Shield Stun
by Libreh
Shield Stun adds a shield-hit stun to Fabric and Quilt servers, so a blocked hit can daze the attacker.
What it does
On Fabric servers, a shield block that lands a hit now dazes the attacker, a behavior Paper servers already have. Before this, a blocked hit ran full damage in the same tick, which gave the defender invulnerability frames and let a follow-up swing get through. The mod skips that damage tick when a shield blocks, following the approach Paper uses for the same case. The skipped tick was originally a Paper bug that players had come to rely on for the effect.
The mod runs on the server alone and works with Fabric API as its required dependency, with fabric-permissions-api bundled inside. It can also apply the effect to fake players, in the same way Carpet does, through the CarpetPvP mod by TheobaldTheBird. It does not add the effect for Fabric clients on Paper servers where it is disabled. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt across 16 release versions, 1.19.4 – 26.3, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Shield hit daze
A shield block that lands a hit dazes the attacker, as on Paper servers.
Damage tick skip
A blocked hit skips the vanilla damage tick, so the defender gets no invulnerability frames from it.
Fake player support
The daze effect can also apply to fake players, as it does with Carpet, through the CarpetPvP mod.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Embedded 1
Use cases
Paper-style combat on Fabric
Server owners who want the shield daze behavior of Paper servers on a Fabric server can use the mod for that.
Fake player testing
Servers that run fake players for testing or training can extend the shield daze to them through the CarpetPvP setup.
Who it’s for: Fabric and Quilt server owners who want the shield daze on their server, and admins who use fake players in combat setups.
How it compares
Shield Breaker is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 26.2 that is client required and server optional, under All rights reserved, so it works from the client side. Barrier Shield runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.5 – 26.3, is server required with an optional client, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Shield Stun differs from both by being server-side only on Fabric and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Stun | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Shield Breaker | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-02 |
| Barrier Shield | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Shield Stun need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Shield Stun?
Which game versions does Shield Stun support?
In the catalog
Shield Stun is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Server-side Fabric mod that adds Paper's shield stunning. Since 1.11.2 a blocked hit runs a full damage tick, handing the defender invulnerability frames and swallowing the follow-up that used to launch them (MC-268147). This mod skips that tick.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shieldstun
- Owner
- Libreh
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15