Construction WandMods · 1.16 – 1.20Construction Wands make building easier! (A new take on the Builder's Wand)

Building wands with different modes
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Building Wands is a mod made by nicguzzo. Building wands with different modes.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 3,817,505 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 9, 2026.
Building Wands has had 237 releases on Modrinth since Jul 14, 2022. 53 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 3.2.2, released on Aug 9, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.2. It runs on Fabric. The download is 472 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.2 | Aug 9, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
3.2.2 | Aug 9, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
3.2.1 | Aug 8, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
3.2.1 | Aug 8, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
3.2.0 | Aug 8, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
Building Wands is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v0.3.0_beta, published on Feb 23, 2026.
Read all release notes on GitHub
Before that: archive/1.16.5 (Jul 3, 2022), archive/1.76.1 (Nov 20, 2021).
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Single block placement in 9 directions from a block.
Multiple blocks at once in a row or column, press x to change orientation
Fill between 2 corners, same block, or random
Fill connected blocks
Fixed 2d grid, use arrow keys or gui to change size.
Line from block to block.
Circle from center block to radius block. (v2 press k to change to filled circle)
Copy between corners.
Paste previously copied blocks, press R to cycle rotation on Y axis by 90 degrees increments.
Destroy blocks with an explosion, in survival the player needs tnt in the inventory.
On survival, blocks are consumed from shulkerboxes first.
Blocks can be destroyed if there's a tool in the offhand.
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.
Configurable in wands.json
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
Fabric API
Architectury Fabric
Cloth Config Fabric
Fabric version should work on quilt.
Architectury Forge
Cloth Config Forge
optional ModMenu
Written by nicguzzo. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod is needed on both the server and every player who joins.
Install Fabric, Quilt, Forge and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x.
Add the mods it needs: Cloth Config API.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Building Wands in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8M | 1.16 – 26.x | Aug 9, 2026 | Free | |
| 5.4M | 1.16 – 1.20 | Oct 22, 2023 | Free | |
| 3.8M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free | |
| 177 | 1.19 – 1.21 | Aug 22, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Building Wands supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.
Yes. Building Wands is free to download from Modrinth.
Both. The server and every player need Building Wands installed.
Yes: Cloth Config API. Install it before Building Wands.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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