ModsJava
Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul
Overhaul Sharpness enchantment to make it more balanced, while adding more feature to it and also to Smite and Bane of Arthropods
⬇ Download on ModrinthThis mod changes how sharpness work massively:
- Shaprness now only work on non-undead and non-arthropod.
- Attacking undead with sharpness has a 2 percent to give weakness to the mob (configurable).
- Attacking arthropod with sharpness has a 4 percent to give slowness to the mob (configurable).
- For excluded target in "sharpnessExcludedEntityIds": [], 2% to give slowness to the mob (configurable).
By default, sharpness is 20% more effective:
Smite change:
- 3% to give player regeneration when hitting non-undead mobs (configurable).
Bane of Arthropods changes:
- 4% to give slowness 2 to mob when hitting non-arthropod mobs (configurable).
- 2% to give weakness to mob when hitting non-arthropod mobs (configurable).
All configuration go to config/sharpness_enchantment_overhaul.json.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
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- Ships as Sharpness_Enchantment_Overhaul-1.0.0-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.9 MB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.