Fresh Arms and Armor
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Download on the author's site.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThis mod adds new armor and weapons, with the goal of creating Fantasy RPG martial classes---perfect for your RPG modpack. Each weapon category is boosted by its corresponding armor.
Requires GeckoLib and Better Combat
The current version of this mod contains 13 new weapon types, a new shield type, and 5 new armor types.
All armor bonuses can be changed in the config, to better suit the balance of your modpack.
The Barbarian

Two-Handed Weapons
Greatsword, Greataxe, and Maul
- Low speed and High damage
Barbarian Armor
Low protection, Big Damage. Boosts Two-Handed Weapons.
- Barbarian Armor - each piece gives 5% damage bonus to two-handed weapons, requires war sigil to craft (see below)
- Diamond Barbarian Armor - each piece gives 7.5% damage boost to two-handed weapons, requires base set to craft
- Netherite Barbarian Armor - each piece gives 10% damage boost to two-handed weapons
The Knight

One-Handed Weapons
Spear and Mace
- Comparable dps to vanilla sword
- Vanilla Sword counts as one-handed
Shields
- Increases Armor stat while held in off hand
Knight Armor
Prioritizes survivability over dps, very high armor stat, goads aggro away from other players to serve as tank
- Knight Armor - each piece gives 4% damage bonus to one-handed weapons, requires war sigil to craft (see below)
- Diamond Knight Armor - each piece gives 6% damage boost to one-handed weapons, requires base set to craft
- Netherite Knight Armor - each piece gives 8% damage boost to one-handed weapons
The Dual Wielder

Light Weapons
Shortsword, Handaxe, and Scimitar
- High attack speed
Dual Wielder Armor
Medium protection. Boosts Light Weapon speed.
- Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 5% speed bonus to light weapons, requires war sigil to craft (see below)
- Diamond Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 7% speed bonus to light weapons, requires base set to craft
- Netherite Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 9% speed bonus to light weapons
The Vanguard

Polearms
Halberd, Pike, and Glaive
- Long reach
Vanguard Armor
Medium protection. Boosts Polearm damage.
- Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 4.5% damage bonus to polearms, requires war sigil to craft (see below)
- Diamond Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 7% damage boost to polearms, requires base set to craft
- Netherite Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 9% damage boost to polearms
The Archer

Bows
Shortbow
- Low damage/range, fast draw speed, auto-fire
Longbow
- High damage/range, slow draw speed
Archer Armor
Low protection. Boosts Bow draw speed.
- Archer Armor - each piece gives 5% draw speed bonus to bows, requires war sigil to craft (see below)
- Diamond Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 7.5% draw speed bonus to bows, requires base set to craft
- Netherite Vanguard Armor - each piece gives 10% draw speed bonus to bows
New Item:
War Sigil
Uncommon drop from pillagers, required to craft base armor.

Future Updates
Rogue
sneak attack, avoids aggro
Rogue Weapons
shortsword, shortbow
Armor
Aggro delay
- When player enters aggro range of mob, aggro is delayed by amount of time depending on armor tier
Sneak Attack
- Attacking mob while not aggro’ed results in high damage attack. Must be wielding dagger or short bow
Improved Sneak
- Allows player to get closer to mob without starting aggro delay timer
- Mid Protection
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
Fresh Arms and Armor is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1. Downloaded 4,325 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.