Swords Are Better
by qMace_
Swords Are Better adds nine enchantments and one curse to swords, along with a bleeding effect that follows a sword hit.
What it does
A sword hit can now breach shields and inflict a short bleeding effect on the mob that was struck. The bleeding lasts 3 seconds and comes with slowness and custom particles, so a hit lands with more follow-up than before. The mod also adds a small amount of extra damage to swords in general.
The enchantments and the curse are added to the existing enchanting system, so they appear on swords through enchanting tables and through villager trades. The mod is installed on Fabric and runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, with 26.1.x_fabric as the latest file. The project is closed source under All rights reserved, and it has no required dependencies.
Key features
Nine new enchantments
Nine enchantments are added to swords, one of which is a curse that players can apply in the same way as other enchantments.
Breaching chance
A sword hit can breach shields. The base chance is 15 percent, and each level of the breaching enchantment raises it by 5 points on top of a 12.5 percent increase.
Withering effect
A hit can inflict the wither effect for 4 seconds, and the effect stacks with the withering enchantment, which has two levels.
Bleeding out
Each hit on a mob starts a bleed lasting 3 seconds, with slowness and custom particles marking the affected target.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Golden's Better Enchanting is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 26.2 that runs on the client and server and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Easy Enchants/Effects is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that runs on the client alone and is licensed under the MIT License. Keep My Sword is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 26.2, runs on the client and server, and is licensed as All rights reserved, not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swords Are Better | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
| Golden's Better Enchanting | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-07 |
| Easy Enchants/Effects | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-01 |
| Keep My Sword | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
Questions
Does Swords Are Better need Fabric API?
Does the server need Swords Are Better?
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In the catalog
Swords Are Better is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Swords Are Better Mod! This mod adds 9 new enchants and 1 new curse for your sword, this also adds a new bleeding out feature to the sword on each hit! Mod also supports all enchants on enchanting tables and on villagers.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/swords-are-better
- Owner
- qMace_
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15