Pure Amethyst Tools
by purejosh
Pure Amethyst Tools adds amethyst hammers, treeaxes, excavators and paxels, with armor and tools that follow the look of vanilla amethyst items.
What it does
The tools are built to fit the vanilla style closely rather than stand apart from it. Their colors are drawn from existing vanilla blocks, and their item statistics are kept on the modest side, so the amethyst gear feels like a natural part of the base game and leans toward underpowered rather than dominant. Each tool type has a distinct use: hammers for breaking wide areas, treeaxes for felling trees, excavators for digging large spaces, and paxels that combine several roles in one item.
The mod runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the 10 release versions cover 1.19.1 – 1.21.1. The mod is released under a custom license and is not open source. Public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Amethyst hammers
Hammers break a larger area of blocks at once, giving amethyst a role in mining that vanilla tools do not offer.
Treeaxes and excavators
Treeaxes clear whole trees, and excavators dig wide patches of ground, each with its own amethyst recipe.
Paxels
Paxels combine pickaxe, axe and shovel functions in one item, so a single tool covers several jobs.
Amethyst armor
A matching armor set uses the same amethyst color scheme as the tools, with statistics kept modest.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival progression
Players who reach amethyst in a survival world can craft tools that fit the surrounding blocks and items.
Vanilla-style packs
Modpacks that aim to keep the vanilla feel can add amethyst tools without changing how the base game plays.
Who it’s for: Players who want amethyst tools and armor that stay close to the vanilla look and balance, and server owners who want the same items available to every player.
How it compares
Amethyst Addon runs as client and server on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, under All rights reserved. Better Amethyst Tool Crafting is server required with client optional, licensed under the Apache License 2.0, and covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.4 on Fabric and Quilt, so players can join without installing it. Advanced Amethyst is client and server under the MIT License on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.17.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Amethyst Tools | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-19 |
| Amethyst Addon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-24 |
| Better Amethyst Tool Crafting | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2023-12-09 |
| Advanced Amethyst | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-29 |
Questions
Does Pure Amethyst Tools need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Pure Amethyst Tools support?
Are older Minecraft versions covered?
In the catalog
Pure Amethyst Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Pure Amethyst Tools is yet another amethyst tools and armor mod that strives to fit the Vanilla style as closely as possible. All colors have been derived from the Vanilla blocks, and the item statistics were thoughtfully curated to be interesting and useful while not overlapping other materials. This mod is intended…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pureamethysttools
- Owner
- purejosh
- Published
- 2023-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15