Quality Repairs
Quality Repairs gives tools a second repair route on NeoForge: a whetstone and an XP altar, both built to slow breakage without needing Mending.
What it does
The whetstone repairs a tool in proportion to the durability it has left, so a nearly broken tool gets the most restored per use. Each whetstone can be used six times before it breaks, and one whetstone cannot repair another. To use it, a player holds the whetstone in the offhand and the tool in the main hand, then right-clicks. The same repair can be done inside the inventory by holding a whetstone on the cursor and right-clicking the tool.
The altar repairs tools with experience points, and the price rises as a tool nears breaking. The exchange is a slightly worse rate than Mending. The Obelisk repairs tools over time at no extra cost, but it needs XP supplied by an Idol. The Idol stores XP from the player by holding right-click, and it can release stored XP through a powered dispenser. Using XP directly on a tool is much faster. The Obelisk cannot be crafted and is found at an altar within the Deep Dark.
Quality Repairs requires NeoForge and is built for Minecraft 1.21.1 only, with the latest NeoForge file at 0.3.1, published on 2026-06-18 on the beta channel. The mod runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its code is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. The author lists a future plan to make some settings changeable through config files.
Key features
Durability-scaled whetstone
The whetstone restores more durability when the tool is nearly broken, and it wears out after six uses.
Offhand or inventory repair
A whetstone can be applied with the offhand and main hand, or with the cursor in the inventory screen.
XP altar
The altar turns experience points into durability at a slightly worse rate than Mending, priced by how close the tool is to breaking.
Idol and Obelisk
An Idol stores and releases XP, while the Obelisk repairs tools over time without extra cost.
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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
No Mending is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, open source under the MIT License, and it is server required with client optional. Quality Repairs, by contrast, needs both sides and is All rights reserved. Whetstones runs on Forge and NeoForge across 1.18 – 1.21.4 with client and server both required, under All rights reserved, so it covers more loaders and versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Repairs | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-18 |
| No Mending | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-12 |
| Whetstones | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-01-15 |
Questions
Does Quality Repairs need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Quality Repairs support?
How is the Obelisk supplied with XP?
In the catalog
Quality Repairs is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Quality Repairs is a simple mod that aims to add a few ways to keep your tools from breaking without the need of mending. The whetstone repairs tools based on how much durability it has left, repairing a tool more the closer it is to breaking. A whetstone can be used 6 times before breaking. (Also you can't repair a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/quality-repairs
- Owner
- Packrabbitcon
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15