More Buckets - Vanilla Bucket Progression
by Jessipix
More Buckets - Vanilla Bucket Progression adds a ladder of wooden, bamboo, copper, gold and diamond buckets that sit between the vanilla bucket tiers.
What it does
Each new bucket has its own durability and purpose. The wooden bucket is the cheapest and most disposable, with 16 uses before it breaks. The bamboo bucket is sturdier at 32 uses. The copper bucket never breaks, and the gold bucket handles lava. The diamond bucket is the premium, enchantable tool. Each tier can be repaired, enchanted and combined through the usual anvil and grid recipes.
The mod keeps the original iron bucket and changes only its recipe slightly, so the early game still starts with one bucket and nothing forces a second kind. Empty buckets stack up to 16 and the mod does not add HUD clutter, new ores or menus. It is built around vanilla behavior, so the new buckets handle water, lava and powder snow the way the base game expects. Fabric and NeoForge builds are published for the 26.1.2 – 26.3 range, and the mod runs on client and server.
Key features
Five bucket tiers
Wooden, bamboo, copper, gold and diamond buckets each fill a distinct role on the progression ladder.
Durability and repair
Wooden and bamboo buckets break after their uses run out, while copper stays permanent. Repair, enchanting and grid crafting work on every tier.
Lava and powder snow handling
Gold and diamond buckets can scoop and carry lava, and the new buckets can also scoop and place powder snow.
Stacking behavior
Empty buckets stack up to 16 per slot, while filled and tool buckets keep a stack size of 1.
Vanilla-first design
The added buckets follow vanilla rules, and the only recipe change is to the existing iron bucket.
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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 more bucket options in a vanilla-style progression, and server owners who want the same tiers on a shared world.
How it compares
Bucket of Ender Dragon is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it runs on client and server. Auto Bucket Clutch is a Fabric client-side only mod for 1.21 – 26.3 with an All rights reserved license, so it is not open source. Hopper Bucket is open source under the MIT License, for Fabric and NeoForge, and it runs on client and server across 1.21 – 26.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Buckets - Vanilla Bucket Progression | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| Bucket of Ender Dragon | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| Auto Bucket Clutch | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Hopper Bucket | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-25 |
Questions
Does the mod work on NeoForge?
Do servers need the mod installed?
Which versions does the mod cover?
In the catalog
More Buckets - Vanilla Bucket Progression is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
The bucket progression vanilla never finished. A vanilla-first tier ladder for buckets: a cheap wooden one, a tougher bamboo one, a permanent copper one, a versatile gold one that handles lava, a premium enchantable diamond one — and a quietly revised iron recipe.
Official listing
- Owner
- Jessipix
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15