diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1361d123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github: kennytv
+patreon: kennytv
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataBase.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataBase.java
index 0857fdc0e..f939a1192 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataBase.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataBase.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package com.viaversion.viaversion.api.data;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntArrayTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.RegistryType;
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ public class MappingDataBase implements MappingData {
             recipeSerializerMappings = loadFullMappings(data, unmappedIdentifierData, mappedIdentifierData, "recipe_serializers");
             itemDataSerializerMappings = loadFullMappings(data, unmappedIdentifierData, mappedIdentifierData, "data_component_type");
 
-            final ListTag unmappedParticles = unmappedIdentifierData.get("particles");
-            final ListTag mappedParticles = mappedIdentifierData.get("particles");
+            final ListTag<StringTag> unmappedParticles = unmappedIdentifierData.getListTag("particles", StringTag.class);
+            final ListTag<StringTag> mappedParticles = mappedIdentifierData.getListTag("particles", StringTag.class);
             if (unmappedParticles != null && mappedParticles != null) {
                 Mappings particleMappings = loadMappings(data, "particles");
                 if (particleMappings == null) {
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataLoader.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataLoader.java
index ecbc7a0c4..07d7f65de 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataLoader.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/data/MappingDataLoader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntArrayTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.io.NBTIO;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.io.TagReader;
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
@@ -227,8 +228,8 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
     }
 
     public static FullMappings loadFullMappings(final CompoundTag mappingsTag, final CompoundTag unmappedIdentifiers, final CompoundTag mappedIdentifiers, final String key) {
-        final ListTag unmappedElements = unmappedIdentifiers.get(key);
-        final ListTag mappedElements = mappedIdentifiers.get(key);
+        final ListTag<StringTag> unmappedElements = unmappedIdentifiers.getListTag(key, StringTag.class);
+        final ListTag<StringTag> mappedElements = mappedIdentifiers.getListTag(key, StringTag.class);
         if (unmappedElements == null || mappedElements == null) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
         }
 
         return new FullMappingsBase(
-                unmappedElements.getValue().stream().map(t -> (String) t.getValue()).collect(Collectors.toList()),
-                mappedElements.getValue().stream().map(t -> (String) t.getValue()).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                unmappedElements.getValue().stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                mappedElements.getValue().stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
                 mappings
         );
     }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
index 7ecfcb2fd..1147ad407 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/bukkit/handlers/BukkitEncodeHandler.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public final class BukkitEncodeHandler extends MessageToMessageEncoder<ByteBuf>
 
     @Override
     protected void encode(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final ByteBuf bytebuf, final List<Object> out) throws Exception {
-        if (!connection.checkClientboundPacket()) {
+        // Check if the channel is open as older servers might start sending packets through the pipeline despite the channel being closed
+        if (!connection.checkClientboundPacket() || !ctx.channel().isOpen()) {
             throw CancelEncoderException.generate(null);
         }
         if (!connection.shouldTransformPacket()) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/blockconnections/ConnectionData.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/blockconnections/ConnectionData.java
index ff2c7b3bb..ea4c80711 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/blockconnections/ConnectionData.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/blockconnections/ConnectionData.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntArrayTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
@@ -166,9 +167,9 @@ public final class ConnectionData {
         }
 
         Via.getPlatform().getLogger().info("Loading block connection mappings ...");
-        ListTag blockStates = MappingDataLoader.loadNBT("blockstates-1.13.nbt").getListTag("blockstates");
+        ListTag<StringTag> blockStates = MappingDataLoader.loadNBT("blockstates-1.13.nbt").getListTag("blockstates", StringTag.class);
         for (int id = 0; id < blockStates.size(); id++) {
-            String key = (String) blockStates.get(id).getValue();
+            String key = blockStates.get(id).getValue();
             KEY_TO_ID.put(key, id);
         }
 
@@ -177,11 +178,10 @@ public final class ConnectionData {
         if (!Via.getConfig().isReduceBlockStorageMemory()) {
             blockConnectionData = new Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<>(2048);
 
-            ListTag blockConnectionMappings = MappingDataLoader.loadNBT("blockConnections.nbt").getListTag("data");
-            for (Tag blockTag : blockConnectionMappings) {
-                CompoundTag blockCompoundTag = (CompoundTag) blockTag;
+            ListTag<CompoundTag> blockConnectionMappings = MappingDataLoader.loadNBT("blockConnections.nbt").getListTag("data", CompoundTag.class);
+            for (CompoundTag blockTag : blockConnectionMappings) {
                 BlockData blockData = new BlockData();
-                for (Entry<String, Tag> entry : blockCompoundTag.entrySet()) {
+                for (Entry<String, Tag> entry : blockTag.entrySet()) {
                     String key = entry.getKey();
                     if (key.equals("id") || key.equals("ids")) {
                         continue;
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ public final class ConnectionData {
                     blockData.put(connectionTypeId, attachingFaces);
                 }
 
-                NumberTag idTag = blockCompoundTag.getNumberTag("id");
+                NumberTag idTag = blockTag.getNumberTag("id");
                 if (idTag != null) {
                     blockConnectionData.put(idTag.asInt(), blockData);
                 } else {
-                    IntArrayTag idsTag = blockCompoundTag.getIntArrayTag("ids");
+                    IntArrayTag idsTag = blockTag.getIntArrayTag("ids");
                     for (int id : idsTag.getValue()) {
                         blockConnectionData.put(id, blockData);
                     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 7f484f840..0717c2efe 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -300,21 +300,16 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                         blockEntityTag.putInt("Base", 15 - baseTag.asInt());
                     }
 
