Spartan Shields
Spartan Shields adds a range of new shields for Forge and NeoForge, from wood and stone up to diamond, with tower variants and bash support.
What it does
Shields are crafted from materials of increasing value. A crude wooden shield can be made from planks as soon as a player gathers wood, and it can later be upgraded to stone, iron, gold or diamond versions. Tower shields carry the same function with a larger body, and they can display banners. Most of the shields can be enchanted at an enchanting table, while the powered variants that draw RF or FE cannot.
Ingots and similar items from other mods add extra recipes when those materials are present, including Botania mana regeneration for the shields that use it. Shield bashing works on the vanilla shield and on other shields listed in the spartanshields:shields with bash tag. Tower shields bash several nearby enemies at once in version 3.x. Installation is needed on the server and on every player's client, since the environment is client and server. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1, and the mod spans 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 across five release versions. The code is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
Key features
Tiered shield recipes
Shields in wood, stone, iron, gold and diamond, each with a standard and a tower form.
Banner support
Tower shields accept banners, so players can show faction or team colors on them.
Shield bash for more shields
Bashing works on the vanilla shield and on shields added to the bash tag by other mods.
Aluminum shields
A set of shields made from aluminum adds another material tier to the lineup.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Modded material progression
Players who run mods that add ingots see more shield recipes appear as those materials become available.
Botania mana repair
With Botania installed, the shields can be regenerated using mana.
Who it’s for: Players who want more shield choices in a survival or adventure world, and server owners who want shield variety without extra client-only content.
How it compares
Spartan Weaponry: Twilight Forest runs on the client and the server, is open source under the MIT License and has files for 1.12.2 – 1.20.1. Shield Breaking is also client and server and uses the MIT License, but is published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is not open source. Placeable Shields is server required with an optional client, uses All rights reserved licensing, covers 1.21.11 – 26.2 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Shields | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-18 |
| Spartan Weaponry: Twilight Forest | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-01 |
| Shield Breaking | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-19 |
| Placeable Shields | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-07 |
Questions
Does Spartan Shields need Botania?
Do players need the mod if the server runs it?
Are there Spartan Shields files for NeoForge?
In the catalog
Spartan Shields is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Merry Christmas! Spartan Shields 3.0.0 beta 1 is out now for Minecraft version 1.18.2! The mod is now open source under the Apache version 2.0 license!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spartan-shields
- Owner
- ObliviousSpartan
- Published
- 2022-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15