Ore Hammer
by robinfrt
Ore Hammer adds a Crushing Hammer that breaks ore blocks, raw ores and ingots into dusts, giving more output than smelting them directly.
What it does
The Crushing Hammer is a new tool, and it is craftable early from copper and iron. Ore blocks, raw ores and ingot-type ores each have crushing recipes, and the hammer returns dusts with an increased yield. Smelting or blasting Raw Ore Dust yields ingots, roughly doubling what the original ore gives. Diamonds and emeralds are capped at double their base output, so the hammer does not outpace later-game gathering.
The mod is aimed at the early game, where it speeds up gathering without giving an overpowered result. The hammer is repairable on an anvil using copper ingots, which gives surplus copper a use. Fortune II applies a comparable yield to the hammer, and Fortune III still keeps an edge because its average yield stays higher. Recipes for the crushing process use the Create Crafts and More Additions content as an optional integration.
Ore Hammer is installed on the client and the server, so both need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across seven release versions, 1.20 – 1.21.4, and is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved. JEI is required for the recipe browser to show the crushing recipes.
Key features
Crushing Hammer
A new hammer tool that crushes ore blocks, raw ores and ingot-type ores into dusts.
Increased yield
Crushing returns more material than the source block, and raw ore dust can be smelted into ingots for double the base output.
Capped gem output
Diamonds and emeralds are limited to double their base output, which keeps the hammer balanced against normal mining.
Repairable hammer
An anvil can restore the hammer's 74 durability, using copper ingots as the repair material.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 5
How it compares
Dust & Ores is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, so it targets newer builds than Ore Hammer. Arda's Hammers [Hammer Mod] is not open source, covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and is client and server like Ore Hammer. Legacy Ore Drops is not open source, is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and is server required with the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Hammer | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-12-29 |
| Dust & Ores | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-22 |
| Arda's Hammers [Hammer Mod] | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-01-12 |
| Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-21 |
Questions
Does Ore Hammer need JEI?
Do servers and players both need Ore Hammer?
Which loader should be used for Ore Hammer?
In the catalog
Ore Hammer is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This mod introduces a new hammer tool, along with crushing recipes for all ore blocks and raw ores, providing an increased yield. Perfect for early-game resource gathering. Start by crafting the Crushing Hammer with some copper and a bit of iron. It has 74 durability and can be repaired on an anvil with copper…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore-hammer
- Owner
- robinfrt
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15