Terrible Arsenals
by Enneagon
Terrible Arsenals is a Forge equipment mod that adds a set of craftable, deliberately low-quality swords made from common materials.
What it does
Nearly two dozen swords can be crafted in the game, each built from everyday materials such as amethyst shards, blaze rods, ender eyes, lapis lazuli and melon slices. The swords are meant to be poor weapons, so the mod suits players who want a joke arsenal or a lighthearted run rather than strong gear.
Crafting an arsenal of these swords is the mod's main activity. Because the environment is client and server, both the server and every player who joins need the mod installed. The mod is published for Forge only, with a single build, 1.0.0, released on 2025-09-19 for 1.20.1. The code is covered by the MIT License, but the project is not open source.
Key features
Craftable swords
Close to two dozen swords are added, each craftable from materials found during ordinary play.
Varied sword recipes
Each sword uses a different material, so the recipes differ from one another rather than repeating one pattern.
Low-quality weapons
The swords are weak on purpose, giving a comic counterpart to ordinary melee weapons.
Material-based crafting
Swords draw on items such as blaze rods, melon slices and lapis lazuli, tying the arsenal to the rest of the game.
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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.
Use cases
Joke playthroughs
Players who want a lighthearted run can assemble a full set of the poor swords and see how far they get.
Shared servers
A server owner can add the mod so that every player on the server gets the same set of craftable swords.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy comic or novelty equipment, and server owners who want a set of joke weapons available to everyone on the server.
How it compares
Useful Amethyst is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it differs mainly in its license and focus. Arsenal Core is open source under the MIT License and covers Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.5 – 1.21.5, a much wider range than the single 1.20.1 build of Terrible Arsenals. XFILLX's Swords is also client and server and targets 1.20.1, but it supports Fabric as well as Forge and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrible Arsenals | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-19 |
| Useful Amethyst | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-12-07 |
| Arsenal Core | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-06-22 |
| XFILLX's Swords | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-13 |
Questions
Does Terrible Arsenals need to be on the server?
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In the catalog
Terrible Arsenals 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
Ever wanted a sword made out of bread? How about leather? Or rotten flesh? Terrible Arsenals has you covered. These not-so-legendary weapons have low damage outputs and break easily, but can you resist the novelty of slaying your foes with a weapon made from delicate feathers? Assemble your terrible arsenal and go…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/terrible-arsenals
- Owner
- Enneagon
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15