About Better Mason Trades
From ModrinthAdds convenient trades for common building blocks (Tuff, Calcite, Bricks, Mud Bricks, Packed Mud, Terracotta) to the Mason
🧱 Better Mason Trades
Adds convenient building block trades to the Mason villager profession, making them your go-to supplier for construction materials.
> ⚒️ Always Available! All enhanced trades are guaranteed to appear—no more RNG frustration when you need specific blocks for your build.
✨ Features
- 6 new building block trades added across all Mason levels
- Guaranteed availability using custom trade groups
- Balanced pricing for convenience without being exploitative
- Building-focused improvements to make Masons actually useful
🏗️ New Trades by Level
Novice (Level 1)
Apprentice (Level 2)
Journeyman (Level 3)
Master (Level 5)
💡 Why This Datapack?
Masons are traditionally one of the least useful villager professions, but builders need reliable access to decorative blocks. This mod transforms Masons into your best friend for large construction projects by:
- Saving time gathering common building materials
- Providing consistent access to blocks you need for specific builds
- Making emeralds more useful for builders
- Giving the Mason profession a clear, valuable identity
📋 Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.9+
- Villager Config
🙏 Credits & Attribution
This datapack was inspired by and builds upon:
- Enhanced Mason Trades © Rhonan – MIT License
📝 License & Usage
- Licensed under MIT, ported with permission and attribution per the above.
- Free to use in modpacks and videos with credit.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 11 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.
Loaders
Runs on Data pack, Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Better Mason Trades on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Data pack, Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.3, released 2026-07-08
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | 26.2 |
| Fabric | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | 26.2 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | 26.2 |
| Quilt | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | 26.2 |
From 5 recorded builds of Better Mason Trades.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.3 | 2026-07-08 | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt |
| 1.0.3 | 2026-07-08 | 1.21.5 to 26.2 (11 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.0.2 | 2026-03-16 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt |
| 1.0.2 | 2026-03-16 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.0.1 | 2025-12-23 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Required: modrinth project OClpEDe3 (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Better Mason Trades on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Better Mason Trades as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Data packFabricNeoForgeQuilt
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.2 and 10 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorFantaz, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
