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Durability Guard

by orb1n

Durability Guard, a client-side tool mod, keeps a held tool from being used once its durability reaches a set threshold, so the tool cannot break.

FabricNeoForgeClient-side onlyCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.20 – 26.3

What it does

When a tool drops to the threshold chosen in the settings, the client stops it from being used for mining or attacking, which prevents the item from breaking. Only the client needs the mod, so servers run without it and players install it alone. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge across 24 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, and the mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, which is not open source. Required dependencies are Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), and Mod Menu is optional.

Key features

  1. Durability threshold

    Tools stop being used for mining once they reach a durability level the player sets, keeping a few uses in reserve.

  2. In-game configuration

    An options menu opens through the durabilityguard command in chat, so the threshold can be changed without editing files.

  3. Adjustable behavior

    The threshold and related options can be adjusted to match how carefully a player wants to protect each tool.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.5.1+26.2-fabric2.5.1+26.2-neoforge
26.22.5.1+26.2-fabric2.5.1+26.2-neoforge
26.1.22.5.1+26.1-fabric2.5.1+26.1-neoforge
26.1.12.5.1+26.1-fabric2.5.1+26.1-neoforge
26.12.5.1+26.1-fabric2.5.1+26.1-neoforge
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.112.5.1+1.21.9-fabric2.5.1+1.21.11-neoforge
1.21.102.5.1+1.21.9-fabric2.5.1+1.21.9-neoforge
1.21.92.5.1+1.21.9-fabric2.5.1+1.21.9-neoforge
1.21.82.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.72.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.62.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.52.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.42.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.32.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.22.5.1+1.21.2-fabric2.5.1+1.21.2-neoforge
1.21.12.5.1+1.21-fabric2.5.1+1.21-neoforge
1.212.5.1+1.21-fabric2.5.1+1.21-neoforge
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

Questions

Does Durability Guard need to be installed on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

In the catalog

Durability Guard is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

DurabilityGuard is a highly configurable Minecraft mod that stops you from using a tool when it reaches a certain durability threshold and thus prevents it from breaking. You can open the in-game configuration menu by running the /durabilityguard command in the chat.
orb1n, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
orb1n
Published
2023-12-03
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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