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The Best Sword

by Xilombo

The Best Sword is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that gives swords a damage effect on entities, from a developer who names it after its main feature.

ForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1

What it does

Swords added by the mod deal real damage to entities and can apply forced knockback when they hit. The developer describes the mod as a base that can grow, with more entities and possibly new items such as swords, food, bows and crafts planned for later releases. Those additions are not part of the current build.

The mod runs on both the client and the server, so every player on a server running it needs it installed. It is published for Forge only, with a single game version: 1.20.1, where the latest file is 1.0.1, dated 2025-12-17. The code is all rights reserved and not open source.

Key features

  1. Sword damage on entities

    Swords deal real damage to entities when they strike, rather than relying only on the vanilla hit values.

  2. Forced knockback

    Hits from the mod's swords push the struck entity back, adding a knockback effect to combat.

  3. Planned survival content

    The author plans future releases that add items such as swords, food, bows and crafting recipes for survival play.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Sword Blocking is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.2 – 26.3 that is server required and client optional, under a custom license. Vanilla Sword Blocking covers 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 on the same four loaders, is also server required and client optional, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. The Best Sword only targets Forge and 1.20.1, and needs both sides.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
The Best SwordForge1.20.1Client and server2025-12-17
Sword BlockingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.2 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-16
Vanilla Sword BlockingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-03-25

Questions

Does The Best Sword need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

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What the author says

This mod is still in development, later on the swords will have more creative utilities and the mob VoidDestroyer is still in development or it can cause bugs or crashes if you spawn it. In the future this mod will be able to be played in survival because I will add new items, swords, food, bows, crafts, etc…
Xilombo, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Xilombo
Published
2025-12-05
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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