Shield Status+
by NotCookies
With Shield Status+ installed, a player sees when a shield has been disabled by an axe and when it can be raised again, shown as a color state.
What it does
Shield Status+ tracks shield disable cooldowns and displays them, so a player can tell at a glance when a shield is broken and when it is usable again. Only the client needs it; a server can run without it, and players can use it alongside servers that run other Minecraft versions.
The mod shows the state of a shield through a color, and an indicator appears and disappears with the cooldown. Its cooldown display moves smoothly through the remaining time instead of jumping in fixed steps. A few simple client-side commands toggle the visuals, and each toggle sends a chat message confirming whether the feature is now enabled or disabled.
Installation needs Fabric. Shield Status+ is published for 1.21.4 and 1.21.8, with the 1.0.0 file for 1.21.8 as the latest release, and it is released under the MIT License. The code is open source and public source code and an issue tracker are linked from the project.
Key features
Shield state colors
The shield state is shown as a color, so a broken shield and a ready shield look different at a glance.
Cooldown tracking
Disable cooldowns are tracked and displayed, with the indicator shown only while the cooldown is running.
Smooth cooldown animation
The cooldown animates continuously between updates rather than in fixed steps.
Toggle commands
A few client-side commands switch the indicator and its visuals on or off, with chat feedback on each change.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use shields in combat or PvP and want the disable cooldown shown on screen. Players on Fabric who play single-player or on a server that does not run the mod.
How it compares
Shield Detector is a Fabric client-side mod released under the MIT License, open source, with files for 1.21.11. Shield Disabled Indicator is also client-side and Fabric-only, but covers 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and is not open source, being under All rights reserved. Fixed Shields is also client-side and Fabric-only, published for 1.21.10 under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Status+ | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-12-03 |
| Shield Detector | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-04 |
| Shield Disabled Indicator | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-23 |
| Fixed Shields | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-01-26 |
Questions
Does Shield Status+ need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Shield Status+ support?
Which loader does Shield Status+ use?
In the catalog
Shield Status+ is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
Similar mods
What the author says
Shield Status+ is a lightweight Fabric client-side mod that tracks and displays shield disable cooldowns, giving you clear awareness of when your shield is broken and when it will be usable again. This implementation remains fully functional even when the client and server run different Minecraft versions
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shield-status-plus
- Owner
- NotCookies
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15