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Default Arms

by Wheeler-Shigley

Default Arms changes armor stands so that they spawn with arms, and it adds a rule for armless stands that drop their lore when sheared.

FabricServer required, client optionalGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.21.2 – 26.2

What it does

Armor stands start with arms rather than the bare pole of vanilla. Players can still remove the arms with shears, which replaces them with two sticks, and placing arms onto a stand works as before. A game rule named default arms controls the behavior of armless stands when they break, and it can be set to false so they drop without lore. The mod needs Fabric API and runs on Fabric for game versions 1.21.2 – 26.2 (14 release versions), released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so it is open source. Only the server needs it, and players may add it on their own clients.

Key features

  1. Armor stands spawn with arms

    New armor stands start with arms already attached, so they look different from vanilla stands by default.

  2. Shearing removes arms

    Shears take the arms off a stand and leave two sticks behind, which can be placed back on the stand.

  3. Default arms game rule

    The default arms rule controls whether armless stands drop with lore, and it can be turned off.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.20.4.0_26.2
26.1.20.4.0_26.1-26.1.2
26.1.10.4.0_26.1-26.1.2
26.10.4.0_26.1-26.1.2
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.21.110.3.0_1.21.11
1.21.100.3.0_1.21.9-1.21.10
1.21.90.3.0_1.21.9-1.21.10
1.21.80.3.0_1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.70.3.0_1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.60.3.0_1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.50.3.0_1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.40.0.8_1.21.2-1.21.4
1.21.30.0.8_1.21.2-1.21.4
1.21.20.0.8_1.21.2-1.21.4
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

Armor Stand Arms is server-side only, under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.2 across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Shear Item Frames is also open source under the MIT License, but it is Fabric-only and supports 1.21 – 1.21.10, so it ends before the 26.x builds. Default Arms is open source and works on Fabric alone.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Default ArmsFabric1.21.2 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-02
Armor Stand ArmsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Server-side only2026-05-18
Shear Item FramesFabric1.21 – 1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-06-27

Questions

Does Default Arms need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, and the mod runs on Fabric only.

In the catalog

Default Arms is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

When placing an armor-stand, they will have arms! Shearing will clip their arms; they can be replaced with two sticks. For respective textures, check out the companion resource-pack, Default-Arms Textures.
Wheeler-Shigley, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Wheeler-Shigley
Published
2025-01-04
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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