Neo Hammers
by __Comma
Neo Hammers adds hammer tools that clear a larger area of blocks in one swing, with the reach set by a new Hammering enchantment.
What it does
Hammers are new multi-tool items. A hammer can break almost any block, but breaking large areas at once is not enabled yet. The area a hammer clears is controlled by the Hammering enchantment, which has six levels. The first three levels widen the cleared area to 3x3 and grow with depth. Starting at level 4 the area becomes 5x5.
Hammering 1 can be found on the enchanting table or from a librarian villager. Higher levels only come from ominous vaults. Because hammers are not tied to a recipe viewer, players who want to see their crafting recipes can install JEI or EMI, or use the recipe book built into Minecraft.
Neo Hammers runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for NeoForge only, with files for 1.21 – 26.3 across 7 release versions. Its source code is open source under the MIT License. The author moved it to NeoForge after considering a shared library, because Architectury received fewer port updates and became harder to keep up with.
Key features
Area-mining hammers
Hammers break a block area around the targeted block instead of a single block.
Hammering enchantment
A six-level enchantment sets the cleared area, growing from 3x3 with depth to 5x5 at level 4.
Ominous vault levels
Levels 4 to 6 of the enchantment are obtained only from ominous vaults.
Enchanting and trade sources
Hammering 1 is available from the enchanting table and from librarian villagers.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Quarrying flat layers
Players who clear stone, dirt or ore layers can break several blocks per swing instead of one at a time.
Enchantment progression
Servers can make the higher Hammering levels depend on ominous vault loot, which gates the larger 5x5 area.
Who it’s for: Players who want faster block breaking on NeoForge and server owners who want the Hammering enchantment progression to rely on ominous vaults.
How it compares
SleepysHammers is a NeoForge mod published for 26.1.2 – 26.2 under the MIT License and is open source. Extra Hammers is also open source under the MIT License, but it is published only for 1.21.1. Hammers Galore is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.1 – 26.3, the same range as Neo Hammers in its newer builds.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Hammers | NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| SleepysHammers | NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Extra Hammers | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-07 |
| Hammers Galore | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
Questions
Does Neo Hammers need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Neo Hammers use?
How does a player get the higher Hammering levels?
In the catalog
Neo Hammers is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod adds hammers that let you mine large areas in no time! Hammers are new multi-tool items. They allow you to mine almost anything! But they don't allow you large areas yet. That's what the new enchantment, Hammering, is for.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/neo-hammers
- Owner
- __Comma
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15