Offhand Mining
by BaGaJa
Offhand Mining lets a player break blocks with a pickaxe held in the off hand while the main hand keeps a sword for attacks.
What it does
The mod changes how the two hands are used. A pickaxe in the off hand breaks blocks, and a sword in the main hand attacks enemies at the same time, so a player does not swap items between mining and fighting. Animations for mining and attacking are shown on the hand that performs the action, and the author notes that some of the missing animations for pickaxes and swords were added.
Iron, diamond and netherite pickaxes are described as breaking blocks instantly when used this way. A wooden sword is noted as a little weaker in combat: a pig needs five hits from a wooden sword in the example given. The mod is intended for players who want one-handed mining and sword fighting in a single session, and the work is shown in a Forge build for 1.20.6 only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The mod is published for Forge alone, with 0.2.0-alpha for 1.20.6 as the latest file, and it is not open source: the license is All rights reserved. The source code and issue tracker are linked from the project page.
Key features
Off-hand block breaking
A pickaxe held in the off hand breaks blocks while the main hand stays free.
Sword attacks in the main hand
The sword in the main hand keeps attacking enemies during mining, with no item swap.
Instant mining for higher tiers
Iron, diamond and netherite pickaxes break blocks instantly when used from the off hand.
Added hand animations
Mining and attacking animations play on the hand that performs the action, filling gaps for pickaxes and swords.
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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.
How it compares
Offhand Tweaks is a client and server mod for Forge with MIT License terms and files for 1.20.1, and it is open source. Ultra Pickaxes is a Forge mod under the Apache License 2.0 for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and it is not open source. Lava Pickaxe is also a Forge mod, with All rights reserved terms and files for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offhand Mining | Forge | 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-10-17 |
| Offhand Tweaks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Ultra Pickaxes | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-11-17 |
| Lava Pickaxe 🔥 | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-27 |
Questions
Does Offhand Mining need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Offhand Mining use?
Is the Offhand Mining source code available?
In the catalog
Offhand Mining is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This Mod lets you use the Offhand to mine Blocks with a Pickaxe and attack Enemies with your Sword.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/offhand-mining
- Owner
- BaGaJa
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15