ModsJava
Protection Balancer
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.
Protection Balancer
For Minecraft 1.17-1.20.4
Requires Necronomicon API and Fabric API.
Lightweight, serverside mod that allows to define custom formulas to calculate damage reduction from armor and the protection enchantment.
The reason behind this?
Protection is busted, both in vanilla and modded. 88% damage reduction? No thanks.
Well, this mod by default changes the values to be up to 15% for armor (at 60), and 10% for protection (on a full prot V set).
- It is highly suggested to change, as it will not count armor toughness (due to it not using damage as a reference), so if you don't have anything that uses toughness for anything else, it makes the attribute useless.
Configuration File
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- 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 ProtectionBalancer-FABRIC-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 10 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.