DatapacksJava
BladeBind
Swords thrown into the ground become temporary territorial markers that damage enemies who enter their radius.
⬇ Download on ModrinthBladeBind
BladeBind introduces a tactical PvP mechanic where players can throw their sword by dropping it while sneaking. The sword plants into the ground and creates a small territorial zone.
Mechanics
Planted Blade Zone
- Affects all players not on the same team
- 5-block radius of effect
- Continuous damage based on sword material:
- Wooden sword: 0.5 hearts per second
- Netherite sword: 2 hearts per second
- Other materials scale between these values
- Duration: 60 seconds before despawning
- Sword returns to owner's inventory if space is available
- Only one active blade per player at a time
- Subtle redstone particles mark the blade's range
Usage
- Sneak and drop your sword to activate
- No commands required
- No permissions required
- Works with vanilla teams
Technical Details
Uses scoreboard tracking for ownership and team detection. Execute commands handle damage pulses. Server operators can adjust duration by modifying the bladebind.duration scoreboard objective.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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.
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- Downloads as bladebind.zip
- Download size: 4 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
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