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Weapons Expanded

by AngelicThe_Angel · for Minecraft

This mod adds new weapons, enchantments, effects, advancements, and more.

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MITLicense
Fabric · Forge +2Loaders

About Weapons Expanded

From Modrinth

This mod adds new weapons, enchantments, effects, advancements, and more.

  • Melee Weapons
  • Rapier: A small, light, piercing sword (2.0+)
  • Shortsword: A small, light sword
  • Sickle: Slightly slower than the sword, with slightly higher damage
  • Glaive: A balanced sweeping weapon with extra reach (2.0+)
  • Longsword: A heavier sword at the cost of speed. can swap between one-handed and two-handed grips using the default keybind 'V'
  • Scythe: A two-handed heavy hitter with extra reach
  • Greatsword: A huge, slow, two-handed sword
  • Katana: A two-handed sword with extra speed
  • Hatchet: A small, light axe
  • Morningstar: Smaller than an axe, but faster (2.0+)
  • Hammer: Heavier and slower than an axe
  • Battleaxe: A huge, slow axe
  • Warhammer: The blunt side can stun shields like an axe, and the sharp side can sweep enemies like a sword. You can swap between them using the default keybind 'V'
  • Halberd: Has a two-handed sweeping mode with extra range, and a one-handed piercing mode with even more range, but less speed and damage. Swap between them using the default keybind 'V' (2.0+)
  • Ranged Weapons
  • Longbow: A long-range bow that takes longer to charge.
  • Chain Crossbow: A crossbow that can hold multiple projectiles, and then be fired in quick succession.
  • Heavy Arrow: Loses less speed than a normal arrow, and can travel farther
  • Dynamite Arrow: An arrow than can only be loaded into a crossbow, and explodes on impact. Takes extra durability off of the crossbow.
  • Enchantments
  • Withering: An enchantment for melee weapons, applying the Wither effect to any entity hit. Removes the poison effect of any entity hit. Incompatible with Fire Aspect, Frostbite, and Polluting
  • Frostbite: An enchantment for melee weapons, applying the Frostbite effect to any entity hit. Incompatible with Fire Aspect, Withering, and Polluting
  • Polluting: An enchantment for melee weapons, applying the Poison effect to any entity hit. Incompatible with Fire Aspect, Frostbite, and Withering
  • Freeze: An enchantment for bows that applies the frostbite effect to any entity hit. Incompatible with Flame.
  • Leech: An enchantment for shields that heals the player when they block with the shield, but the shield takes more durability damage, and when the shield is struck down with an axe, the player takes partial damage.
  • Cleaving: Increases shield stun time of axes and similar weapons by +1 sec per level.
  • Capacity: Increases the magazine size of Chain Crossbows. (2.0+)
  • Auto Load: Automatically loads Crossbows while in your inventory. Takes twice as long as manually loading them. Incompatible with Quick Charge. (2.0+)
  • Nether's Scourge: Makes weapons deal more damage against Nether mobs. Incompatible with Sharpness and other damage enchantments. (2.0+)
  • End's Bane: Makes weapons deal more damage against End mobs. Incompatible with Sharpness and other damage enchantments. (2.0+)
  • Effects
  • Frostbite: This effect mimics the effects of powdered snow, making the entity slower, and take damage over time. Can be removed by fire. Can be brewed into a potion using blue ice.

Extra Notes

https://modrinth.com/mod/axes-are-weapons is recommended for versions before 1.21.11 because of changes it makes to enchanting that affects the custom weapons.

Curseforge link: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/weaponsexpanded

For bug reports and issues, or suggestions for translations you can email me at weaponsexpanded@gmail.com or submit a report to the issue tracker at https://github.com/AngelicTheAngel/weapons_expanded/issues

Thank you everyone who downloaded my mod, the support is unbelievable and I would never have gotten here if all of you hadn't been kind enough to try out my mod.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 21 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Weapons Expanded on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2.1.2.1, released 2026-10-21

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric26.1 to 26.3 (5 versions)26.3
Quilt26.1 to 26.3 (5 versions)26.3

From 9 recorded builds of Weapons Expanded.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2.1.2.12026-10-2126.3Fabric, Quilt
2.1.22026-10-0326.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)Fabric, Quilt
2.1.22026-10-0326.2Fabric, Quilt
2.1.22026-10-0326.3Fabric, Quilt
2.1.12026-09-2026.3Fabric, Quilt
2.1.12026-09-2026.2Fabric, Quilt

Dependencies

  • Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
  • Optional: modrinth project mOgUt4GM (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
  • Optional: modrinth project 9s6osm5g (modrinth, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Weapons Expanded on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Weapons, items & crafting

New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Weapons Expanded as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 20 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-22Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorAngelicThe_Angel, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Weapons Expanded, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Weapons Expanded?

Modrinth lists Weapons Expanded as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Weapons Expanded is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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