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    Better Tools and Armor

    Mod

    More tools and armor sets to find, each with special effects.

    A97/ 100
    • OverviewA
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.21.1
    • ModpacksIn 74
    • ReleasesLatest 6 Sep

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    better_tools_and_armor_v13.1.1-neoforge-1.21.1.jar

    Released 6 Sep 2026 · 3.8 MB

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    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade A

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed
    • Public source code and issue tracker
    • Widely used
    • Around for years

    Points lost

    • Releases in only 7 of the last 24 months−1 point
    • Some modpacks removed it−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      1 point lost26 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7 weeks ago (6 Sep 2026) 12 / 12
      Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 7 of the last 24 months 5 / 6

    • Stability

      1 point lost21 / 22
      Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.5 of the 40 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 5 modpacks9 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7
      Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      Full points10 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · BlackCat64/better-tools-and-armor-1.21 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.curseforge.com 3 / 3

    • Popularity

      Full points4 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.269,096 4 / 4

    • Track record

      Full points8 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.6 years, 40 releases 8 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
    Total97 / 100

    68.6 of the 71 points that apply = 97 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

    • Better Tools and Armor v13.1
    • Ender Titanium
    • Crystallite
    • Crystallite Tools and Armor
    • Crystallite Bow
    • Overworld Ores
    • Nether and End Ores
    • Crystallite Upgrades
    • Crystallite Charms
    • Jeweller Villager
    • Progression Tree
    • Frozen Effect
    • Blue Mushrooms
    • Fungal Caves
    • Colourful Metal Blocks
    • Effect Armor
    • Magic Staffs
    • Daggers
    • New Advancements
    • New Enchantments
    • New Beacon Bases
    • Potions
    • Utility Potions

    About

    Better Tools and Armor expands Minecraft’s equipment and crafting progression with more than 500 items, over 120 blocks, six new ores, and 25 tool and armor sets, emphasizing exploration and different equipment choices. The new ores span the Overworld, Nether, and End: Mixed Ore yields a random resource, Ruby gear offers fast attacks and mining, Sapphire weapons can freeze enemies, Topaz weapons chain lightning between nearby mobs, Nether Diamond gear brings fire-related effects, and Ender Titanium equipment has abilities tied to the End. Underground Crystallite clusters provide gems for equipment more powerful than Netherite, and each piece can be switched among 16 elemental upgrades at a Smithing Table while retaining its enchantments; examples include a magnetic pickaxe that draws in drops, a vein-mining pickaxe, climbing leggings, and a sword that grows stronger with consecutive hits. Crystallite also enables an upgradeable bow, with options such as homing arrows, faster firing, piercing shots, or explosive arrows. Daggers provide a faster-attacking, easier-to-craft alternative to swords, with lower damage and durability, and every tool set, including vanilla sets, has a dagger counterpart. Standalone Effect Armor grants abilities such as Night Vision, Strength, Speed, or Invisibility, powered by an equipped Energy Vial that also lets players toggle the effects; the armor can be upgraded to improve its potion effects. Other additions include passive-buff Charms, 13 potions with effects such as Double Jump, Swift Swim, and Ore Vision, and one-use utility potions that can teleport players to their spawn point or last death location. New building options include metal blocks in 20 colours, each with slab, stair, wall, and trapdoor variants, as well as additional beacon bases. The mod also adds the Jeweller villager, who trades Crystallite upgrade templates and Charms, and 85 advancements ranging from progression milestones to completionist goals. Smaller changes include Bark from stripped logs, which can be crafted into early-game Wooden Armor or used to restore stripped logs, and new recipes for some vanilla items.

    Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Changes the game's code in 1 area: World generationChanges 2 game code files in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created..

    Adds 208 blocks, 388 items, 1 mob, 6 projectiles, 1 biome, 10 structures, 9 enchantments, 867 recipes, 92 advancements, 10 loot tables, 1 sound and 3 key bindings.

    Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.

    Replaces 2 of vanilla Minecraft's recipes and 2 loot tables.

    Often used with it

    See all 30
    YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAYUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAYUNG's Better Nether FortressesAL_Ender's CataclysmBGuard VillagersA

    Details

    Creator
    BlackCat64
    License
    All rights reserved
    Downloads
    269K
    Created
    20 Jul 2021
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Issues , Wiki

    Security

    No harmful code found

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    How we checked · All 8 latest files checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.
      8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
    • Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.
      Read without running it
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.
      The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.

    Privacy

    We found nothing it sends

    We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.

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    How we checked · Both files read
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      The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
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      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign so far that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.

    We have not read its code history yet.

    No sign of AI in the game

    We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.

    Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.

