Plugins / BetterEnchants

BetterEnchants

Custom combat & utility enchantments for Paper/Spigot/Bukkit

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BetterEnchants adds a set of custom enchantments on top of vanilla Minecraft's enchanting system, each implemented as an independent on-hit or passive effect rather than a reskinned vanilla enchant.

Enchants range from combat effects (Life Steal heals you a percentage of damage dealt, Thunder Strike calls down a bolt on hit, Explosive Shots detonates arrows on landing) to utility ones (Auto Smelt drops the smelted version of mined ore, Water Breathing grants infinite underwater air while worn, Harvesting and Growth automatically replant fully-grown crops).

Features

Life Steal

Heals you for (0.05 × level + 0.05) × 2 of the damage you deal to an entity.

Trap

Creates a box that traps the entity when it gets hit.

Shield

Creates a sphere around the player on sneak that heals you and damages entities within a 4-block radius.

Auto Smelt

Drops the smelted version of the mined ore directly.

Water Breathing

Grants infinite underwater breathing while the enchanted item is worn.

Thunder Strike

Strikes the hit entity with a lightning bolt for extra damage.

Harvesting

Automatically replants fully-grown crops when harvested.

Growth

Replants fully-grown crops progressively faster in a radius that scales with enchant level.

Explosive Shots

Arrows fired from a bow with this enchant explode on landing, with damage scaling by enchant level.

Screenshots

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Platforms & Requirements

Supported platforms

  • Paper
  • Spigot
  • Bukkit

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.21+
  • Java 21 or newer

Download

Free to use — grab the latest build below.

View releases on GitHub

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