I felt like Turtle Shells were surprisingly lackluster. So I've made some changes-
- The Turtle Shells durability is not 732.
- Armour points have been raised to 3 from 2.
- Turtle Shells now provide Armour Resistance.
- The Water Breathing granted now lasts for 30 seconds instead of 10.
- The Turtle Shell is easier to enchant.
- When a Turtle Shell is enchanted with Respiration, the effect will be stronger than that of regular armour sets. Instead of adding 3 Oxygen points to the player, Respiration 3 adds 4.35 Oxygen points on a Turtle Shell.
I primarily created this for personal use on servers with friends, but if anybody else wants these changes for their own, feel free to use it!
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.9
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
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- Downloads as turtle-shell-improvements.zip
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
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