More Swords & Staffs
Combat in Minecraft has always been straightforward: swing a sword, maybe land a critical hit, and move on. More Swords & Staffs throws that simplicity out the window and replaces it with a full arsenal of melee and magical weapons, each with its own combat rhythm, progression path, and reason to exist. If you have ever wanted a katana that rewards precise timing or a staff that lets you ride the wind, this add-on was built with you in mind.
What More Swords & Staffs Adds to Minecraft
This mod is not a simple weapon pack that swaps textures and calls it a day. Every weapon introduces unique mechanics, custom crafting components, and distinct playstyles that change how you approach fights, exploration, and even base defense. The roster covers fast-paced duelists, heavy bruisers, and casters who control the battlefield from a distance.
Katanas and Sheath Strike Combat
Katanas are built around the Sheath Strike, a timed burst attack that rewards players who read enemy patterns instead of mashing the attack button. You get mobility tools, shield pressure options, and aerial follow-ups that make katana combat feel closer to a fighting game than vanilla Minecraft. Landing a clean Sheath Strike is genuinely satisfying, and the skill ceiling keeps improving the more you practice.
Wind Staff and Lightning Staff
The Wind Staff focuses on movement and control. Wind leaps launch you across gaps, active gliding lets you cross terrain without elytra, and mounted gust boosts turn your horse into a speed demon. The Lightning Staff takes a darker route with Stormcall casting, calling down direct lightning strikes on your targets. It balances that power with cooldowns and durability costs, and certain mobs can even be transformed when struck.
Bone Scythe and Obsidian Greatsword
The Bone Scythe introduces soul harvesting. You collect soul imprints from defeated enemies, store them, and later summon them during a timed window. Recall and garrison control mechanics let you build a small undead army that fights alongside you. The Obsidian Greatsword sits at the opposite end of the spectrum: heavy, deliberate, and brutal, with armor-breaking pressure and a charged ground slam that punishes anyone standing too close.
Crafting, Components, and Progression
Nothing here spawns from thin air. More Swords & Staffs for Minecraft adds custom crafting components such as katana hilts, guards, and blades, along with Arcane Rods, Zephyr Gems, and soul materials. These feed into custom recipes and loot drops, so exploration and mob grinding both contribute to your arsenal. The mod also ships with custom models, textures, tooltips, flavor text, sounds, and subtitles, giving every weapon a polished identity rather than a placeholder feel.
- Timed Sheath Strike burst attacks and aerial katana follow-ups
- Wind leaps, active gliding, and mounted gust boosts
- Stormcall lightning casting with cooldowns and mob transformations
- Soul harvesting, summon windows, recall, and garrison control
- Armor-breaking greatsword pressure with a charged ground slam
- Custom components, recipes, loot drops, and full audio design
Supported Versions and Installation
More Swords & Staffs currently targets Minecraft 26.1.2 and runs on Fabric Loader 0.18.4 or newer. You will also need Fabric API 0.146.0+26.1.2 and Java 25 installed. If you are comfortable with a Gradle setup, the project builds from source using the included wrapper: run .\gradlew.bat build --console=plain on Windows or ./gradlew build --console=plain on Linux and macOS, and the finished jar appears under build/libs/. The mod is source-available under the PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0, so check the license before redistributing anything.
If you would rather skip the manual setup entirely, the foxygame.net launcher handles the busywork for you: it detects your installed Minecraft version, matches it against compatible builds, and installs More Swords & Staffs in a single click while keeping Fabric API aligned automatically. That means fewer version mismatches and more time spent testing Sheath Strike timing instead of debugging crash logs.
How to Install More Swords & Staffs
Follow these steps to get the mod running on a clean Fabric profile:
- Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.1.2
- Add Fabric API 0.146.0+26.1.2 to your mods folder
- Download More Swords & Staffs from Modrinth or CurseForge
- Drop the downloaded .jar file into your Minecraft mods folder
- Launch the game using your Fabric profile
Once the game loads, craft a basic katana hilt and blade to test the Sheath Strike before committing resources to a Lightning Staff or Bone Scythe. The early recipes are intentionally cheap so you can feel out which playstyle suits you.
Final Thoughts
More Swords & Staffs succeeds because it treats each weapon as a system rather than a stat stick. Katanas reward timing, staffs reward positioning and resource management, and the scythe and greatsword reward patience and planning. For players who have grown tired of vanilla combat and want progression that actually changes how fights unfold, this add-on is an easy recommendation. Set up Fabric, grab the required API, and start experimenting with the full arsenal.
