Tools, Armor and Shields
Tools, Armor and Shields adds mining tools, armor sets and custom shields in four material tiers, for players who want to expand their gear in Minecraft 26.3.
What it does
Hammers and Excavators are upgraded pickaxes and shovels that break several blocks at once in a 3x3 or 5x5 area, with depth from one block up to five. Each tool skips blocks it is not built for, so an Excavator leaves stone alone and a Hammer will not remove dirt, sand or gravel by accident. A dynamic outline shows which blocks will be destroyed before the player breaks them. Tools come in Iron, Redstone, Emerald and Diamond tiers, each with its own radius and depth.
The collection adds full toolsets, weapons and armor in Amethyst, Emerald and Obsidian. A full armor set grants persistent abilities: Amethyst armor emits light level 15 around the wearer, and Obsidian armor grants permanent Fire Resistance and protects against fire and lava damage. Shields come in Wooden, Iron, Diamond, Emerald and Obsidian variants, with distinct blocking sounds.
The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Installation works on Fabric and NeoForge. Files are published for 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, with the latest builds for 26.3 dated 2026-09-20. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Multi-block mining tools
Hammers and Excavators break 3x3 or 5x5 areas at once, in tiers from Iron to Diamond.
Block filtering
Each tool skips blocks it is not built for, which prevents accidental damage to the world.
Breakage outline
A visual outline marks the blocks that will break before the player breaks them.
Persistent armor abilities
Wearing a full set grants light from Amethyst armor and fire protection from Obsidian armor.
Custom shields
Shields in five materials each use their own blocking sound effect during combat.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more mining tools, armor and shields in vanilla-style progression, and server owners who want those items available to every player.
How it compares
Simple Excavators is open source under the MIT License, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 as a client and server mod. Hammer is for NeoForge only, built for 26.1.2, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Instant Shield is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric across 1.20 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tools, Armor and Shields | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Simple Excavators | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Hammer | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-30 |
| Instant Shield | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-26 |
Questions
Does Tools, Armor and Shields need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Tools, Armor and Shields support?
Can the mining tools break blocks that are not intended for them?
In the catalog
Tools, Armor and Shields 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
Hammers function as upgraded pickaxes for mining stone-like materials, while Excavators function as upgraded shovels for digging dirt, sand, and gravel. Both tools mine multiple blocks simultaneously and feature a dynamic visual block outline to show precisely which blocks will be destroyed before you mine them…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tools-armor-and-shields
- Owner
- OldManPlaysGames
- Published
- 2026-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15