
Sweeping attacks are removed from every sword that lacks the Sweeping Edge enchantment.
Sweeping Edge removal
Swords carrying the Sweeping Edge enchantment also lose the sweeping effect.
Axes unchanged
Axes keep their behavior, so only the sword sweep is affected.
Single purpose
The mod changes one mechanic and adds no items, blocks or recipes.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server rules
Server owners who want melee combat without area sweeps can run the mod alone, since clients need nothing.
Modpacks
Modpack authors can include it as a small balance change, as the author notes it appears in packs.
Who it’s for: Server owners, modpack authors and players who dislike the sweeping effect on swords and want it removed without other changes.
Questions
Does Swept Away need to be installed on players' clients?
Are axes affected by Swept Away?
Which Minecraft version is the long-term-support target?
In the catalog
Swept Away is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A simple mod which does one thing: removes the sweeping effect from swords not enchanted with the Sweeping Edge enchantment. Useful for people like me who hate the sweeping effect but don't like axes. Swords enchanted with Sweeping Edge will still sweep as normal! In multiplayer, the mod only needs to be installed on…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/swept-away
- Owner
- jolkert
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15