Easy Smithing Template

Easy Smithing Template Duplication

A lightweight, vanilla-friendly data pack that rebalances smithing template duplication to make customizing armor and upgrading gear less diamond-heavy.

What Does This Data Pack Do?

In vanilla Minecraft, duplicating any template requires:

• 7x Diamonds + 1x Template + 1x Corresponding Block -> Yields 2 Templates.

This data pack inverts the diamond and block requirements:

• 1x Diamond + 1x Template + 7x Corresponding Blocks -> Yields 2 Templates.

You still need to find your first template in the world and use a diamond to duplicate it, but it no longer costs almost a full block of diamonds for every copy.

Crafting Pattern

Place the ingredients into a standard 3×3 Crafting Table:

| [Block] | [Template] | [Block] |
| :—: | :—: | :—: |
| [Block] | [Diamond] | [Block] |
| [Block] | [Block] | [Block] |

Supported Templates (All 19 Variants)

Every vanilla smithing template is covered with its original associated block:

| Smithing Template | Required Material (7x) | Center Item (1x) |
| :— | :— | :— |
| Netherite Upgrade | Netherrack | Diamond |
| Sentry Armor Trim | Cobblestone | Diamond |
| Vex Armor Trim | Cobblestone | Diamond |
| Coast Armor Trim | Cobblestone | Diamond |
| Wild Armor Trim | Mossy Cobblestone | Diamond |
| Dune Armor Trim | Sandstone | Diamond |
| Wayfinder Armor Trim | Terracotta | Diamond |
| Raiser Armor Trim | Terracotta | Diamond |
| Shaper Armor Trim | Terracotta | Diamond |
| Host Armor Trim | Terracotta | Diamond |
| Ward Armor Trim | Cobbled Deepslate | Diamond |
| Silence Armor Trim | Cobbled Deepslate | Diamond |
| Tide Armor Trim | Prismarine | Diamond |
| Snout Armor Trim | Blackstone | Diamond |
| Eye Armor Trim | End Stone | Diamond |
| Spire Armor Trim | Purpur Block | Diamond |
| Rib Armor Trim | Netherrack | Diamond |
| Bolt Armor Trim | Block of Copper | Diamond |
| Flow Armor Trim | Breeze Rod | Diamond |

Installation & Technical Info

• Installation: Place the downloaded .zip file into your world’s datapacks folder. If the world is already loaded, run /reload.
• Pure Data Pack: 100% server-side compatible. No client-side mods or resource packs required.
• Clean Overrides: Overrides only the vanilla shaped crafting recipes for template duplication. Does not edit loot tables, entity behaviors, or smithing table transform logic.