Efficient Shears
by BattryLeaf
Efficient Shears changes one behavior: shearing a sheep always yields 3 wool instead of a random 1 to 3.
What it does
Vanilla sheep drop a random 1 to 3 wool per shear. This mod removes that randomness, so every shearing of a sheep with shears returns a flat 3 wool. Wool color, the shear sound, durability cost and wool regrowth behave as in vanilla, and the mod only changes the drop count.
Killing a sheep still drops wool the vanilla way, and unsheared sheep still drop mutton as usual. Other shearable mobs and blocks, such as mooshrooms, snow golems and pumpkins, are not touched; the change applies only to sheep. The mod also works in singleplayer, where it is a small quality-of-life change for anyone who shears often.
Efficient Shears requires Fabric API. It is server-side only: a client installation is required for multiplayer, and the server runs the mod. Files are published for Fabric only, covering 26.1 – 26.1.2, with 1.0.0+26.1.x for 26.1.2 as the latest file, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, which is not open source.
Key features
Flat wool yield
Shearing a sheep with shears always gives 3 wool, removing the random 1 to 3 roll of vanilla.
Vanilla behavior kept
Wool color, the shear sound, shear durability cost and wool regrowth are unchanged.
Sheep only
The change applies only to sheep; other shearable mobs and blocks keep their vanilla drops.
Killing still drops wool
Killing a sheep drops wool and mutton as in vanilla, so the mod changes only shearing.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Wool farms on a server
Server owners running sheep farms can rely on a fixed 3 wool per shear when planning wool output.
Singleplayer shearing
Players in singleplayer worlds can use the same flat yield without any server setup.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who shear sheep often and want a predictable wool count per shear instead of the vanilla random roll.
How it compares
Shear Assist is open source under the MIT License, is server-side only and covers 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 on Fabric. Shear Cows is also open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, so it needs installing on both sides. More Shearable Mobs is client and server with All rights reserved and is not open source, for 1.21.4 – 26.1. Efficient Shears differs by staying on sheep only and covering 26.1 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient Shears | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-23 |
| Shear Assist | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Shear Cows | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-08-14 |
| More Shearable Mobs | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-27 |
Questions
Does Efficient Shears need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Efficient Shears?
Which game versions does Efficient Shears support?
In the catalog
Efficient Shears is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A small quality-of-life mod that removes the randomness from shearing. Vanilla sheep drop a random 1-3 wool per shear. Efficient Shears guarantees a flat 3 wool every time, no more, no less.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/efficient-shears
- Owner
- BattryLeaf
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15