ThreeByThree is a lightweight Paper plugin that adds an enchantable 3×3 mining effect designed as a late-game upgrade for pickaxes. It’s built to feel like a natural extension of vanilla gameplay while keeping performance and balance intact.
Mining Behavior
- When active, breaking a block mines a 3×3 area aligned to the face being mined
- Only blocks of the same type are affected
- Protected blocks are automatically ignored
- Mining is handled safely to prevent duplication, glitches, or exploits
Enchant Behavior
- The ThreeByThree enchant can exist on Diamond or Netherite pickaxes
The 3×3 mining effect only activates when all conditions are met:
- The pickaxe is Netherite
- The pickaxe has Efficiency V
Player Feedback
- If a player attempts to use the enchant without meeting the requirements, they receive one warning message
- Messages do not spam while holding the mouse button
- Switching to another item and back resets the warning message
Admin Commands
/give3x3pick
Gives the player a special Netherite pickaxe with the ThreeByThree enchant
Permission: admin
Inspired by Veinminer and the Donut SMP
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as ThreeByThree3.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 12 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.