dust and bone
by Legendcat
Dust and Bone adds two new desert biomes, a set of tools and weapons, and a small coin economy to Fabric worlds, built around bone and raw metals.
What it does
Two new biomes join the overworld: a Bone Desert, where bone dust collects on the sand, and a Sparse Desert, where little trees grow next to stony peaks. Stone terrain replaces much of the grass in these areas, which changes where players can search for caves.
The mod also adds four new tools and weapons. An emerald hammer built for high efficiency, a dagger made from raw iron, a curved scimitar and a large greatsword give players several new weapon choices. The greatsword needs a 5x5 crafting table, so it sits on the upper tier of the crafting chain.
The coin set is a progression of currency items: iron shards, raw iron coins, diamond coins, gold coins and a pure gold form called liquid gold. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Fabric only, for game versions 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.8 as the latest file.
Key features
Bone Desert biome
A desert where bone dust settles on the sand, adding a themed landscape for exploration.
Sparse Desert biome
Scattered little trees and stony peaks break up the sand, creating a second new biome to explore.
Emerald hammer
A hammer crafted from emerald with high efficiency, one of four new tools and weapons.
Scimitar and greatsword
A curved scimitar and a large greatsword made from raw iron and steel, with the greatsword crafted at a 5x5 crafting table.
Currency chain
Iron shards, diamond coins, gold coins and liquid gold form a small progression of currency items.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Simple Bone Tools (Remastered) is another Fabric mod with bone-themed tools, published for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and released under All rights reserved, with client and server sides needed. Lukazilla's Emerald Gear is also a Fabric mod with client and server sides, but it has files only for 1.21.8 and is not open source. Tales from the Dune is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2, and needs the same client and server sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dust and bone | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-18 |
| Simple Bone Tools (Remastered) | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
| Lukazilla's Emerald Gear | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-17 |
| Tales from the Dune | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-05-07 |
Questions
Does Dust and Bone need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Dust and Bone support?
In the catalog
dust and bone is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
this is a mod that I made while I was bored (very simple) it adds two new biomes: bone desert - a sparse desert made of bone dust, very little trees will spawn here stony peaks - basically just the overworld but there is stone rather than grass (good for those who are to scared to go caving) 4 new tools (so far)…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dust-and-bone
- Owner
- Legendcat
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15