VanillaWeapons
by Blehhhhh
VanillaWeapons adds vanilla-styled swords and axes for each material tier, with a charged heavy strike, a slowing charge, and mob-kill rewards.
What it does
Each material tier gets its own weapon set, with attack damage running from wooden at 4 up to netherite at 12 and 10 on the netherite variants. Holding the right mouse button prepares a heavy strike, and releasing it lands a high-damage blow. A charged hit applies Slowness II for a short stagger, and the slow penalty while charging drops by 10% per level of the Weighty Blade enchantment.
Crouching and hitting a mob pulls it toward the player. Killing a mob restores 5% of maximum health, while mobs killed drop double experience orbs and no item drops. Health leech increases by 2.5% per level, and there is a level cap that limits progression. The weapons are meant to repair gear without filling the inventory.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, for the single version 1.20.1. The code is all rights reserved and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Tiered weapon damage
Swords and axes scale from wooden 4 to netherite 12 attack damage, with extra variants at intermediate values.
Charged heavy strike
Holding the attack button charges a heavy blow that deals high damage when released.
Staggering slow
A charged hit applies Slowness II for a short stagger, and the Weighty Blade enchantment shortens the charging penalty.
Mob kill rewards
Killed mobs restore 5% of maximum health and drop double experience orbs without items.
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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
Melee-focused survival
Players who prefer close combat can use the heavy strike and staggering slow in fights against tougher mobs.
Gear repair without inventory use
The mob kill rewards and repairing approach let players keep gear in shape while carrying fewer items.
Who it’s for: Players who want vanilla-looking melee weapons with combat changes on Fabric or Forge, and server owners who want the same rules for everyone on a 1.20.1 server.
Questions
Does VanillaWeapons need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does VanillaWeapons support?
Does the Weighty Blade enchantment affect the charge?
In the catalog
VanillaWeapons is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Tier Base Damage - Wooden 4 Attack Damage - Stone 6 Attack Damage - Iron 8 Attack Damage - Diamond 10 Attack Damage - Netherite 12 Attack Damage By holding Right-Click, the player prepares a heavy strike. Releasing the button triggers a high-damage blow.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanillaweapons
- Owner
- Blehhhhh
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
