Smaller side shieldTexture packs · 1.20 – 26.xSide shield but smaller when blocking
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Shows you the status of your shield on cooldown (when it is disabled). Like the shield status mod but a resourcepack
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Visible Shield Cooldown is a texture pack made by Bluebird. Shows you the status of your shield on cooldown (when it is disabled). Like the shield status mod but a resourcepack.
It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 264,508 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 13, 2026.
Visible Shield Cooldown has had 5 releases on Modrinth since Mar 14, 2025. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.0, released on Sep 13, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.11 – 26.3. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 22 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0 | Sep 13, 2026 | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Release |
1.3 | May 11, 2026 | 26.1 – 26.2 | Release |
1.2 | Dec 10, 2025 | 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 | Release |
1.1 | Oct 1, 2025 | 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 | Release |
1.0 | Mar 14, 2025 | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Release |
When your shield is on cooldown (disabled), your shield will turn red and gradually fade back to normal. You don't need any mods for this, it works in vanilla 1.21.4 and above.\
Note: this only works for yourself, you cannot see other people's cooldowns
Support for respackopts
Respackopts Options
This disables red becoming less red as the cooldown ends
This makes it so that when you can use your shield it is green
This makes it so that when you start blocking but aren't able to block an attack (invisble cooldown) the shield turns yellow
You may not upload modified or unmodified versions of this without my permission and without crediting me. If you wish to do so you can contact me through the discord link.
Pre v2.0 - CC-BY-4.0
Written by Bluebird. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.
Move Visible Shield Cooldown to the right-hand list and click Done.
It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft resource packs
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible Shield Cooldownthe one you looked at | 265K | 1.21 – 26.x | Sep 13, 2026 | Free |
| Smaller side shieldcsgd | 150K | 1.20 – 26.x | Sep 12, 2024 | Free |
 PVP SMP DeluxeCowsmirror | 470K | 1.16 – 26.x | Oct 13, 2025 | Free |
 Small Shieldmeltfx | 147K | 1.12 – 26.x | Jun 12, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Visible Shield Cooldown supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.
Yes. Visible Shield Cooldown is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes: Respackopts. Install it before Visible Shield Cooldown.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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