Tiered Shields

Tiered Shields

add golden, copper, diamond and netherite shields and rebalances shields for a better survival experience !

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all the shields
dual wielding shields !
craft every shield like in vanilla !
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About this Mod

Add 4 new shields, the golden shield, the copper shield, the diamond shield and the netherite shield, and tweaks the default iron shield :

all shields

All shields can be crafted with the same recipe as the original shield, they now take only 1 durability damage when blocking damages. All shields can still be conbined with a banner

Golden shields block always 1 damage and 40% of the total damages, they have 112 durability and can be repaired with gold ingots. Unless every other shields they can block damage with 0s delay, instead of the vanilla 0.25s delay.

Copper shields block 1 damage and 40% of the total damages, they have 176 durability and can be repaired with copper ingots.

Iron shields block 2 damages and 60% of the total damages, they have 240 durability and can be repaired with iron ingots.

Diamond shields block 3 damages and 80% of the total damages, they have 528 durability and can be repaired with diamonds.

Netherite shields block 4 damages and 90% of the total damages, they have 592 durability, can be repaired with netherite ingots and won't burn in lava. Unless other netherite based equipment the netherite shield is crafted in a crafting table and not upgraded from a diamond shield in the smithing table, this is due to datapacks limitations with custom items crafting.

If you have any issue/question, contact me on discord! (@nugrevan) : https://discord.gg/SxarRKTw8k, any feedback will be greatly appreciated, thanks !

Available Versions

Tiered Shields for minecraft 26.2release
MC 26.2fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
June 16, 2026
Tiered Shields for minecraft 26.2release
MC 26.2datapack
June 16, 2026
Tiered Shields for minecraft 26.1.xrelease
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, forge, quilt
April 23, 2026
Tiered Shields for minecraft 26.1.xrelease
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2datapack
April 23, 2026
Tiered Shields for minecraft 26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
March 24, 2026

How to Install Tiered Shields on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tiered Shields". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

datapackfabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Tiered Shields server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Tiered Shields compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Tiered Shields officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Tiered Shields – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tiered Shields consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

26.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.11