Building Wands

Mod

by nicguzzo

Building Wands (Fabric/Forge)

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

14,405,408

CurseForge ID

363392

Modrinth Downloads

3,558,191

Modrinth ID

XkisZUfp

Last Updated

Sep 9, 2026

Description

Building Wands Mod for fabric/forge/quilt.

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Version 3 changelog:

New features

New wand settings screen — redesigned settings UI with better organization and tooltips
Quick mode switching — hold V to open a mode selector grid, tap V to cycle through modes
Pin position — lock the wand's target position in place (replaces the old Alt-freeze and Anchor system)
Action-level undo/redo — undo and redo now operate on entire wand actions instead of individual blocks (creative mode)
Reach distance — new setting to extend wand reach beyond the default range, works in all modes
Use mode: axe actions — strip logs, scrape wax, and remove oxidation with axes
Use mode: creative support — Use actions no longer require tools in creative mode
Fluid preview — water and lava bucket placement now shows a ghost block preview
Row/Col direction — row or column direction is now based on the player's facing direction
Rotate and flip controls — block state split into independent rotate and flip settings
Add "Replace blocks" — tri-state setting for Place action

Bug fixes

Fixed dark inventory screen on MC 1.21.1
Fixed Use mode showing wrong tool warning when block has no use action
Fixed replace action not applying block placement, flip, and rotation
Fixed magic bag item duplication on MC 1.21+
Fixed magic bag load/unload/clear
Fixed hand-mineable blocks requiring a tool to break with wand
Fixed vein mode affected by clear position setting
Fixed empty bucket showing red outline on fluid source blocks
Fixed server side crashing on client code.
Fixed fill hollow mode axis, it now calculates axis from plane

Version 2.8, BACKUP before updating, tools inside the wand are no longer supported and will lose enchantemnts if you migrate from an older world, remove them BEFORE migrating

If the preview doesn't show when using shaders, set "render_last" to true

Modes

Directional mode

Single block placement in 9 directions from a block. Directional Mode

Row/Column mode

Multiple blocks at once in a row or column, press x to change orientation Row/Col Mode

Fill mode

Fill between 2 corners, same block, or random Row/Col Mode

###Area mode Fill connected blocks

Grid mode

Fixed 2d grid, use arrow keys or gui to change size.

Line Mode:

Line from block to block. Line Mode

Circle Mode:

Circle from center block to radius block. (v2 press k to change to filled circle) Circle Mode

Copy mode:

Copy between corners.

Paste mode:

Paste previously copied blocks, press R to cycle rotation on Y axis by 90 degrees increments.

Blast mode:

Destroy blocks with an explosion, in survival the player needs tnt in the inventory.

Shulkers

On survival, blocks are consumed from shulkerboxes first.

###Destroy Blocks

Blocks can be destroyed if there's a tool inside the wand, place it via the wand's menu.

In creative any tool works.

In survival the tool has to be suitable for the block. e.g. Axe for logs, wood, pickaxe for stone, etc.

Levels of wands:

Configurable in wands.json

Stone wand: 16 block limit.
Iron wand: 32 block limit.
Diamond wand: 64 block limit.
Netherite wand: 256 block limit.

Optional:

Cconsume xp to place blocks. To enable change config file wands.json

"blocks_per_xp": 0 to disable xp consumption. "blocks_per_xp": 2 will allow to place 2 blocks per xp point. "blocks_per_xp":0.5 would mean 2 xp cost per block