How it works
Allows for you to use the Axe/Sword you put in on your off-hand slot by right clicking. This allows for interesting combos with the following:
Axe & Sword - Axe & Axe - Sword & Sword - Axe & Trident - Sword & Shield - More!
Configuration
The default cooldown for off-hand swinging is higher than the weapon's attack speed for balance purposes, however this can be modified with the following gamerules:
/gamerule duelWieldSwordCooldown <value>
/gamerule duelWieldAxeCooldown <value>
The default value for Axe is 100 and for Sword it is 30, lowering the value will speed up the attack speed, and increasing the value will slow down the attack speed.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.8
- 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 duelwielding-1.1.0-neoforge-1.21.8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.