Staff of Building Mod Wiki

The Staff of Building mod is an essential tool for builders, architects, and survival players looking to streamline their construction process. It adds several tiers of staffs—ranging from Wooden to Netherite—that allow players to extend existing structures with a single click. By mimicking the block face the player is looking at, these staffs can fill in walls, floors, and ceilings instantly, provided the player has the necessary materials in their inventory.

Key features include:

• Tiered Progression: Higher-tier materials offer larger placement radii and significantly higher durability.
• Inventory Integration: Automatically consumes blocks from the player's inventory or offhand.
• Visual Previews: Displays a ghost-block overlay to show exactly where blocks will be placed before committing.
• Undo Functionality: A built-in safety feature to revert accidental placements.

The mod introduces six distinct staffs, each tied to a specific material tier. As the material quality increases, so does the efficiency and longevity of the tool.

Staff Tiers and Statistics

Basic Usage

To use a staff, hold it in your main hand and right-click on the face of a block. The staff will attempt to place identical blocks from your inventory in a grid pattern extending from that face.

• Placement Rules: The staff will only place blocks if there is air or a replaceable block (like tall grass) in the target area. It will not overwrite existing solid blocks.
• Block Sourcing: The mod checks your main inventory first, then your offhand. If you are holding a specific block in your offhand, the staff will use that block as a "palette," allowing you to place a different block type than the one you clicked on.

Placement Radius

The "Radius" stat determines the size of the square area the staff can fill:

• Radius 1: Places a 3x3 grid (up to 9 blocks).
• Radius 3: Places a 7x7 grid (up to 49 blocks).
• Radius 5: Places an 11x11 grid (up to 121 blocks).

Undo Function

If you make a mistake or misplace a large section of blocks, you can quickly undo the action. While holding the staff used for the placement, press Ctrl + Z (or Cmd + Z on macOS). This will remove the placed blocks and return them to your inventory, though durability consumed during the initial placement is typically not refunded.

All staffs (except Netherite) are crafted using a standard diagonal "Wand" pattern in a 3x3 Crafting Table.

Standard Crafting Pattern

Replace [Material] with Planks, Cobblestone, Iron Ingots, Gold Ingots, or Diamonds.

• Top Row: [Material], [Material], [Empty]
• Middle Row: [Empty], [Stick], [Material]
• Bottom Row: [Empty], [Empty], [Stick]

Netherite Staff

The Netherite Staff is an upgrade to the Diamond Staff and must be created using a Smithing Table.

Note: In newer versions of Minecraft (1.20+), a Smithing Template may also be required depending on the specific mod version configuration.

The mod is highly customizable for server owners and modpack creators. Configuration settings can be found in the config/staffofbuilding.json file.

Configurable Options

• Enabled: Toggle individual staffs on or off.
• Size/Radius: Manually adjust the maximum number of blocks or the radius each staff tier can handle.
• Experience Cost: Optionally set a requirement for players to spend Experience Points (XP) for every block placed (default is usually 0 or 1).
• Durability: Adjust the total durability of each staff tier to balance gameplay.