Excavation Shovel
by fimlacy
Excavation Shovel changes how shovels dig, with an enchantment that clears a 3x3 area in one swing and a sneak setting that breaks a single block.
What it does
Shovels wear down with use as usual, and the Excavation enchantment for shovels adds a digging pattern that breaks a 3x3 block area per swing. A stronger version of the enchantment clears larger areas at once. Holding Shift switches the tool to break only the single block in front. Blocks dropped this way give their items normally, so resources are not lost.
Excavation Shovel is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and is published under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Either side can run it, and neither needs it. The enchantment is found through villager trades and exploration, and the mod is compatible with Fabric 1.21.11.
Key features
3x3 digging enchantment
The enchantment lets a shovel break a 3x3 block area in a single swing.
Enhanced enchantment
A higher-level version of the enchantment clears much larger areas of blocks at once.
Sneak precision
Holding Shift limits the break to one block instead of the full area.
Normal item drops
Broken blocks drop their items as usual, so no resources are lost.
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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
Excavation Shovel uses the 3x3 digging idea in a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, with the sneak option for single-block breaks. 3x3 Enchantments is a Fabric mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 that runs on the server only and is also not open source. Detominer is a Fabric option for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, with the server required and the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavation Shovel | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client or server, optional | 2026-02-15 |
| 3x3 Enchantments | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-27 |
| Detominer | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-12 |
Questions
Does Excavation Shovel need Fabric API?
Do both the client and the server need the mod?
How is the 3x3 enchantment obtained?
In the catalog
Excavation Shovel 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 mod adds an enhanced Excavation shovel enchantment that lets you clear huge areas of blocks in a single swing. Sneak to precision: Hold Shift to break a single block instead of the full area
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/excavation-shovel
- Owner
- fimlacy
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15