Useful Bane of Arthropods Rework/Buff
by WorkerBee
Useful Bane of Arthropods Rework/Buff changes how the Bane of Arthropods enchantment works, so it applies to creepers and pickaxes as well as spiders and sword use.
What it does
The rework lets the Bane of Arthropods enchantment take effect on creepers, which it does not affect in vanilla, and it extends the enchantment to pickaxes. A player can therefore deal with creepers and spiders without giving up the sword enchantments they prefer. A properly enchanted diamond pickaxe can reportedly one-shot a creeper under this change.
Every feature can be switched on or off in the mod configuration, so a server owner can keep only the parts wanted. The author notes that players unfamiliar with Fabric mod configuration can follow the Serilum guide, and that a feature is disabled by setting its value to false. The mod is published for Fabric only, for 1.20.1, with 1.0.1 as the latest file dated 2026-01-15.
Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod. The code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved, and public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Creeper targeting
The enchantment works on creepers, giving spider-killing weapons a second target type.
Pickaxe enchantment
Pickaxes can carry Bane of Arthropods, so regular pickaxe enchantments are not limited to tools that dig.
Preserved sword enchants
Sword enchantments stay available, because the change covers creepers and spiders with a different tool.
Configurable features
Each feature can be enabled or disabled in the configuration file to suit a server's needs.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want Bane of Arthropods to cover creepers and pickaxes, and players who build enchanted pickaxes for mob fights on a Fabric server.
How it compares
Bane of Arthropods Addon is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.9 – 26.2, server required with an optional client, under CC0 1.0 Universal, and it is not open source. Server-side Creeper Control runs on Fabric for 1.20.4, is open source under the MIT License, and is server-side only. Bane of Shulkers is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.20 – 26.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Bane of Arthropods Rework/Buff | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-01-15 |
| Bane of Arthropods Addon | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-26 |
| Server-side Creeper Control | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-13 |
| Bane of Shulkers | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Does Useful Bane of Arthropods Rework/Buff need Fabric API?
Do players need to install this mod?
Can individual features be turned off?
Which game version does this mod support?
In the catalog
Useful Bane of Arthropods Rework/Buff is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Ever felt like Bane of Arthropods was underpowered or undesirable compared to Sharpness or even Smite? This mod reworks Bane of Arthropods by allowing it to: - Affect Creepers, in addition to arthropods - Be applied to pickaxes, in addition to regular pickaxe enchants
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useful-bane-of-arthropods
- Owner
- WorkerBee
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15