Strange Items
by Embin
Strange Items lets a player track individual tools and other items, counting how many blocks, mobs, or dimension time each one has seen, on Fabric.
What it does
Each item can keep its own statistics, so a player can see that one Diamond Pickaxe has mined far more blocks than another. Trackers can count blocks mined, mobs killed and time spent per dimension, and players can pick which trackers appear in the item tooltip. The mod is inspired by the item tracking in Team Fortress 2.
Collector's Items are a second system. An item can be marked as a Collector's Item by combining it with an Echo Shard in a smithing table, and a Collector's Variant can be made by commands in Survival Mode. Which items may be made into collectors is set through a datapack item tag, and the mod can be configured through datapacks, including tracker order overrides. Some statistics cannot be tracked on every item.
The mod runs on the client and on the server, so both sides need it. It is open source under the MIT License and has files for 26.2, released 2026-09-24, with Fabric API required.
Key features
Per-item statistics
Tools such as Swords, Pickaxes, Axes, Shovels, Hoes and Spears, plus Flint Steel and Fishing Rods, keep their own counts.
Configurable trackers
Trackers for mined blocks, killed mobs and dimension time can each be enabled for chosen item tags through datapacks.
Tooltip order
The order in which trackers appear in the item tooltip can be changed with a datapack file.
Collector's Items
Items can be marked as Collector's Items with an Echo Shard in a smithing table, creating a duplicate variant.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Embedded 1
How it compares
Item Stat Tracker covers similar per-item statistics on Fabric and NeoForge, for 1.21 – 26.2, with All rights reserved and no open source code. ItemLore is open source under the MIT License, targets Fabric for 1.20.2 – 26.2, and runs on the server alone, so clients need nothing. Old Netherite Crafts is a different kind of mod, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.20 – 26.3, and either side can run it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Items | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Item Stat Tracker | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-16 |
| ItemLore | Fabric | 1.20.2 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-03 |
| Old Netherite Crafts | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Strange Items need Fabric API?
Does the server need Strange Items?
Which versions does Strange Items support?
In the catalog
Strange Items is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod (inspired by Team Fortress 2) allows individual tools to track stats on them, seprarately from the statistics screen. Now you can know which of your Diamond Pickaxes you've used more!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/embin-strange_items
- Owner
- Embin
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15