Balanced Mending
Mod which changes how mending enchantment works. To repair an item you need it's standard repair ingredient in your inventory. For each durability point…
⬇ Download on ModrinthBalanced Mending Mod
This mod changes the way mending enchantment works in Minecraft.
Requirements
How it works
Mending now requires an ingredient to work. The correct ingredient has to be in you inventory for mending to work. There is a chance for the ingredient to be consumed when repairing. When this happens you get a bonus to the amount repaired. Rarer ingredients give a higher bonus.
Ingredients
| Item | Ingredient | Repair Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Tools | Planks | 1x base |
| Shield | Planks | 1x base |
| Stone Tools | Cobblestone, Blackstone, Cobbled Deepslate | 1x base |
| Leather Armor | Leather | 1x base |
| Flint and Steel | Flint | 1x base |
| Bow | String | 1x base |
| Crossbow | String | 1x base |
| Fishing Rod | String | 1x base |
| Carrot on a Stick | String | 1x base |
| Warped Fungus on a Stick | String | 1x base |
| Brush | Copper Ingot | 1x base |
| Shears | Iron Ingot | 2x base |
| Iron Tools | Iron Ingot | 2x base |
| Iron Armor | Iron Ingot | 2x base |
| Chain Armor | Iron Ingot | 2x base |
| Gold Tools | Gold Ingot | 2x base |
| Gold Armor | Gold Ingot | 2x base |
| Turtle Helmet | Turtle Scute | 2x base |
| Trident | Prismarine Shard | 2x base |
| Elytra | Phantom Membrane | 2x base |
| Diamond Armor | Diamond | 4x base |
| Diamond Tools | Diamond | 4x base |
| Mace | Breeze Rod | 4x base |
| Netherite Armor | Netherite Ingot | 8x base |
| Netherite Tools | Netherite Ingot | 8x base |
Config
Ingredient consumption chance and the base bonus multiplier are configurable in balanced_mending.json. The base multiplier is 16 and the consume chance is 1%. Mod Menu support is planed.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as balanced-mending-1.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 24 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.