Scythes Vanilla
Scythes Vanilla adds a new family of weapons designed to feel like a natural part of Minecraft while offering a different combat style from traditional swords and axes.
The mod currently adds 7 different scythes, exclusive enchantments, special combat mechanics, world loot and advancements to discover.
Scythes
There are currently 7 scythe variants, each based on a different vanilla material:
- Wooden Scythe
- Stone Scythe
- Copper Scythe
- Iron Scythe
- Golden Scythe
- Diamond Scythe
- Netherite Scythe
All scythes are designed around sweeping attacks, making them especially useful when fighting groups of enemies.
Every scythe has:
- 1.2 Attack Speed
- +1 Entity Interaction Range
- Sweeping attacks similar to swords
- Sweeping damage that increases depending on the material
Exclusive Enchantments
Scythes have access to four exclusive enchantments, each providing a different combat ability.
Soul Devourer I–III
Soul Devourer allows the player to recover health by killing enemies with a scythe.
- Level I: Restores 1 heart
- Level II: Restores 2 hearts
- Level III: Restores 3 hearts
Soul Devourer can be obtained from the Enchanting Table and as rare loot in Ancient Cities.
Grim Harvest I–III
Grim Harvest gives the player a chance to receive a temporary combat boost after killing an enemy.
The effect provides:
The higher the enchantment level, the greater the chance and duration of the effect.
Level I: 40% chance — 6 seconds
Level II: 70% chance — 9 seconds
Level III: 100% chance — 12 seconds
Grim Harvest can be obtained from the Enchanting Table.
Eclipse I–III
Eclipse is a combat enchantment specialized for fighting undead enemies at night or in complete darkness.
Each level increases the damage dealt to undead enemies:
- Level I: +2 damage
- Level II: +4 damage
- Level III: +6 damage
Eclipse can be obtained from the Enchanting Table.
Reaper's Step I–III
Reaper's Step gives the scythe a special movement ability.
Right-clicking with a scythe allows the player to dash forward, making it useful for quickly approaching enemies or repositioning during combat.
Using the ability:
- Consumes 1 durability
- Higher levels deal more damage
- Higher levels have longer cooldowns
- Reaper's Step can be found in Trial Chamber Vaults.
Loot
Several scythes and enchantments can be discovered as loot while exploring the world.
- Iron Scythe — Overworld chests
- Golden Scythe — Nether chests
- Soul Devourer III — Ancient City chests
- Reaper's Step — Trial Chamber Vaults
Advancements
Scythes Vanilla also adds several advancements for players to discover:
The First Cut
Craft your first Iron Scythe.
Soul Harvest
Recover health using Soul Devourer.
Soul Collector
Obtain all 7 scythe variants.
Designed for Vanilla Minecraft
Scythes Vanilla is designed to complement Minecraft rather than completely change its combat system.
The weapons, enchantments and abilities are intended to provide new gameplay options while keeping the mechanics simple, intuitive and balanced around vanilla progression.
Crafting
Scythes follow a crafting system that stays consistent with vanilla Minecraft design.
Languages
The mod includes language support for:
- Spanish (
es_es)
- English (
en_us)
