Many Minecraft mods add new weapons, tools and equipment to the standard game experience. The Swords of Israphel mod, which absolutely requires Minecraft Forge to be installed and function properly, is another mod which does this. It adds 6 different swords and 5 different bows to the mix, greatly expanding the combat mechanic in Minecraft by giving players 11 new ways to damage and kill hostile mobs and each other. Naturally, there are also about a dozen new crafting recipes to create these new items, as well as an automatic update checker which will keep your mod version at its latest release.

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Unfortunately, the Swords of Israphel mod is kind of limited by being a Forge mod too, since Forge isn’t exactly working at an optimal level with versions of Minecraft at or above 1.7.10. This will most likely be fixed when the Forge program itself is updated, but until that time comes, you can always just play with an earlier version of Minecraft to circumvent this issue. On the plus side, that Forge element means this mod is compatible with a host of other mods utilizing Forge, so if you like mods that add weapons and gear, this will work well with any you already have installed.