ID Ban
by jacobbyker
ID Ban is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.8.9 that bans items, blocks and entities so they cannot be used in survival play.
What it does
Server owners and players can ban items, blocks and entities in several ways to shape a survival world. Banned items are cleared automatically from player inventories, banned blocks cause a kill when a player physically collides with them, and banned entities cannot damage or be damaged by players.
Metadata support lets a ban target a specific block variant instead of the whole block, for example blacklisting only the spruce variant of planks. The mod runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge 1.8.9 only, with the 1.0-beta build dated 2025-12-23 as the latest file.
The mod is released under the MIT License but is not open source. Its first and last published dates are both 2025-12-23.
Key features
Item ban
Banned items are removed automatically from every player's inventory.
Block ban
A player who physically collides with a banned block is killed.
Entity ban
Banned entities cannot damage players, and players cannot damage them.
Block variant bans
Specific block variants can be banned, such as one wood type of planks, rather than every variant of the block.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Restricted survival rules
A server can remove certain items or blocks from a survival world without editing the game's recipes.
Custom challenge runs
Players who set their own limits on a world can ban the items and blocks they want to avoid.
Who it’s for: The mod suits server owners who want to restrict items, blocks or entities on a 1.8.9 Forge server, and players who run their own survival challenges on that version.
How it compares
Better Item Ban is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Ban Hammer is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, not open source. Item Banning is open source under the MIT License, is server-side only, and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Ban | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client and server | 2025-12-23 |
| Better Item Ban | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-02 |
| Ban Hammer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-29 |
| Item Banning | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-05-02 |
Questions
Does ID Ban need to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft version does ID Ban support?
Can ID Ban ban only part of a block?
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/id-ban
- Owner
- jacobbyker
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15