🏹 NoPunch
A simple Minecraft Spigot/Paper plugin that disables the Punch enchantment on bows.
Ideal for PvP or competitive servers where knockback from bows should be removed for fair gameplay.
⚙️ Features
- 🚫 Blocks Punch enchantment from being applied at the enchantment table
- 🧱 Prevents combining Punch books with bows in an anvil
- ❌ Cancels anvil results that contain Punch
- 💬 Sends a warning message to players when Punch is blocked
- ⚡ Lightweight and configuration-based — no dependencies required
📁 Installation
- Download the plugin
.jarfile - Place it inside your server’s
plugins/folder - Start or reload your server
- A default
config.ymlwill be generated automatically
⚙️ Configuration (config.yml)
# Allow or block the Punch enchantment
allow-punch: false
allow-punch: true → Punch can be applied normally
allow-punch: false → Punch is completely disabled
💬 Example Message
When a player tries to add or use Punch:
§cPunch is disabled!
You can change this message in the code to match your preferred language.
🧩 Developer Information
Main plugin class: de.scholle.noPunch.NoPunch
Event listener: de.scholle.noPunch.PunchEnchantBlocker
Blocked enchantment: Enchantment.ARROW_KNOCKBACK (Punch I & II)
🧰 Compatibility
✅ Works on Spigot, Paper, and Purpur
🧱 Tested on Minecraft 1.18+
⚙️ Requires Java 17+
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18, 1.18.2, 1.19
- 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 NoPunch-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.