Water Tools
Water Tools gives players a set of five water-themed tools, a sword, pickaxe, axe, shovel and hoe, that take the place of the usual iron tools in the early game.
What it does
The mod adds five tools made from water: a sword, a pickaxe, an axe, a shovel and a hoe. Each is crafted from water buckets, which lets players reach tool gear without mining iron ore first. Within the game the tools serve the same purpose as their iron counterparts, so players can swap them in for the same jobs.
Water Tools is published for NeoForge only, for the 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 range with 1.0.0 for 1.21.4 as the latest file. It is licensed as All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.
Key features
Water sword
A sword crafted from water buckets that deals the same damage as the iron sword.
Water pickaxe
A pickaxe made of water, with the same mining stats as the iron pickaxe.
Water axe, shovel and hoe
The remaining three tools follow the iron set, each with a water-themed look and matching iron stats.
Iron-equivalent stats
Every tool keeps the durability and speed of its iron version, so it can stand in for iron gear without changing play.
Lightweight addition
The mod adds only the five tools and their recipes, leaving the rest of the game as it is.
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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 water-themed tools as a lightweight addition to survival play, on single-player worlds or multiplayer servers that run NeoForge 1.21.1 – 1.21.4.
How it compares
Redstone Tools is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.8, licensed as All rights reserved and not open source, and it is also a client and server mod. Emerald tools & Armor is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 only, licensed as All rights reserved and not open source, with the same client and server environment. Monyo'sIR is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 only, licensed as All rights reserved and not open source, and it also needs the client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Tools | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-09-25 |
| Redstone Tools | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-04 |
| Emerald tools & Armor | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-23 |
| Monyo'sIR | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
Questions
Does Water Tools need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Water Tools support?
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Are the water tools stronger than iron tools?
In the catalog
Water Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This mod adds 5 new tools that are crafted from water buckets. They have the same stats as iron tools, but with a water-themed twist! Tools function exactly like iron tools. Just a fun, lightweight addition for players who want water-themed gear.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/water-tools
- Owner
- CalculusEyesight
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15