Trick XOR Treat
Spooky Jam 2021 may be long over, but some entries refuse to fade quietly into the pumpkin patch. Trick XOR Treat is one of those delightfully small additions that punches well above its weight, offering Minecraft players a pair of mutually exclusive sword enchantments that turn every swing into a gamble. If you have ever wanted your blade to either curse your enemies or shower you in magical sweets, this is the add-on for you.
What Does Trick XOR Treat Add to Minecraft?
The core concept is refreshingly simple. Trick XOR Treat introduces two enchantments, Trick and Treat, and you can only pick one path on a given sword. Both cap out at enchantment level 3, where each hit carries a 15% chance to trigger its effect, dropping by 5% for every level below the maximum. That means a level 1 enchantment only fires 5% of the time, so maxing out your gear genuinely matters.
Trick: The Debuff Route
Trick is the mischievous sibling. When it procs, it either plays strange, unsettling sounds when you strike an entity or applies a vanilla debuff to your target. It covers most of the standard negative status effects while deliberately skipping poison and wither, keeping things fair rather than outright cruel. It is a solid pick for players who enjoy controlling a fight rather than simply out-damaging it.
Treat: The Candy Route
Treat takes the sweeter approach. Every successful proc leaves a chance for the entity you hit to drop magical candy at its feet, giving you a steady supply of buff-granting snacks. The candy pool is where Trick XOR Treat really shows its personality:
- Cloudy Candy: grants Levitation and Slow Falling for a floaty escape
- Creeper Chocolate: Invisibility plus Night Vision for sneaky night travel
- Heroic Bar: Strength and Resistance to keep you in the fight
- Pigmen's Fools Gold: Luck and Haste, fake gold with real benefits
- Sugar Bone: pure Speed, but please do not feed it to dogs
- Candy Rabbit: Jump Boost II for hopping mad mobility
- Flaming Dots: Fire Resistance, with no liability accepted by Blaze Co
- Dolphin Crunch: Dolphin's Grace and Water Breathing for ocean runs
- Prismatic Flesh: a stacked buff cocktail that ends in Extended Nausea
That last one is the risk-reward centerpiece. You get Strength, Resistance, Speed, Jump Boost, and Haste all at once, but the nausea penalty makes it a genuine decision rather than a free win.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Trick XOR Treat was originally built for the Spooky Jam 2021 era of Minecraft, meaning it targets older Java Edition releases. If you are running a modern version, check the add-on's page for the latest supported build before you commit, since enchantment and loot-table behavior can shift between updates. The add-on is designed for the Java Edition modding ecosystem, so make sure your loader matches the file you grab.
If you would rather skip the manual file juggling entirely, the foxygame.net launcher bundles Trick XOR Treat straight into its add-on catalog, so a single click drops it into your profile with version compatibility handled automatically.
How to Install Trick XOR Treat
Getting the add-on running is straightforward once you have the right loader in place. Follow these steps:
- Confirm your Minecraft version matches a release the add-on supports
- Install a compatible mod loader for Java Edition
- Download Trick XOR Treat from its official project page
- Drop the file into your mods folder
- Launch the game and verify the enchantments appear in creative or via commands
Once loaded, you can apply Trick or Treat to a sword through an enchanting table, an anvil, or creative mode. Remember that the two enchantments are mutually exclusive, so a single blade cannot carry both. Plan your loadout accordingly, especially on multiplayer servers where a Trick build and a Treat build can complement each other nicely.
Modpacks and Multiplayer
The creator explicitly allows Trick XOR Treat in modpacks, which makes it an easy inclusion for spooky-themed or Halloween-flavored packs. It is lightweight, adds no world generation, and slots cleanly into existing enchantment systems. For servers, the candy drops create a fun economy angle, since Treat users effectively become walking buff dispensers for their teammates.
Final Thoughts
Trick XOR Treat is proof that a small add-on does not need to reinvent Minecraft to be memorable. Two enchantments, a pile of weird candy, and a genuine choice between mischief and reward are enough to change how you approach combat. Whether you download Trick XOR Treat for a Halloween playthrough or just want your sword to do something unexpected, it earns its place in your mods folder.