    How we checked · 6 places read
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.
      Not read yet
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      19 of 40 changelogs read
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      Nothing found
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      No AI service, AI library or AI model file
      1,369 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 40 files
    NeoForge
    Forge
    1.161.191.2126.1

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.
    Curios APIin some filesA
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.
    Just Enough Items (JEI)ACurios APIin some filesA
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 1.21.1. Many recently updated mods still support 1.21.1.

    Modpacks using this project

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    74 modpacks include Better Tools and Armor in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Timeless and classics Guns + More209K downloadslast version with it 28 Oct 2024Mine Piece World25K downloadslast version with it 10 Jan 2026Enhanced Vanilla1.2K downloadslast version with it 30 Jun 2024Firestorm RPG982 downloadslast version with it 17 Feb 2026IMPOSSIVEL966 downloadslast version with it 18 Dec 2024ImperiumCraft800 downloadslast version with it 11 Nov 2022CHUS654 downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2024Ritters & Wildtiere463 downloadslast version with it 28 Aug 2024For Server Modpack462 downloadslast version with it 23 Jun 2023Infinity SMP Eterno Requiem428 downloadslast version with it 22 Dec 2025
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    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Better Tools and Armor. Share: how many of the modpacks with Better Tools and Armor also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 42% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 39% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 39% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorL_Ender's CataclysmBModin 38% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorGuard VillagersAModin 36% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 35% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's Better End IslandAModin 34% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorTowns and TowersBModin 34% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 32% of the modpacks with Better Tools and ArmorYUNG's ExtrasAModin 31% of the modpacks with Better Tools and Armor
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    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.21.1·NeoForge13.1.113.1.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.1.1-neoforge-1.21.1.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.20.1·NeoForge, Forge13.0.113.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.0.1-forge_1.20.1.jarSends: None foundRequires:Curios APIPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    Older Minecraft versions
    1.20.4·NeoForge11.0.111.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0.1-neoForge_1.20.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:Curios API, Just Enough Items (JEI)Curios API, Just Enough Items (JEI)PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.19.4·NeoForge10.3.110.3.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3.1-1.19.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.19.4·Forge11.0.111.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0.1-forge_1.19.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:Just Enough Items (JEI), Curios APIJust Enough Items (JEI), Curios APIPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.19.2·Forge10.310.3 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3-1.19.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:Curios APIPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.18.2·Forge9.2.29.2.2 · better_tools_and_armor_v9.2.2-1.18.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.16.5·Forge9.29.2 · better_tools_and_armor_v9.2-1.16.5.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    40 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge13.1.113.1.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.1.1-neoforge-1.21.1.jar (main file)·6 Sep 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 3.8 MB
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge, NeoForge13.0.113.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.0.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·6 Sep 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.5 MB
    1.21.1·NeoForge13.113.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.1-neoforge-1.21.1.jar (main file)·19 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 3.8 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge13.013.0 · better_tools_and_armor_v13.0-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·29 Mar 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.5 MB
    1.20.1·Forge12.0.212.0.2 · better_tools_and_armor_v12.0.2-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·26 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.4 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge12.0.112.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v12.0.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·12 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.4 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge12.012.0 · better_tools_and_armor_v12.0-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·25 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.4 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge11.311.3 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.3-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·28 Feb 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge11.211.2 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.2-forge_1.20.1.jar (main file)·30 Oct 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.0 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge11.1.111.1.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.1.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (first file)·21 Aug 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.0 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge11.111.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (first file)·28 Jul 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 4.0 MB
    1.20.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge11.0.111.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0.1-neoForge_1.20.4.jar (first file)·29 Apr 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 3.7 MB
    1.20.1·Forge, NeoForge11.0.111.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (first file)·25 Apr 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 3.8 MB
    1.19.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge11.0.111.0.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0.1-forge_1.19.4.jar (first file)·25 Apr 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 3.7 MB
    1.20.1·Forge11.011.0 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0-forge_1.20.1.jar (first file)·24 Mar 2024Not checkedWe have not checked this file yet.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.2 MB
    1.19.4·Forge11.011.0 · better_tools_and_armor_v11.0-forge_1.19.4.jar (first file)·24 Mar 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.2 MB
    1.20.1·Forge10.3.110.3.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3.1-forge_1.20.1.jar (first file)·9 Feb 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.1 MB
    1.19.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge10.3.110.3.1 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3.1-1.19.4.jar (first file)·9 Feb 2024PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.0 MB
    1.20.1·Forge10.310.3 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3-1.20.1.jar (first file)·19 Dec 2023PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.0 MB
    1.19.4·Forge10.310.3 · better_tools_and_armor_v10.3-1.19.4.jar (first file)·19 Dec 2023PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 29.0 MB
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