How do I install Better Side Shield?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Better Side Shield work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.21, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Better Side Shield

Java resource pack listed for Minecraft 1.17–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Vawn · on Modrinth

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A texture pack that improves the popular side shield texture pack by making the proportions better and prevent making the shield look like a piece of paper.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.21
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
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 resource packs walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as §7§l§o§nVawn's Better Side Shield.zip
Download size: 17 KB
Download link checked 29 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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