Superior Shields
by EpicSquid
Superior Shields lets players wear personal force-field shields in an equipment slot, with shields made from metals and materials taken from tech, magic and adventure mods.
What it does
A shield is placed in a Curios slot, so it can be carried alongside armor and held items. Shields are available in vanilla and modded materials, each with different stats and abilities. Among the shield variants are Netherite, Electrum and Superior, and a few of them, including the Firey shield tied to Twilight Forest content, come with abilities already built in. Shields enchanted with special abilities, like a nova trigger that damages nearby enemies, can also be used.
Shield health is depleted by incoming damage and regenerates over time once no damage has been taken for a set delay. The recharge rate and the total capacity differ from shield to shield, and the figures are listed in each shield's tooltip. Shield stats can be changed in a server config file found in the world folder, so server owners can tune the balance.
Installation needs Curios API and Kotlin for Forge. The mod runs on both sides, so the server and every player need it. Files exist for Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.20.1-3.1.0, published on 2024-03-23. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Curios slot shields
A shield sits in a Curios slot, so it does not take up a hand while other items are held.
Metal and tech shields
Shields are crafted from tin, lead, bronze, steel and other metals added by tech mods, and some can be augmented at a Tinker's Workbench.
Magic-powered shields
Some shields draw on mana or soul harvesting, and an Elementium shield can boost faerie companions.
Self-recharging
Shield health regenerates after a delay without damage, and the rate and capacity are shown per shield.
Enchantable shields
Enchantments such as Shield Capacity and Amplify change how a shield absorbs damage and how hard it hits back.
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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 2
How it compares
Twilight Aether is Forge only, covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server. More Shields supports Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, with a client and server environment and an MIT License, but it is not open source. Shield Expansion Expansion targets Forge for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 and is licensed as All rights reserved, so its code is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Shields | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-23 |
| Twilight Aether | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-16 |
| More Shields | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-12-23 |
| Shield Expansion Expansion | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-24 |
Questions
Does Superior Shields need Curios API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Superior 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
Superior Shields adds personal force fields, much like the energy shields from games like Borderlands and Halo. Place the shield in it's curios slot, and away you go! There are shields available for vanilla and modded materials, all with different stats abilities. Use a Netherite shield enchanted with Shield Capacity…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/superior-shields
- Owner
- EpicSquid
- Published
- 2023-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15