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Sharpness Enchantment Overhaul
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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.
File checked by MCModsHub
- 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 9 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.