Sidearms is a mod that aims to add more flavor to combat by introducing various new items to occupy the offhand, as well as changing how shields work.

Shield Tweaks

Shields now have a short cooldown after blocking. Blocking with precise timing will reward you with a much shorter cooldown.

New Items

Cactus Shield

Deals 3 damage to an attacker upon blocking a melee attack, but has a slightly longer block cooldowns and perfect block window than the regular shield.

Golden Shield

Has no shield warmup (Starts blocking as soon as right click is held), but tighter perfect block window and moderately longer cooldowns compared to the regular shield.

Reflector

Blocking allows you to reflect any incoming projectile, as well as small mobs (such as silverfish and vexes). Requires very precise block timing.

{
  "item": "minecraft:shield",
  "perfect_window": 20,
  "perfect_cooldown": 10,
  "normal_cooldown": 60
}