Better Shears 3
by YggdrasziI
Better Shears 3 for Forge adds tiered shears, a set of shears with different levels that players craft as they progress.
What it does
Better Shears 3 changes the shears item into a family of tiers. Each tier is a separate craftable tool, so a player moves from basic shears to stronger versions as the game goes on. The mod is built for Forge and is published across eight release versions, 1.12.2 – 1.19.2, with 3.1.6 for 1.19.2 as the latest file.
Only Forge is supported, so Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt players will not find this build. Better Shears 3 is client and server, meaning the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public. The mod was first published on 2023-05-11 and last updated on the same day.
Key features
Tiered shears
Shears come in several tiers, each one a separate craftable item with its own place in the progression.
Crafted progression
Higher tiers are crafted from materials a player gathers, so the shears improve alongside the rest of the player's gear.
Vanilla-style use
The tiers are used the same way as ordinary shears for cutting wool and foliage, so the change is only in the tool itself.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Balanced Clay Tools is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.16.5, released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and it is open source, so it covers an older version range than Better Shears 3. Wooden Shears is also open source under the MIT License, but it runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16.5 – 26.3, so it supports more loaders than Better Shears 3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Shears 3 | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-05-11 |
| Balanced Clay Tools | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2022-11-29 |
| Wooden Shears | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Better Shears 3 is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-shears
- Owner
- YggdrasziI
- Published
- 2023-05-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-05-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15