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Better Chainmail

by Kaninequals

Better Chainmail lets players craft chainmail armor and chainmail items with recipes that follow the way other vanilla armor is made.

FabricNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverApache License 2.01.19.2 – 26.1.2

What it does

Chainmail is crafted from chain, so the armor sits alongside the vanilla set and is made the same way as other armor pieces. Soul Lanterns and normal lanterns can also be crafted using chainmail. The mod needs Fabric API and Fabric Language Kotlin, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.19.2 – 26.1.2.

Key features

  1. Chainmail armor recipes

    Chainmail armor pieces are crafted from chainmail items, which are made from chain.

  2. Lantern crafting

    Lanterns and Soul Lanterns can be crafted using chainmail as an ingredient.

  3. Balanced progression

    Chainmail sits between iron and vanilla armor, so it fits into the early and middle stages of survival play.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.1.21.1.11.1.1Not available
1.21.1Not available1.1.1Not available
1.211.0Not available1.0
1.19.20.1.2Not availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Craftable Chainmail Armor is published for Fabric only, runs on client and server, and is released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21.1. Craftable Chainmail is server required with client optional, under a custom license, and covers 1.20.3 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Better Chainmail runs on client and server and is released under the Apache License 2.0.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better ChainmailFabric, NeoForge and Quilt1.19.2 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-08-12
Craftable Chainmail ArmorFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-01-04
Craftable ChainmailFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.3 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-15

Questions

Does Better Chainmail need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API and Fabric Language Kotlin are both required dependencies, so they must be installed alongside the mod.

In the catalog

Better Chainmail is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

Adds a vanilla and balanced way to craft Chainmail armor. Chainmail is crafted with a chain for 2.
Kaninequals, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Kaninequals
Published
2023-01-06
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentGame mechanicsUtility
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