Why mods keep Mordhau alive ⚙️
Mordhau has one of the most creative modding scenes in modern multiplayer gaming. The community constantly expands the game with custom maps, game modes, and overhauls that push its medieval engine to new limits.
Whether you’re into duelling, large-scale warfare, or silly chaos, these are the top mods of 2025 to keep your battles fresh.
⚔️ 1. Siege the Citadel
A massive castle-siege mod that turns Mordhau into a full-blown medieval war simulator.
Battle through multiple gates, defend towers, and fight for control of a sprawling fortress.
🏰 Highlights:
- Huge map with dynamic objectives
- Siege equipment including catapults and ladders
- Balanced for 40+ player matches
💡 Perfect for: Servers that love teamwork, objectives, and cinematic battles.
💥 2. Modern Combat Pack
A complete rework that swaps swords for rifles and grenades. It’s Mordhau meets Battlefield and it works far better than you’d think.
🔫 Highlights:
- Modern guns, grenades, and ballistic armour
- New animations and weapon sounds
- Multiple PvP and TDM map variants
🎯 Perfect for: Players who want to break tradition and try modern warfare mechanics.
🧩 3. Invasion Enhanced
Expands the popular Invasion mode with improved spawns, new map layouts, and smarter AI. Adds better pacing and more balanced team objectives.
⚙️ Highlights:
- Enhanced AI scaling for co-op play
- Randomised objectives per session
- Custom rewards and role balancing
🧠 Perfect for: Co-op servers and event hosts looking for long, replayable missions.
🎭 4. Fantasy Armory Expansion
Adds new weapons, armour, and effects inspired by fantasy universes - think flaming swords, glowing shields, and ornate helmets.
✨ Highlights:
- 100+ unique armour pieces
- Elemental weapon skins and visual effects
- Compatible with multiplayer and custom maps
💡 Perfect for: Roleplay and PvE servers that want flair without breaking balance.
🧱 5. Highlands Redux Map Pack
A beautifully designed collection of new maps, from mountain keeps to forest villages. Perfect for duels or large battles.
🌲 Highlights:
- 8 fully polished environments
- Realistic weather and lighting
- Optimised for both Horde and Frontline modes
🎮 Perfect for: Public servers rotating through fresh battlegrounds.
🪖 6. Battlefield Frontline Overhaul
Revamps Mordhau’s main multiplayer mode with new capture systems, siege layers, and rebalanced objectives. Feels smoother, faster, and fairer for all classes.
⚙️ Highlights:
- Better team balancing
- Tactical spawn system
- Optional respawn timers for realism
💬 Perfect for: Communities that want competitive balance and variety.
🔥 7. Dark Ages Reforged
A total conversion mod set in gritty, low-fantasy Europe. Reworks every weapon, animation, and environment for historical realism.
⚔️ Highlights:
- Authentic combat pacing and damage models
- Medieval village and castle battlefields
- Overhauled sound and lighting systems
🧠 Perfect for: Realism fans and hardcore combat enthusiasts.
🧱 8. Mordhau Roleplay Framework
Turns the game into a living medieval world.
Includes in-game chat systems, economy, crafting, and custom emotes for immersive RP servers.
💬 Highlights:
- Player inventory and trading system
- Emote wheels and chat options
- Server-side customisation and persistence
💡 Perfect for: Roleplay servers and community events.
🕹️ 9. Custom Game Mode Builder
A modder’s dream. Lets you mix and match existing Mordhau mechanics to create new modes, from arena duels to zombie survival.
⚙️ Highlights:
- Visual scripting for events
- Works with most Workshop assets
- Minimal coding required
🎯 Perfect for: Server hosts who love experimenting.
🎮 10. Horde Mode Expansion
Reworks the beloved Horde mode with new waves, better AI behaviour, and tougher boss fights. Ideal for co-op sessions or training your parry skills.
💥 Highlights:
- Smarter AI pathing
- New elite enemies
- Weapon unlock progression
💡 Perfect for: Casual players and PvE servers.
Installing Mordhau mods easily 💾
- Subscribe to mods through the Steam Workshop.
- Restart the game, downloads will start automatically.
- Enable mods via the Mods menu.
- For servers, match the Workshop collection ID in your launch parameters.
🧠 Pro tip: Keep mod lists lightweight, too many can cause long load times or desync.
Final thoughts 💭
The Mordhau modding community continues to impress, from modern gunfights to castle sieges, these creations prove just how flexible the game can be.
Experiment with a few at a time, rotate them on your server, and keep your battles feeling fresh.
If you’re hosting through ChipHead, your modded Mordhau server will stay stable, synced, and lag-free so you can focus on swordplay, not setup. ⚔️
