Simple Katanas

Simple Katanas is a Fabric mod that adds 6 Katanas with timing-based combat to Minecraft, featuring functional parrying and polished visual and audio feedback.

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About this Mod

Simple Katanas

A Fabric mod that adds timing-based katana combat to Minecraft, featuring parries, perfect parry windows, visual feedback, custom sounds, and balanced, skill-focused gameplay.

Features:

- Six different katanas

Wood, stone, gold, iron, diamond and netherite

- Custom crafting recipes

Each version has a recipe, including the netherite upgrade in the smithing table

- Enchantable

- Timing-based parry

- Visual parry window HUD

- Custom sounds & particles

- Tiered katanas (wood, stone, iron, etc)

- Balanced, skill-focused combat

Parry

Requirements

Minecraft 1.21.1
Fabric Loader
Fabric API

Available Versions

Simple Katanas 1.1.1beta

MC 1.21.1fabric

February 10, 2026

How to Install Simple Katanas on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Simple Katanas". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Simple Katanas server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Simple Katanas compatible with fabric?

Simple Katanas officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Simple Katanas – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Simple Katanas consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.