How do I install FakeForge?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does FakeForge work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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FakeForge

by LitQA · on Modrinth

This mod allows you to reforge the appearance of any sword into other material styles. It only alters the visual display, remaining attributes unchanged.

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.5–1.21.8Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.5–1.21.8 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Want to prank friends with a "netherite sword" that's secretly wooden? This mod lets you completely retexture any sword to match other materials—without changing its stats.

How It Works

1.Craft Qarium Core – Dig deep! Qarium ore spawns between -32 and -48. Pop the ore into a Stonecutter to get Qarium Core.

2.Make NeoForge Templates – Combine Qarium Core with plank, stone, iron, netherite, other materials or even new additions like emerald and amethyst to create material-specific templates.

3.Reforge in Smithing Table – Use Fabric as your base template, add your sword, and slot in a NeoForge Template. Note that Fabric is crafted by any wool with a Stonecutter. Fake Forge

Perfect for Pranks

Turn a wooden sword into a netherite-cloaked trickster’s dream. Rename it with an Anvil (just try "Netherite Sword") and gift it to friends. Watch their faces when they swing it—total chaos, zero actual harm.

Or Imagine your friends' confusion when that "wooden sword" one-shots them in combat—how does a stick hit that hard?

Completely No Balance Breaks, just pure cosmetic fun.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7
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 fake_forge-0.2.1218-fabric-1.21.5-8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 220 KB
Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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