The classic 3x3 Mining Hammer, but crafted using Purpur and Netherite to only make it accessible in the lategame.
The 3x3 mining hammer has been an iconic tool in modded Minecraft for a while now. Some people love it, some people hate it. I personally hate it, but I also cannot deny how useful it is for resource gathering when I'm working on a bigger project. That being said, they can also ruin the flow of the game if acquired too early, making mining for diamonds in the early game completely trivial. I tried to fix this by locking it behind 2 conditions: acquiring netherite, and visiting an end city. It can be repaired using netherite.
(There are also cool sounds and particles in this one that other hammer mods don't have!)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as balanced_hammer-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 103 KB
- Download link checked 13 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.