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Beta Obsidian Gear

by Dryzalar

Beta Obsidian Gear lets players craft obsidian tools and armor by upgrading diamond gear in the Babric beta version b1.7.3.

BabricClient and serverCC0 1.0 UniversalOpen sourceb1.7.3

What it does

Obsidian gear is made by upgrading an existing diamond piece, so the upgrade path runs from diamond to obsidian rather than replacing diamonds in the recipe. Because the obsidian block itself is only lightly used for crafting, the mod gives it a clear purpose. The author notes that a single diamond pickaxe is enough to start, which keeps the upgrade step modest in cost.

The mod is built on StationAPI, which must be installed alongside it. Beta Obsidian Gear is published for Babric on game version b1.7.3 only, with the source code available under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Client and server both need it, so the server and every player run the same mod set. Snapshot builds are published as well.

Key features

  1. Diamond to obsidian upgrade

    Diamond tools and armor are upgraded into obsidian versions instead of being crafted from scratch.

  2. Higher mining level

    Obsidian tools have a mining level one above diamond, so they can break blocks that diamond tools cannot.

  3. Greater durability

    Obsidian gear lasts longer than diamond, and armor durability is set at 2500 with values scaled from diamond.

  4. Mining and attack changes

    Mining speed sits slightly above gold and about 4.5 above diamond, while attack damage matches diamond so no tool one-shots enemies.

No per-version build data
Modrinth lists game versions for this project (b1.7.3), but the source data has no build per game version and loader, so the compatibility grid is not shown.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

StationAPIA general use API for Fabric Loader mods on legacy Minecraft versions.
Required

Questions

Does Beta Obsidian Gear require StationAPI?

Yes. StationAPI is a required dependency and must be installed with the mod.

Which game version does Beta Obsidian Gear support?

The mod targets game version b1.7.3 only, on the Babric loader.

Do players need the mod if the server already runs it?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

In the catalog

Beta Obsidian Gear is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.

Equipment mods17,631Mods for b1.7.3567

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What the author says

To be honest I just wanted to have my tools last longer and mine a bit quicker. I imagine that's a big part of what people want from enchantments in future versions. Attack damage is the same as diamond, I didn't really like the idea of one shotting everything. Mining speed is just slightly above gold and 4.5 above…
Dryzalar, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Dryzalar
Published
2026-08-30
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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