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Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors

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Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors

By Vardeex

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13 armor sets & 65 tools crafted from mineral blocks – every piece grants a unique effect. Now being remastered with brand-new textures!

Mod Loaders
Minecraft
26.3 26.2
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🧱 Utility Armors & Tools: Block Armors

🆕 Now on Fabric 1.21.1, 26.2 & 26.3 and NeoForge 26.2 & 26.3! (Fabric versions require Fabric API)
Supported: 26.3 · 26.2 · 1.21.8 · 1.21.4 · 1.21.1 · 1.20.6 · 1.20.4 · 1.20.1 · 1.19.4 · 1.19.2
Loaders: Forge (1.19.2 – 1.20.1) · NeoForge (1.20.4 – 26.3) · Fabric (1.21.1, 26.2, 26.3)

⚔️ v1.1.2 – Rebalance: block gear is now stronger than vanilla!

Gear crafted from full blocks finally feels worth it:

  • +3 attack damage and +3 mining speed over the matching vanilla tool (Diamond Block Sword: 10 damage vs 7).
  • 9× durability on every tool and armor piece (Diamond Block Pickaxe: 14,049 uses).
  • Armor protection never lower than vanilla, plus +1 toughness.
  • Unique set effects unchanged.

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

🎨 Texture Remaster in progress – 5/13 sets done

Version 1.1.1 brings brand-new textures for Diamond, Netherite, Gold, Emerald and Iron Block gear. The remaining sets follow in the next updates.

🖼️ Gallery

All Block Armor sets
All Block Armor sets

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✨ New look (Texture Remaster)

Block Armors – Texture Remaster 1.1.1

Iron Block
Iron Block		Emerald Block
Emerald Block		Diamond Block
Diamond Block		Netherite Block
Netherite Block

Click an image for full size. More screenshots in the Gallery tab.

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

  • ⚔️ v1.1.2 – Rebalance
    • All block tools: +3 attack damage and +3 mining speed compared to vanilla, 9× durability.
    • All block armor: 9× durability, protection at least vanilla, +1 toughness.
    • Mining level at least vanilla; unique effects unchanged.
  • 🆕 More versions
    • Fabric ports for 1.21.1 and 26.2 and a NeoForge port for 26.2 – same content and remastered textures as 1.1.1.
  • 🎨 v1.1.1 – Texture Remaster, part 1/3
    • Brand-new textures for 5 sets: Diamond, Netherite, Gold, Emerald and Iron Block (armor models, armor icons and all tools).
    • New consistent style shared across the whole Utility Armors & Tools series.
    • The remaining 8 sets get their new look in the next updates.
    • No gameplay changes – safe to update existing worlds.
  • 📢 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!

📜 Modpacks & License

Modpacks: You are free to include this mod in any modpack, public or private. No need to ask!

Please don't: reupload this mod elsewhere, redistribute it outside of modpacks, or claim it as your own.