Vertical Lunge
by AstraLucid
Vertical Lunge changes the Lunge enchantment so that it can launch a player upward as well as forward, instead of stripping vertical motion.
What it does
In vanilla Minecraft, the Lunge enchantment forcibly removes vertical motion, even when the player is looking up. Vertical Lunge lifts that restriction, so the launch follows the direction the player faces and can carry them well upward. Horizontal movement is kept as before. The mod is built for Fabric and runs on the server side only, so clients do not need it installed to join a server that has it. Files exist for 1.21.11 only, with version 1.0.0 as the latest Fabric file, released under All rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Vertical launches
The Lunge enchantment can send a player upward when they look up, rather than only forward along the ground.
Vanilla limit removed
The mod lifts the vanilla restriction that cancels vertical motion, keeping the launch aimed where the player is looking.
Server-side install
Only the server needs the mod, so players who join without it still get the vertical launch.
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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.
How it compares
Simple Lunge Tweaks is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that is also server-side only and under All rights reserved, so it sits in the same niche. Elytra Lunge is server required with client optional, covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.11 – 26.3, and is licensed under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Lunge | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-13 |
| Simple Lunge Tweaks | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-12 |
| Elytra Lunge | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Vertical Lunge need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Vertical Lunge is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Vertical Lunge tweaks the vanilla Lunge enchantment so it can launch you upward as well as forward, instead of being locked to horizontal movement only. In vanilla Minecraft, Lunge forcibly removes all vertical motion, even if you’re looking up. This mod removes that limitation.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vertical_lunge
- Owner
- AstraLucid
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15