Wonderful Hammers
Wonderful Hammers adds six hammer tools for Forge 1.20.1, each mining a 3x3 area and carrying its own special ability.
What it does
Each hammer mines a three-by-three pattern in one swing, and the mod detects which blocks in that pattern should be broken. Only stone-like materials such as stone, ores, deepslate and netherrack are affected, so dirt, wood and other blocks in the pattern are left alone. A visual preview outlines every block that would break, drawn in the vanilla style, before the player swings.
The hammers add abilities beyond mining speed. One hammer restores durability while it is held under sunlight. Right-clicking another unleashes a shockwave that pushes nearby enemies away, and a further hammer attracts dropped items and armored enemies toward the player. Precious ores are highlighted through walls within a five-block radius, with glowing outlines drawn over semi-transparent faces.
Wonderful Hammers is a Forge mod that needs no other mod. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.2 as the latest file from 2025-10-15. The source code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Six specialized hammers
Six tools join the game, each with its own ability on top of the 3x3 mining pattern.
Smart block detection
Only stone-like materials are broken within the pattern, so the rest of the area is untouched.
Visual mining preview
Outlines show exactly which blocks will break before the swing, drawn in vanilla style.
Ore highlighting
Precious ores within five blocks show through walls with glowing outlines and semi-transparent faces.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Quarry work in stone
Players clearing stone, deepslate or netherrack layers can break a three-by-three patch in one swing instead of block by block.
Ore hunting
Within the five-block highlight radius, precious ores can be located before digging into a cave wall.
Who it’s for: Players who want faster stone mining with a visual preview, and server owners who want the tools available to every player on a Forge 1.20.1 world.
How it compares
3D Hammers is a Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and it is discontinued. Robo's Balanced Mining Hammer is also Forge, client and server, for 1.20.1, under All rights reserved and not open source. TFC: Hammer Time is Forge, client and server, for 1.20.1, and is open source under the MIT License, the same license as Wonderful Hammers.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderful Hammers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-15 |
| 3D Hammers (Discontinued) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-08 |
| Robo's Balanced Mining Hammer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| TFC: Hammer Time | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-16 |
Questions
Does Wonderful Hammers require any other mod?
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In the catalog
Wonderful Hammers 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
Powerful mining tools with unique abilities to enhance your mining experience! Wonderful Hammers adds a collection of specialized hammers that go beyond simple mining efficiency. Each hammer features the revolutionary 3x3 smart mining system and comes with its own unique special ability.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wonderfulhammers
- Owner
- daniel.torelli05
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15