Emerald Enhancements
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
This mod adds new Emerald Crafting Items - Tools, Armour, and special abilities associated with them! This has a very Vanilla-style feel to it (on…
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Welcome to Emerald Enhancements!
Emerald Enhancements turns mined Emeralds into a powerful equipment tier while introducing Trading Gems for the Villager economy.
Craft Emerald Tools and Armour, receive additional drops and experience, highlight visible ores using Fortune-Sense, cure Zombie Villagers with the Emerald Sword, and enjoy an expanded Vanilla-inspired Villager trading interface!
Emerald Sword
The Emerald Sword is stronger and more durable than its Diamond counterpart.
- Durability: 1,761 (+200 compared with Diamond!)
- Attack Damage: 8 (+1 compared with Diamond!)
- Attack Speed: 1.6
- Enchantability: 22 (+12 compared with Diamond!)
Zombie Villager Curing
Delivering what would otherwise be a lethal hit to a Zombie Villager with the Emerald Sword instantly cures it into a regular Villager!
The curing ability uses Minecraft's complete Villager conversion process, preserving applicable information such as:
- Profession
- Biome type
- Trades
- Villager experience
- Equipment
- Age
- Custom name
Experience Bonus
Killing any mob that normally drops experience provides approximately 1.5× the normal XP!
The Emerald Sword adds an additional 50% of the mob's base experience, rounded down where necessary.
| Normal XP | Additional XP | Total XP |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 10 | +5 | 15 |
| 20 | +10 | 30 |
Emerald Axe, Pickaxe, Shovel, and Hoe
All Emerald Tools provide increased durability, strong combat statistics, excellent mining speed, high enchantability, built-in Fortune, and additional experience!
Shared Tool Statistics
- Durability: 1,761 (+200 compared with Diamond!)
- Mining Speed: 10 (+2 compared with Diamond!)
- Enchantability: 22 (+12 compared with Diamond!)
Attack Damage
| Tool | Attack Damage | Diamond Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Axe | 10 | +1 |
| Emerald Pickaxe | 6 | +1 |
| Emerald Shovel | 6.5 | +1 |
| Emerald Hoe | 2 | +1 |
Attack Speed
| Tool | Attack Speed | Diamond Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Axe | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Emerald Pickaxe | 1.2 | Same |
| Emerald Shovel | 1.0 | Same |
| Emerald Hoe | 5.0 | +1.0 |
Built-In Fortune
Every Emerald Tool receives one built-in Fortune level!
This built-in bonus stacks with the Fortune enchantment already applied to the tool.
For blocks using Minecraft's standard single-drop Fortune calculation:
| Fortune Enchantment | Effective Fortune | Average Drops | Average Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Fortune I | 1.333 per block | +33.3% |
| Fortune I | Fortune II | 1.75 per block | +75% |
| Fortune II | Fortune III | 2.20 per block | +120% |
| Fortune III | Fortune IV | ≈2.667 per block | +166.7% |
Exact results can vary for blocks that use specialized loot rules.
Additional Block Experience
Breaking any block that normally drops experience with an Emerald Axe, Pickaxe, Shovel, or Hoe produces one additional experience point!
Emerald Hoe Crop Bonus
The Emerald Hoe receives the same built-in Fortune and experience bonuses as the other Emerald Tools.
It also produces one additional crop item when harvesting:
- Fully grown crops
- Fully grown Sweet Berry Bushes
Make sure to harvest your crops using the Emerald Hoe!
Emerald Armour
Emerald Armour provides Diamond-level protection with additional durability, toughness, and knockback resistance.
Armour Statistics
| Armour Piece | Durability | Diamond Comparison | Armour | Toughness | Knockback Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Helmet | 563 | +200 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Emerald Chestplate | 728 | +200 | 8 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Emerald Leggings | 695 | +200 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Emerald Boots | 629 | +200 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Complete Set | — | — | 20 | 12 | 0.4 |
Each piece provides:
- 3 Armour Toughness (+1 compared with Diamond!)
- 0.1 Knockback Resistance, which Diamond Armour does not provide
Fortune-Sense
While wearing all four Emerald Armour pieces, press Alt + Shift to toggle Fortune-Sense!
Fortune-Sense draws a green outline around ores and selected valuable blocks that are directly visible within your field of view.
- Blocks hidden behind terrain are not revealed
- Fortune-Sense cannot be used as X-ray
- Removing any Emerald Armour piece automatically disables it
- Press Alt + Shift again to turn it off
Fortune-Sense helps you notice valuable blocks that may otherwise blend into caves, walls, and the surrounding terrain.
Trading Gems and Villager Trading
Trading Gems separate the Villager economy from the Emeralds required to craft Emerald Tools and Armour.
Trading Gems look and function similarly to Emeralds during Villager trading, but they cannot be used in Emerald equipment recipes.
Villager Trading
- Villagers accept either Emeralds or Trading Gems when a trade requires Emeralds
- Trades that normally reward Emeralds provide Trading Gems
- Trading Gems cannot replace Emeralds when crafting Emerald Tools or Armour
- Nine Trading Gems can be crafted into a Block of Trading Gem
- A Block of Trading Gem can be converted back into nine Trading Gems
Emerald Sources
| Emerald Source | Result |
|---|---|
| Mining Emerald Ore | Craftable Emerald |
| Villager trade payout | Trading Gem |
| Treasure and other non-block loot | Trading Gem |
| Raid-capable Illager drop | Trading Gem |
| Villager trade payment | Emerald or Trading Gem |
Enhanced Villager Interface
The Villager trading interface uses a wider, Vanilla-inspired layout that clearly displays Emerald and Trading Gem payment options.
The expanded interface keeps the following elements properly aligned:
- Trade items
- Item quantities
- Trading Gems
- Trade arrows
- Tooltips
- Scrolling controls
- Out-of-stock indicators
Emerald Equipment Progression
Emerald Tools and Armour are primarily earned through mining.
Villager trades, treasure loot, and raid-capable Illager drops provide Trading Gems, while Emeralds mined directly from Emerald Ore remain available for equipment crafting.
This makes the Emerald equipment set a valuable reward for exploration and dedicated mining while preserving Villagers as a useful economy.
Installation Requirements
Emerald Enhancements must be installed on both sides:
- Install it in the Minecraft client's mods folder
- Install it in the Fabric server's mods folder
- Install the matching version of Fabric API
Every player joining a server that uses Emerald Enhancements should have the matching mod version installed.
See the Gallery section for images of the Emerald equipment, Fortune-Sense, Trading Gems, and enhanced Villager trading interface!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.5, 1.20.2, 1.20.5
- 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 Emerald Enhancements-1.0.7.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 99 KB
- Download link checked 23 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.