Knifestock
With this mod, you can only melee attack livestock (AnimalEntities that have the tag #knifestock:livestock) while holding knives (items tagged with #knifestock:knives).
By default, the items tagged are anything tagged with #c:knives, and minecraft:debug_stick, which makes it impossible to hit livestock with this mod alone. In other words, this mod is for modpack use only.
Ranged weapons work as normal.
but why?
I made this because BetterCombat makes selecting livestock to slaughter more tedious because of the large area-of-effect of weapons.
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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as knifestock-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 14 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.