Vermilion
by Enehb
Vermilion, a Forge mod for 1.20.1, adds warhammers, daggers, mini-bosses and new ores to vanilla Minecraft, with additions to swamps and snowy biomes.
What it does
Vermilion stays close to vanilla and adds a set of combat weapons: warhammers and daggers in material tiers, along with new mini-bosses that appear in the world. Its changes reach several biomes, including swamps and snow areas, which gain small additions and new plants such as algae and cattails. Rubies are added as an ore with matching armor and tools, and an underground jigsaw structure places them in the world.
Beyond weapons and ore, the mod adds a water sieve block, a candy item, a witch's hat item, dynamite and other explosives, and a creepshroom mob. Pigs killed by players can drop tallow. Several illusioner and sieve-related additions extend the world content. The mod is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. The server and every player need the mod installed. Forge files cover 1.20.1 only, with 1.3.0 as the latest file, published on 2025-12-22.
Key features
Dagger dash
Right-clicking a dagger launches the player forward in the facing direction, and the dash strength rises with the dagger's tier.
Warhammer area attacks
A consecutive, correctly timed hit with a warhammer deals area damage, and the Shackle enchantment slows entities in its radius.
Dagger enchantments
Fleet increases dash strength, and Sneak Strike increases damage from sneak attacks, each up to three levels.
Swamp and snow additions
Algae, cattails and small structures give the swamp biome new content, while snowy areas gain their own additions.
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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
Adventure maps and survival worlds
The weapons and mini-bosses give players new combat options in worlds that keep vanilla progression.
Who it’s for: Players who want new weapons, ores and mobs on Forge 1.20.1 without large changes to the vanilla game. Server owners need it on the server and on every player's client.
How it compares
More Weapons! is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and it also runs on client and server. Hammercraft40k is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, also running on client and server, but it is not open source. Ruby additions is another Forge option for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, covering rubies from a separate angle.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-22 |
| More Weapons! | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-20 |
| Hammercraft40k | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-14 |
| Ruby additions | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-22 |
Questions
Does Vermilion need a server install?
Which game versions does Vermilion support?
What does the dagger dash do?
In the catalog
Vermilion 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
# Overview Vermilion is a vanilla-friendly mod that adds Warhammers, Daggers, new mini bosses in the swamp and snow, Rubies with armor and tools, a jigsaw structure underground, New crops and mob variants. Daggers come in all material tiers and are a fast but weak weapon, with sneaking giving bonus damage. ### Dagger…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vermilion
- Owner
- Enehb
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15