ModsFinder

DarkGemCraft

by NineTZ

DarkGemCraft adds dark-themed gem tools and weapons for Fabric on Minecraft 1.21.1, built from Dark Gem Shards.

FabricClient and serverISC LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Dark Gem Shards come from smelting obsidian in a furnace or blast furnace, and nine shards are needed to craft one Dark Gem. Each tool recipe asks for one Dark Gem, following the layout of the matching vanilla tool. The set covers a pickaxe, an axe, a sword, a hoe and a shovel, so the mod fills all the basic tool slots.

The dark pickaxe carries a smelting function: mining iron ore yields iron ingots instead of raw iron. The dark axe fells a single tree at a time. Changes to these tools are made in the mod itself, and players do not need to start from a fresh world to test them.

Dark Gem tools run on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. It is released under the ISC License and is open source, and source code is public. Files exist only for Fabric and only for 1.21.1, with version 1.0.0 published on 2026-08-30 as both the first and latest release.

Key features

  1. Dark Gem Shards from smelting

    Obsidian smelted in a furnace or blast furnace yields the shards that begin the crafting chain.

  2. Dark pickaxe smelting

    Mining iron, gold and copper ores with the dark pickaxe drops the smelted ingot in place of the raw ore.

  3. Dark axe tree felling

    The dark axe fells a whole single tree in one action.

  4. Full tool set

    A pickaxe, axe, sword, hoe and shovel are all craftable from the Dark Gem.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Arcshaper Tools is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.4, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Gravel Tools is an open source Fabric mod under the MIT License for 1.21.1 – 1.21.10, and it shares the client and server environment of DarkGemCraft. Radiant gems is an open source Fabric mod under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later for 1.21 – 1.21.8, also client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
DarkGemCraftFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-08-30
Arcshaper ToolsFabric1.21 – 1.21.4Client and server2025-02-25
Gravel ToolsFabric1.21.1 – 1.21.10Client and server2025-11-23
Radiant gemsFabric1.21 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-08-07

Questions

Does DarkGemCraft need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Where do Dark Gem Shards come from?

Dark shards come out of a furnace or blast furnace when obsidian is smelted in it, and a single Dark Gem is made from nine of them.

Which Minecraft versions does DarkGemCraft support?

The only game version with files is 1.21.1, and the only loader is Fabric.

In the catalog

DarkGemCraft is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

Similar mods

VeinMiner1.17 – 26.3Nature's Compass1.7.10 – 26.3Item Highlighter1.12.2 – 26.3Easy Anvils1.18.2 – 26.3Accessories1.20.1 – 1.21.10Cobblemon: Mega Showdown1.21.1

What the author says

A Minecraft Fabric mod that adds dark-themed gems and equipment. New: Dark Gem Dark Gem Tools & Weapons (dark pickaxe, dark axe, dark sword, dark hoe, dark shovel) Crafting Recipes: Dark Gem Shards are obtained by smelting Obsidian in a furnace (blast furnace supported) 9 shards craft into 1 Dark Gem Tools follow…
NineTZ, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

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

Tags

Equipment
Open on ModrinthCompare