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Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors

This mod added 13 armor sets and 13 tool families (Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe) to Minecraft, all crafted from dense resource blocks. Every piece is durable and grants a unique effect — armor buffs, swords debuff or drop XP, tools boost on break.

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Updated 4 days ago
Latest stable file block_armors-1.0.0-neoforge-1.21.8.jar
Game version 1.21.8
Loader NeoForge

Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors block_armors-1.0.0-neoforge-1.21.8.jar targets 1.21.8 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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About this project

What does Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors add?

🧱 Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors

13 armor sets · 65 unique tools · every piece grants a unique effect. No new blocks added.

Craft complete, extremely durable gear from the dense resource blocks of the Overworld — coal, copper, iron, gold, quartz, lapis, redstone, emerald, diamond and netherite. This mod turns vanilla mineral blocks into full armor sets and toolkits. Because blocks are dense, every set is significantly more durable than normal, and each piece grants a unique, carefully-tuned effect — all in the pure Vanilla+ style, using only blocks that already exist in your world.

⚙️ Vanilla+ promise

The mod adds tools, weapons and armor only. No new blocks are generated or added to the game.

⭐ Key Features

  • 🧱 13 armor sets — from coal to netherite, each with a unique defensive profile and a signature block ability
  • 🛠️ 65 tools — a full matching toolkit (Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe) for every set, with thematic on-hit and on-mine bonuses
  • 💪 Extremely durable — block-based gear lasts far longer than normal tools and armor
  • 💎 Tier progression — tools scale from STONE to IRON to DIAMOND to NETHERITE harvest levels
  • 🔵 Lapis drops XP — its sword and pickaxe drop XP orbs on hit / on break
  • ⚠️ Exact-match sets — Redstone, Lapis and Emerald mirror the "New Armors" series triggers

🛡️ Complete Armor Catalog

Defense is listed as Helmet / Chestplate / Leggings / Boots. Ability is active while the armor is worn.

Set Def (H/C/L/B) Durability Enchant Tough Worn effect
⚫ Coal Block 1 / 4 / 3 / 1 20 5 – Haste I
🟧 Raw Copper Block 2 / 5 / 4 / 2 24 8 – Speed I
🟠 Copper Block 2 / 6 / 5 / 2 28 10 – Haste II
🪨 Raw Iron Block 2 / 5 / 4 / 2 26 8 – Resistance I
⚙️ Iron Block 3 / 7 / 6 / 3 32 9 Tough 1.0 Resistance II + Speed I
🟨 Raw Gold Block 2 / 5 / 4 / 2 20 20 – Luck I
🟡 Gold Block 2 / 6 / 5 / 2 24 22 – Luck II
🤍 Quartz Block 2 / 6 / 5 / 2 26 12 – Strength I
🔵 Lapis Block 2 / 5 / 5 / 2 18 50 – Luck III
🔴 Redstone Block 2 / 6 / 5 / 2 26 15 – Speed II
💚 Emerald Block 3 / 7 / 6 / 3 30 30 Tough 1.0 Hero of the Village I
💎 Diamond Block 3 / 8 / 7 / 3 34 10 Tough 1.0 Strength III
🖤 Netherite Block 4 / 9 / 8 / 4 40 12 Tough 3.0 Resistance III + Fire Resistance I

🧰 Complete Tool Catalog

Every armor set has a full matching toolkit: Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel & Hoe. Weapons debuff or empower on hit, while mining tools grant a useful boost as you break blocks — matching the block's theme.

Family Sword (on hit) Mining (on break) Tier
Coal Block Weakness I Haste I Stone
Raw Copper Block Slowness I Speed I Stone
Copper Block Slowness II Haste II Iron
Raw Iron Block Mining Fatigue I Resistance I Stone
Iron Block Weakness II Resistance II Iron
Raw Gold Block Glowing I Luck I Stone
Gold Block Glowing II Luck II Iron
Quartz Block Hunger I Strength I Iron
Lapis Block Drops 1–15 XP Drops 1–15 XP Iron
Redstone Block Speed II – Iron
Emerald Block Harm V (bonus damage) – Diamond
Diamond Block Weakness III Strength II Diamond
Netherite Block Wither II Resistance III Netherite

📦 Changelog

  • 📢 v1.0.0
    • First release of Block Armors — gear crafted from vanilla mineral blocks.
    • 13 armor sets and 65 tools, each with unique block-themed effects and high durability.
    • Redstone, Lapis and Emerald exactly mirror the New Armors series triggers (including Lapis XP drops).

⚠️ Technical Notes

  • This modification adds tools, weapons and armor sets only — no new blocks are generated or added to the game.
  • Fully Vanilla+ friendly and survival-balanced, themed around the Overworld's ore and mineral blocks.
  • ✅ Want to help? Report bugs or share ideas for new content in the Comments section — I read and reply to every suggestion!

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