Legacy Sword
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Like the old times...
This datapack restores the classic pre-1.9 combat style by removing the attack cooldown only for swords. It brings back the fast, spam-click gameplay that many players loved in older versions of Minecraft, while keeping the rest of the combat system unchanged.
Only swords are affected: axes, tools, tridents, or any other weapon keep their normal cooldown and default attack behavior. This makes the gameplay feel more balanced and faithful to the original system without modifying the entire combat mechanics.
The datapack is lightweight, fully vanilla-compatible, and works without any mod or resource pack. Simply drop it into your world’s datapacks folder and enjoy the classic PvP experience again!
⚠ WARNING ⚠
- For the Fabric version FabricAPI is needed.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as legacy_sword_v1.2.3_mc1.21.9-mc26.2.zip
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.