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New Shield Variants

by Lupin · for Minecraft

This mod adds new variants to shields, created from a wide range of materials! Obviously, they get stronger the more expensive the shield is.

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About New Shield Variants

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This mod adds new variants to shields, created from a wide range of materials! Obviously, they get stronger the more expensive the shield is.

NEW SHIELD VARIANTS BANNER

This mod adds new variants to shields, created from a wide range of materials! Obviously, they get stronger the more expensive the shield is. Our goal is to add new shields with effects in future updates.

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NEW SHIELD VARIANTS SUMMARY

Initially, this mod was designed to add shields made of different materials, and of course, with different hardnesses, such as minerals. But when developing it, we realized the full potential of the mod, and therefore, we have added some shields with effects.

Shields with added effects:

  • Ender Shield: a powerful shield which teleports your enemies away from you.
  • Blaze Shield: ignite your attackers without fighting back.
  • Fire Charge Shield: which sends a projectile at your enemies every time you block.
  • TNT Shield: Throw a dynamite every time the shield is used
  • Dragon Shield: Slows down enemies temporarily with slow effects.
  • Shulker Shield: every time the shield is used, the player will levitate.
NEW SHIELD VARIANTS F.A.Q

Is the hardness of the shields different?

Each shield has a durability according to the manufacturing material, being, for example, the diamond one much better than the stone one. In any case, we plan to make big changes in future updates.

The shields give new effects, or are they just those from Minecraft?

Some shields, such as Shulker's, give a levitation effect, but there are many others according to their manufacturing material that are not effects as such. For example, the TNT launcher.

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Can this mod be used in modpacks?

Of course! As long as it is published only on Modrinth or CurseForge. Uploading it to any other platform would be violating our rights and is not allowed at all.

However, we are really grateful if you consider adding it to your Modrinth or CurseForge modpack. If you need any small changes or have any questions, contact us!

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Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.1.2.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

New Shield Variants 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
Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
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
2.2.0, released 2026-06-25

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.21 to 26.1.2 (5 versions)26.1.2
NeoForge1.21 to 26.1.2 (5 versions)26.1.2
Forge1.20.11.20.1

From 5 recorded builds of New Shield Variants.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2.2.02026-06-2526.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)NeoForge
2.2.02026-06-2526.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)Fabric
2.2.02026-06-221.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)NeoForge
2.2.02026-06-221.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)Fabric
2.2.02026-06-221.20.1Forge

Run New Shield Variants on a Minecraft server

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists New Shield Variants as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricForgeNeoForge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.1.2 and 8 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorLupin, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree

New Shield Variants, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install New Shield Variants?

Modrinth lists New Shield Variants as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

Is it free?

Yes. New Shield Variants is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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