Simplest Emerald Gear (archived)
by Team Solar
Simplest Emerald Gear gives emerald armor and tools stats between iron and diamond, for players who find emeralds too weak to use for gear.
What it does
The mod adds a full set of emerald armor and tools whose characteristics fall between iron and diamond, which addresses the view that emeralds cannot be made into usable equipment. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Builds cover 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, published for Forge and NeoForge, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Emerald armor
A full set of emerald armor pieces, with protection values placed between iron and diamond.
Emerald gear
Emerald swords, pickaxes, axes, shovels and hoes that sit between iron and diamond in durability and speed.
Balanced stats
Emerald gear is tuned so it is a practical middle tier rather than a cosmetic material.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Emerald Equips is a Forge and NeoForge equipment mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, so its code is not open source. Emerald Armor covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplest Emerald Gear (archived) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-03 |
| Emerald Equips | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-12 |
| Emerald Armor | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
Questions
Does Simplest Emerald Gear need Fabric API?
Does the server need Simplest Emerald Gear?
Which versions are supported?
In the catalog
Simplest Emerald Gear (archived) is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Do you think it's unfair that emeralds can't be used to make armor and tools? I do! This mod adds a full emerald gear with characteristics between iron and diamond, correcting this injustice.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simplest-emerald-gear
- Owner
- Team Solar
- Published
- 2024-03-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15