Flint Dagger
Flint Dagger changes early game progression by making flint a useful material, with a dagger, flint tools and a few recipe tweaks that players can craft before iron.
What it does
Flint Dagger adds 9 new items and changes how some mobs spawn. Cave Spiders, Wither Skeletons and Silverfish spawn differently, bats and some loot tables are adjusted, and gravel drops are reworked so that grinding materials is more involved. Silverfish can rarely drop an iron nugget, and bat wings can be crafted into a bat glider.
The mod is built around flint. Players craft a Flint Dagger early for fast attacks, with attack speed set to bring back the feel of earlier releases, along with a Flint Shovel and Flint Axe that match stone tools in strength. A Flintlock Pistol uses gunpowder and iron nuggets, and fire charges set things alight from far away and damage mobs. A Flint Dagger Guide explains the new content in game, and a Diamond Dagger arrives later for PvP.
Flint Dagger is published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and the mod is not open source. It was tested exclusively on Fabric 1.20.1. The Fabric API is not listed as a requirement.
Key features
Flint dagger
A fast early weapon crafted from flint, with attack speed tuned to feel like earlier releases of the game.
Flint tools
A flint shovel and axe whose strength matches stone tools, giving an early alternative to stone gear.
Flintlock pistol
A ranged weapon that fires using gunpowder and iron nuggets, with fire charges that set targets alight.
Mob and loot changes
Cave Spiders, Wither Skeletons, Silverfish and Bats spawn and drop differently, and some structure loot changes.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a slower start with more early options built around flint, and server owners who want to change mob spawning and early progression on Fabric 1.20.1.
How it compares
Bone Tools is also a Fabric mod with client and server environment, but it is published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 and is under All rights reserved, not open source. Daggers Galore! is a Fabric option for 1.20.1 with the same environment, under All rights reserved. Random's Early Progression covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 on Fabric, is client and server, and is open source under the MIT License, so it focuses on early progression rather than flint.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Dagger | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-28 |
| Bone Tools | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2026-01-17 |
| Daggers Galore! | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-01 |
| Random's Early Progression | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-09-23 |
Questions
Does Flint Dagger need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
Flint Dagger is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Flint Dagger is a mod for Fabric 1.20.1 that adds 9 new items to the game, alongside changing spawning mechanics for Cave Spiders & Wither Skeletons & the Silverfish, some loots in structures & the loot of Bats (for Bat Wings to craft the unique Bat Glider) and that of the Silverfish (very rarely dropping an Iron…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flint-dagger
- Owner
- emiliahoarfrost
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15