BetterBanHammer
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Give yourself a mace, hit a player and they are banned for the time and reason you set. Uses EssentialsX when installed, with fireworks and particles…
⬇ Download on Modrinth
Run /banhammer 7d Griefing, hit a player with the mace and they are banned for 7 days, with fireworks, particles and sounds at the spot.
One jar runs on Spigot, Paper, Purpur and Folia, Minecraft 1.21 to 26.3. Open source under GPLv3, EssentialsX is optional.
Features
- A mace as ban hammer, duration and reason stored in the item
- Uses EssentialsX
/banand/tempbanwhen installed, the server ban list otherwise - Works on creative players on Paper and its forks
- Fireworks, particles, sounds and optional lightning at the spot, all configurable
- Admin tool: needs
betterbanhammer.use, players cannot pick the hammer up - Optional hammers that only work on one chosen player
- Free duration input like
30m,1h30m,7d,permanent - Cooldown, sneak requirement, disabled worlds, operator protection, IP bans and a ban log
- 10 languages and every message is editable
Commands
| Command | Permission |
|---|---|
/banhammer [duration] [reason] |
betterbanhammer.give |
/banhammer give <player> [duration] [reason] |
betterbanhammer.give |
/banhammer target <player> [holder] [duration] [reason] |
betterbanhammer.target |
/banhammer reload |
betterbanhammer.reload |
Hitting a player with the hammer needs betterbanhammer.use. Everything is configurable in config.yml.
Hammer for one player
Hand a player a hammer that only works on one person. They can ban exactly that player and nobody else.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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 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.
- Ships as BetterBanHammer-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 802 KB
- Download link checked 2 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.