Vanilla Toolsets
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.2 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Tired of mining emeralds, only to realize they are only useful for villager trading? Fear no more-- Vanilla Toolsets (Toolsets) is here! This mod adds 4 sets of armor & tools based on vanilla materials. You'll finally want to pick up that emerald sitting at the bottom of your mine!
Recipes are the same as you would expect for any other tool/armor piece, although Lapis tools require Lapis Blocks instead of single Lapis pieces. Each can be repaired in an anvil with their respective parts.

The following items are added by this mod (Emerald, Obsidian, Lapis, & Quartz):

Vanilla Toolsets requires the Fabric Launcher and Fabric API to operate. It is required on both server and client. Send bug reports to the repo or my PM box; whichever is most convenient for you. Have a recommendation for another set of armor? Comment it down below!
Faithful users: check out SrBedrock's Vanilla Toolsets resource pack!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.2
- 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 CurseForge — 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 vanilla-toolsets-1.2.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 105 KB
- Download link checked 13 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.