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Anchor's No Shield Delay

by NotRealJay · for Minecraft

Stop the lag! Anchor's No Shield Delay removes the 5-tick warm-up, providing frame-perfect, instant shield protection for Fabric 1.21.10.

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About Anchor's No Shield Delay

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Stop the lag! Anchor's No Shield Delay removes the 5-tick warm-up, providing frame-perfect, instant shield protection for Fabric 1.21.10.

🛡️ Anchor's No Shield Delay

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Anchor's No Shield Delay is a lightweight, performance-focused utility mod for Fabric 1.21.10 that fixes one of Minecraft's most frustrating combat mechanics: the shield delay.

In Vanilla Minecraft, there is a hardcoded 5-tick (0.25 second) delay from the moment you right-click to the moment the shield actually starts blocking damage. This mod eliminates that window entirely.

⚡ Features

  • Instant Defense: Removes the 5-tick "warm-up" period. If your shield is up, you are safe.
  • Reflex-Based Combat: Perfect for players who rely on "clutch" blocks against Creepers, Skeletons, or in PvP.
  • Minimalist Design: No unnecessary features or bloat—just a clean fix to the isBlocking logic.
  • High Compatibility: Built using Mixins, making it compatible with almost all other Fabric mods and custom shields.

🛠️ Technical Overview

Vanilla Minecraft requires itemUseTimeLeft to be active for at least 5 ticks before the isBlocking() method returns true. This mod injects into the LivingEntity class to allow for 0-tick activation, ensuring your hitboxes are updated the same frame you press the button.

📥 Installation Guide

  1. Requirements: Ensure you are running Fabric Loader on version 1.21.10.
  2. Download: Grab the latest .jar from the versions tab.
  3. Setup: Drop the file into your %appdata%/.minecraft/mods folder.
  4. Play: Enjoy a more responsive and fair combat experience!

Note: This mod is client-side and server-side friendly. For best results in multiplayer, it is recommended to have the mod installed on the server to prevent "ghost" damage.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 11 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.11.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Performance

Makes the game or server run faster or lighter without changing how it plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Anchor's No Shield Delay as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.11 and 10 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorNotRealJay, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Anchor's No Shield Delay, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Anchor's No Shield Delay?

Modrinth lists Anchor's No Shield Delay as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Anchor's No Shield Delay is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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