Tinkers' Construct Cheat Sheet
By Kit
Tinkers’ Construct is a mod for Minecraft.
Tinkers’ Construct Materials
The following materials are what you use to build your tools.
| Name | Durability | Handle Modifier | Full Tool Durability | Mining Speed | Mining Level | Base Attack | Material Trait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Slime | 1200 | 2.0x | 2400 | 1.5 | 0 (Stone) | 0 Hearts | Slimy |
| Green Slime | 750 | 1.5x | 500 | 1.5 | 0 (Stone) | 0 Hearts | Slimy |
| Paper | 30 | 0.3x | 9 | 2.0 | 0 (Stone) | 0 Hearts | Writable |
| Bone | 200 | 1.0x | 200 | 4.0 | 1 (Iron) | 0.5 Hearts | |
| Cactus | 150 | 1.0x | 150 | 5.0 | 1 (Iron) | 1 Heart | Jagged 1 |
| Copper | 180 | 1.15x | 207 | 5.0 | 1 (Iron) | 1 Heart | |
| Stone | 131 | 0.5x | 65 | 4.0 | 1 (Iron) | 0.5 Hearts | Stonebound 1 |
| Flint | 171 | 0.7x | 119 | 5.25 | 1 (Iron) | 1 Heart | |
| Wood | 97 | 1.0x | 97 | 3.5 | 1 (Iron) | 0 Hearts | |
| Bronze (alloy of copper and tin) | 550 | 1.3x | 715 | 8.0 | 2 (Redstone) | 1 Heart | Reinforced 1 |
| Iron (ore) | 250 | 1.3x | 325 | 6.0 | 2 (Redstone) | 1 Heart | Reinforced 1 |
| Netherrack | 131 | 1.2x | 157 | 4.0 | 2 (Redstone) | 0.5 Hearts | Stonebound 1 |
| Obsidian | 89 | 0.8x | 71 | 7.0 | 3 (Obsidian) | 1 Heart | Reinforced 3 |
| Pig Iron (alloy of emerald, iron, and blood) | 250 | 1.3x | 325 | 6.0 | 3 (Obsidian) | 1 Heart | Tasty Reinforced 1 |
| Alumite (alloy of obsidian, aluminum, and iron) | 700 | 1.3x | 909 | 8.0 | 4 (Cobalt) | 1.5 Hearts | Reinforced 2 |
| Ardite (ore from the nether) | 500 | 2.0x | 1000 | 8.0 | 4 (Cobalt) | 1.5 Hearts | Stonebound 2 |
| Cobalt (ore from ??) | 800 | 1.75x | 1400 | 14.0 | 4 (Cobalt) | 1.5 Hearts | Reinforced 2 |
| Steel (from melting down chainmail armor) | 750 | 1.3x | 750 | 10.0 | 4 (Cobalt) | 2 Hearts | Reinforced 2 |
| Manyullyn (alloy of cobalt and ardite) | 1200 | 2.5x | 3000 | 9.0 | 5 (Manyullyn) | 2 Hearts |
- Reinforced: 10% chance per level of not using durability.
- Stonebound: The tool mines faster as it wears out, but does less damage.
- Jagged: The tool does more damage as it wears out, but mines slower.
- Writable: One extra modifier per piece.
- Tasty: Sometimes drops food items.
- Slimy: Randomly spawns small slimes.
Tinkers’ Construct Alloys
By combining different metals inside the Smeltery, you can create alloys.
| Name | Recipe | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Molten Obsidian | 1000 mB lava 1000 mB water | 1 bucket water 1 bucket lava (can put them in a seared tank and pump them in) |
| Molten Alumite | 32 mB Molten Obsidian 32 mB Molten Iron 80 mB Molten Aluminum | 1 block of obsidian, 1 iron ore, 3 aluminum = 3 alumite ingots + 1 aluminum ingot |
| Molten Bronze | 16 mB Molten Tin 48 mB Molten Copper | |
| Molten Aluminum Brass | 48 mB Molten Aluminum 16 mB Molten Copper | |
| Molten Manyullyn | 16 mB Molten Cobalt 16 mB Molten Ardite | |
| Molten Glass | Can melt down sand or other glass things | |
| Molten Invar | 144 mB Molten Nickel (melt down some Ferrous Ore) 288 mB Molten Iron | |
| Molten Electrum | 144 mB Molten Gold 144 mB Molten Silver | |
| Molten Pig Iron | 16 mB Molten Iron 640 mB Liquified Emerald 80 mB Blood |
Tinkers’ Construct Effects
Using the Tool Station, you can add modifiers to your tools after you’ve built them.
| Name | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | 500 Extra Durability Mining Level increased to level 3 | Single use Not stackable |
| Emerald | 50% more durability Mining level increased to level 2 | Single use Not stackable |
| Redstone | Increases mining speed (every dust gives .08) | Multi-use Stackable Not useful on weapons |
| Ball of Moss | Durability regenerates automatically | Single use Stackable Sunlight speeds up the regeneration |
| Lava Crystal | Smelts block automatically when it is harvested Sets mobs on fire for 3 seconds | Multi-use Not stackable Stacks with Luck Not compatible with Silky |
| Lapis Lazuli | Luck (adds "Fortune" or "Looting" depending on the tool type) | Single-use Not stackable Not compatible with Silky |
| Quartz | Sharpness (increases attack damage) | Multi-use Stackable |
| Blaze Powder | Sets enemies on fire Every 5 powder adds another second to the flame | Multi-use Stackable |
| Wither Skeleton Bone | Heals the player every time a monster is attacked Heals one heart per bone | Single-use Stackable |
| Silky Jewel | Silky (block is harvested directly) | Single-use Not stackable Not compatible with Luck or Auto-Smelt |
| Obsidian Plate | Reinforced (adds durability) | Single-use Stackable Stacks with previous levels of Reinforced |
| Piston | Knockback | Multi-use Stackable (first level stack 10 pistons) |
| Ender Pearl + Obsidian | Beheading (enemies drop their heads) | Single-use Stackable |
| Spider Eye | Bane of Arthropods (extra damage to spiders) | Multi-use Stackable Adds 1-2 hearts of damage per level |
| Consecrated Soil | Smite (extra damage to undead) | Multi-use Stackable (first level stack 36 consecrated soil) Adds 1-2 hearts of damage per level |
| Hardened Flux Capacitor or Leadstone Energy Cell (with Thermal Expansion mod) | Tool can be charged with Redstone Flux Energy is used instead of durability | Single-use Not stackable |
| Block of gold + diamond | Adds an additional modifier slot | Single-use Not stackable |
| Golden Apple + Block of Diamond | Adds an additional modifier slot | Single-use Not stackable |
| Nether Star | Adds an additional modifier slot | Single-use Not stackable |