About Responsive Shields
From ModrinthRemove that delay when blocking
Only changes the serverside logic, so has no effect when installed client side while playing on a dedicated server.
🏹| Clunky shields
Ever reacted just fast enough to raise your shield and still had a Vindicator one tap you straight through it?
> bonk "...howwwww"
Well, you guessed right: Minecraft has a hidden 5-tick wait time in the background when you raise your shield which isn't represented by the animation at all.
This mod allows you to configure, or completely remove, that delay. And works with any item, vanilla or modded, which the base game's blocking delay would apply to.
👀 | How it works
Check out the GitHub readme for the nerdy stuff.
⚙️| Configs
Files and contents:
responsive-shields.toml
>Raise Time >> (Default: 0) The amount of time, in ticks, from when you right-click before the game will block attacks.
>Enabled >> (Default: true) Whether or not the effect of the mod is enabled.
Info:
- Setting Raise Time to 0 makes shields capable of blocking immediately.
- Setting Raise Time to 5 is the same as vanilla.
- The client-side raise animation takes roughly one tick to complete. So setting Raise Time to 1 or 2 is a decent balance between responsiveness and not being able to blockhit as easily.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 25 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.4.
Loaders
Runs on Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Responsive Shields 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
- 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
- 2.4, released 2025-04-13
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Forge | 1.12 to 1.21 (5 versions) | 1.21 |
| NeoForge | 1.21 to 1.21.4 (5 versions) | 1.21.4 |
From 5 recorded builds of Responsive Shields.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 2025-04-13 | 1.21.2 to 1.21.4 (3 versions) | NeoForge |
| 2.4 | 2024-08-03 | 1.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions) | NeoForge |
| 2.3 | 2024-06-22 | 1.21 | Forge |
| 2.3 | 2024-06-22 | 1.20.6 | Forge |
| 2.3 | 2024-05-25 | 1.12 to 1.12.2 (3 versions) | Forge |
Run Responsive Shields 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 catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Responsive Shields as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- ForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.4 and 24 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authorrevvilo, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree











