Magia's Steel Equipment
Magia's Steel Equipment adds a steel ingot made by smelting iron, plus tools and armor crafted from it, for Forge on 1.20.1.
What it does
Steel is made by smelting iron ingots in a blast furnace, which gives players a material between iron and diamond. Tools made from steel last about 2.5 times longer than iron ones, and a worn steel tool can be melted down to recover a full ingot. Steel is also an upgrade route, since steel ingots feed a steel upgrade in the mod.
The mod has changed in small steps since its first release in October 2024. The author describes it as a light mod with a few additions in progress, including a set of snail-related items. The files target 1.20.1 only and run on Forge, and both the server and every player need the mod. The code is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Magia's Steel Equipment requires nothing beyond Forge, and no other mod is listed as a dependency. The Food category tag reflects its main player-facing focus, while the Equipment and Mobs tags point to the tools and the snail items.
Key features
Steel smelting
Iron ingots are smelted in a blast furnace to produce steel ingots, the base material for the mod's gear.
Steel tools
Craftable steel tools take the place of iron tools in the early game, with better durability and mining speed.
Tool recycling
A damaged steel tool can be heated in a furnace to return a full steel ingot, so worn gear is not lost.
Steel upgrade items
Steel ingots are used in a steel upgrade, a further crafting step within the mod.
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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
Early-game progression
Players who run out of iron before finding diamonds can make steel as a middle tier between the two.
Long-running survival worlds
The longer durability and the recycling of broken tools reduce how often a survival player has to gather new material.
Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.20.1 who want a steel tier between iron and diamond, and server owners who want the same tier for every player. Only the Forge build for 1.20.1 is published, so other versions and loaders are not covered.
How it compares
Steel Mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source and it is a different project from Magia's Steel Equipment. Simply Steel Continued is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 on Forge. Damascus is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source in the sense of a public repository for its files.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magia's Steel Equipment | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-06 |
| [DEPECRATED]Steel Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-19 |
| Simply Steel Continued | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-07-21 |
| Damascus | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
Questions
Does Magia's Steel Equipment need any other mod?
Do server players need to install it?
Is the mod still being changed?
In the catalog
Magia's Steel Equipment is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Ever have too much Iron and still haven't found Diamonds? Well, why not forge yourself some Steel you hold you over? Steels to Iron as Netherite is to Diamonds, just not as cool. By popping an Iron Ingot into a Blast Furnace you can get yourself a Steel Ingot you. Steel is pretty much the same as Iron as damage and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/magias-steel-equipment
- Owner
- Mage_MascarowgXYZ
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15