Balanced Clay Tools
by Redfire75369
Balanced Clay Tools lets players craft a full set of clay tools, with a clay axe, hoe, pickaxe, shears, shovel and sword, that the mod balances against vanilla tools.
What it does
The mod adds six clay tools to the game: an axe, a hoe, a pickaxe, shears, a shovel and a sword. Each tool is intended to take considerable effort to use, which the author describes as the reason the set is balanced. The tools carry special properties, including infinite durability and a diamond mining level, which the author highlights as making them a fitting choice for starting tools in skyblock.
Balanced Clay Tools runs on Forge and needs to be installed on both the client and the server, so the server and every player must run it. Its files target 1.12.2 and 1.16.5, and the latest file is 0.2.2 for 1.16.5, published on 2022-11-29. The code is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Key features
Clay tool set
Six tools made of clay are added: an axe, a hoe, a pickaxe, shears, a shovel and a sword.
Infinite durability
The clay tools do not wear down with use, so a set lasts for the whole run of a world.
Diamond mining level
The clay pickaxe and its siblings reach the mining level of diamond despite their material.
Effort-based balance
The author balances the tools by making them slow to gather with, which keeps them from outpacing vanilla gear.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Skyblock starts
Players on skyblock maps can use the clay tools as early equipment, since they gather hard blocks without any ore.
Who it’s for: Players who start new worlds with limited materials, and server owners who want an early tool set that stays fair against vanilla progression.
How it compares
Better Shears 3 is open source under the MIT License, runs on Forge for 1.12.2 – 1.19.2, and shares the client and server environment with this mod, but it only changes shears. Obsidian Update targets 1.20.1 only, is closed under All rights reserved, and also runs on both sides. More Tools+ and BlockTools are also Forge mods for 1.20.1 with the same environment, each under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Clay Tools | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2022-11-29 |
| Better Shears 3 | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-05-11 |
| Obsidian Update | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-07 |
| More Tools+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-26 |
| BlockTools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
Questions
Does Balanced Clay Tools need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Balanced Clay Tools support?
Can the clay tools be used in skyblock?
In the catalog
Balanced Clay Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
It adds Balanced Clay Tools to Minecraft. The Clay Tools have special properties, as seen below, that make them the ideal choice for starting tools on skyblock modpacks. They are balanced because they take effort.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/balanced-clay-tools
- Owner
- Redfire75369
- Published
- 2022-11-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-11-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15