Crafting and Utilizing the Contained Remnant in Simply Swords
The Contained Remnant is a specialized crafting component in Simply Swords constructed by securing three Empowered Remnants inside an iron and glass framework on a standard crafting table.
Crafting Recipe for the Contained Remnant
Assembling a Contained Remnant requires nine items placed across a three-by-three crafting grid on any crafting table:
- 4 Iron Ingots
- 2 Glass
- 3 Empowered Remnants
To assemble the component correctly, position the materials as follows:
- Top row: place one Iron Ingot in the left slot, one
Empowered Remnant in the middle slot, and one Iron Ingot in the right slot. - Middle row: place one block of Glass in the left slot, one Empowered Remnant in the center slot, and one block of Glass in the right slot.
- Bottom row: place one Iron Ingot in the left slot, one Empowered Remnant in the middle slot, and one Iron Ingot in the right slot.
This exact arrangement binds the three remnants into a single Contained Remnant. The recipe is shaped, meaning the items must maintain this specific layout to craft successfully. Placing the glass or iron ingots into incorrect positions will produce no crafting output.
Sourcing the Empowered Remnants
Because crafting a single Contained Remnant consumes three Empowered Remnants, players must establish a reliable supply of remnants before beginning mass production. Remnants cannot be mined from the ground or crafted from standard metal ingots; they are obtained exclusively by smelting magical items inside a furnace, blast furnace, or smoker.
Smelting any unique weapon added by Simply Swords yields one Empowered Remnant. Players exploring dungeon structures, ancient ruins, and Nether fortresses can save duplicate or lower-tier unique weapons to recycle in a furnace. Compatible unique blades include:
The Watcher and Watcher Claymore
Brimstone Claymore and 
Molten Edge- Dormant Relic, Decaying Relic, Tainted Relic, and Righteous Relic
Emberblade, 
Emberlash, and 
Frostfall
Arcanethyst, 
Bloodwake, and 
Bramblethorn
Stormbringer, 
Stormscale, and 
Storm's Edge- Soulpyre,
Soulrender, and Soulstalker 
Shadowsting, Sunfire, Harbinger, and 
Whisperwind
In addition to unique weapons, players who have spare forged gems can also smelt a 
Runefused Gem or Netherfused Gem inside a furnace to retrieve an Empowered Remnant.
Purpose and Storage in Mod Progression
In Simply Swords, raw Empowered Remnants represent loose, uncontained runic magic. By encasing them in iron bars and tempered glass, the Contained Remnant provides a stabilized medium.
When establishing an organized armory, loose remnants and unique weapons can quickly clutter storage chests. Transforming loose remnants into contained remnants condenses valuable smelting products into a single tidy stack. Because three remnants are bound into one block, a single stack of 64 contained remnants represents 192 harvested unique weapon cores. This makes it a clean way to store long-term assets until needed for high-tier enchanting workshops or decorative displays.
Compatibility and Loader Parity
The recipe for the Contained Remnant is fully compatible across all supported releases of Simply Swords:
- Version 1.70.2 on Minecraft 1.21.1
- Version 1.70.2 on Minecraft 1.20.1
Whether playing on Fabric, Quilt, or NeoForge mod loaders, the crafting grid layout and material ratios remain completely identical. No custom forge multiblocks or specialized anvils are required to assemble the casing.
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