How do I install Critical Shears?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Critical Shears work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Critical Shears

by Jack-Papel · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric2 builds
Mod loader Quilt2 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.4–1.19

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.4–1.19

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.16.4–1.19 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Quilt ⬇ Download for 1.16.4–1.19 · Quilt

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Critical Shears

About

I was shearing my sheep one day, and thought it would go much faster if I could critically shear them. So, I made this mod. Whenever you shear a sheep with a critical hit, it is guaranteed to drop three wool instead of 1-3.

The server I was playing on wasn't actually a modded server though, so I don't really get to reap the rewards of this mod. I suppose you could call me a martyr. Thank me later.

Jokes aside, enjoy the mod!

It's not strictly required on the client, but without the catharsis of the crit sound and particles, why bother?

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as critical-shears-1.0.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 17 KB
Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working

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

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