XYZ Scythes
by duckxyz
XYZ Scythes adds five Forge scythes, each crafted from a different material and carrying its own special ability, for players who want weapons with more than damage.
What it does
The mod adds five scythes made from iron, nether materials, sculk, blood and ender ingredients. Each one is built from vanilla resources, so the recipes stay close to the base game, and each scythe comes with the sweeping edge enchantment already applied. The sweeping edge level scales with the cost of the craft, and damage and attack speed sit between those of axes and swords.
The scythes use a right-click ability and a charged click ability, so each weapon has two uses. The iron scythe clears foliage around the player, the nether scythe shoots a fireball sized like a ghast's, and the sculk scythe fires a sonic blast that deals high damage and can make nearby entities glow through walls. Players may also use the blood scythe to push out a wave that cleanses the user of potion effects, and the ender scythe to throw an ender pearl or open a menu for creating a nether portal and setting a spawn point.
XYZ Scythes requires no other mod and runs on Forge. It is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files cover game versions 1.20.1, 1.20.2 and 1.20.4, with 1.20.4 as the latest Forge file, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Five scythes with abilities
Each scythe has a distinct right-click shot or effect, from foliage clearing to sonic blasts.
Charged abilities
Holding the attack for five seconds triggers a second effect on the blood and sculk scythes.
Sweeping edge built in
Every scythe comes enchanted with sweeping edge, and the level follows the difficulty of the craft.
Vanilla-based recipes
Crafting uses iron, gold, blaze rods, diamonds, echo shards and other vanilla items, with no custom materials.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Scythes Of Death is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Merlono's Scythes is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is not open source. Classic Scythe is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYZ Scythes | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-02-28 |
| Scythes Of Death | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-08 |
| Merlono's Scythes | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-02 |
| Classic Scythe | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-09 |
Questions
Does XYZ Scythes need another mod to run?
Does the server need XYZ Scythes?
Which game versions does XYZ Scythes support?
In the catalog
XYZ Scythes is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Mod adding 5 unique scythes all with a special ability. Each scythe is crafted with purely vanilla resources to try to stay a bit more vanilla. All scythes come with sweeping edge built in and therefore can not be enchanted with it. The level of sweeping edge is based on how hard the scythe is to craft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/xyz-scythes
- Owner
- duckxyz
- Published
- 2024-02-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
