The Helminth
by mika896945
The Helminth reworks enchanting in Minecraft with a Helminth crafting station and a grimoire that records which enchantments each player has earned.
What it does
Enchantments start out closed to crafting and open up only after a player earns them during play. The Helminth adds a dedicated Helminth station where enchantments are sorted into tiers, and each tier has its own requirements before it can be crafted. A soul swapping system is included as part of the enchanting changes.
Earned enchantments are recorded in a grimoire that holds the recipe and effect of each one. Grimoires are kept separately for every player. A shared grimoire syncs right away with the recipient's own progress, so handing one over gives the other side the same known enchantments.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for 1.21 and 1.21.1, and it requires The Helminth Visuals. It is required on the server and optional for players. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Earn-to-craft enchanting
Enchantments stay closed until a player earns them through play, then they become craftable.
Grimoire records
A grimoire keeps each earned enchantment with its crafting recipe and effects, tracked per player.
Tiered enchanting
Enchantments are grouped into tiers, and each tier has its own requirements to craft at the Helminth station.
Soul swapping
A soul swapping system is included alongside the enchanting changes.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Roudey's Re:Enchanting is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.6 – 1.21.10, with a server required and client optional environment. Magicraft is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.21.11 – 26.3 with the same environment. Grimoire Ascension is NeoForge only for 1.21.1, runs on client and server, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Helminth | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-18 |
| Roudey's Re:Enchanting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-25 |
| Magicraft | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-06 |
| Grimoire Ascension | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-16 |
Questions
Does The Helminth need The Helminth Visuals?
Does a player need The Helminth installed to join a server?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
The Helminth is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-helminth
- Owner
- mika896945
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15