-                    ListTag patternsTag = blockEntityTag.getListTag("Patterns");
+                    ListTag<CompoundTag> patternsTag = blockEntityTag.getListTag("Patterns", CompoundTag.class);
                     if (patternsTag != null) {
-                        for (Tag pattern : patternsTag) {
-                            if (!(pattern instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            CompoundTag patternTag = (CompoundTag) pattern;
-                            NumberTag colorTag = patternTag.getNumberTag("Color");
+                        for (CompoundTag pattern : patternsTag) {
+                            NumberTag colorTag = pattern.getNumberTag("Color");
                             if (colorTag == null) {
                                 continue;
                             }
 
                             // Invert color id
-                            patternTag.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt());
+                            pattern.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt());
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -329,16 +324,11 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 }
             }
             // ench is now Enchantments and now uses identifiers
-            ListTag ench = tag.getListTag("ench");
+            ListTag<CompoundTag> ench = tag.getListTag("ench", CompoundTag.class);
             if (ench != null) {
-                ListTag enchantments = new ListTag(CompoundTag.class);
-                for (Tag enchEntry : ench) {
-                    if (!(enchEntry instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    CompoundTag entryTag = (CompoundTag) enchEntry;
-                    NumberTag idTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("id");
+                ListTag<CompoundTag> enchantments = new ListTag<>(CompoundTag.class);
+                for (CompoundTag enchEntry : ench) {
+                    NumberTag idTag = enchEntry.getNumberTag("id");
                     if (idTag == null) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -351,7 +341,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                     }
                     enchantmentEntry.putString("id", newId);
 
-                    NumberTag levelTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("lvl");
+                    NumberTag levelTag = enchEntry.getNumberTag("lvl");
                     if (levelTag != null) {
                         enchantmentEntry.putShort("lvl", levelTag.asShort());
                     }
@@ -362,16 +352,11 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 tag.put("Enchantments", enchantments);
             }
 
-            ListTag storedEnch = tag.getListTag("StoredEnchantments");
+            ListTag<CompoundTag> storedEnch = tag.getListTag("StoredEnchantments", CompoundTag.class);
             if (storedEnch != null) {
-                ListTag newStoredEnch = new ListTag(CompoundTag.class);
-                for (Tag enchEntry : storedEnch) {
-                    if (!(enchEntry instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    CompoundTag entryTag = (CompoundTag) enchEntry;
-                    NumberTag idTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("id");
+                ListTag<CompoundTag> newStoredEnch = new ListTag<>(CompoundTag.class);
+                for (CompoundTag enchEntry : storedEnch) {
+                    NumberTag idTag = enchEntry.getNumberTag("id");
                     if (idTag == null) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -384,7 +369,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                     }
                     enchantmentEntry.putString("id", newId);
 
-                    NumberTag levelTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("lvl");
+                    NumberTag levelTag = enchEntry.getNumberTag("lvl");
                     if (levelTag != null) {
                         enchantmentEntry.putShort("lvl", levelTag.asShort());
                     }
@@ -394,9 +379,9 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 tag.put("StoredEnchantments", newStoredEnch);
             }
 
-            ListTag canPlaceOnTag = tag.getListTag("CanPlaceOn");
+            ListTag<?> canPlaceOnTag = tag.getListTag("CanPlaceOn");
             if (canPlaceOnTag != null) {
-                ListTag newCanPlaceOn = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+                ListTag<StringTag> newCanPlaceOn = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
                 tag.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanPlaceOn", canPlaceOnTag.copy());
                 for (Tag oldTag : canPlaceOnTag) {
                     Object value = oldTag.getValue();
@@ -417,9 +402,9 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 tag.put("CanPlaceOn", newCanPlaceOn);
             }
 
-            ListTag canDestroyTag = tag.getListTag("CanDestroy");
+            ListTag<?> canDestroyTag = tag.getListTag("CanDestroy");
             if (canDestroyTag != null) {
-                ListTag newCanDestroy = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+                ListTag<StringTag> newCanDestroy = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
                 tag.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanDestroy", canDestroyTag.copy());
                 for (Tag oldTag : canDestroyTag) {
                     Object value = oldTag.getValue();
@@ -599,16 +584,11 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                         blockEntityTag.putInt("Base", 15 - baseTag.asInt()); // invert color id
                     }
 
-                    ListTag patternsTag = blockEntityTag.getListTag("Patterns");
+                    ListTag<CompoundTag> patternsTag = blockEntityTag.getListTag("Patterns", CompoundTag.class);
                     if (patternsTag != null) {
-                        for (Tag pattern : patternsTag) {
-                            if (!(pattern instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            CompoundTag patternTag = (CompoundTag) pattern;
-                            NumberTag colorTag = patternTag.getNumberTag("Color");
-                            patternTag.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt()); // Invert color id
+                        for (CompoundTag pattern : patternsTag) {
+                            NumberTag colorTag = pattern.getNumberTag("Color");
+                            pattern.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt()); // Invert color id
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -624,16 +604,11 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
             }
 
             // ench is now Enchantments and now uses identifiers
-            ListTag enchantments = tag.getListTag("Enchantments");
+            ListTag<CompoundTag> enchantments = tag.getListTag("Enchantments", CompoundTag.class);
             if (enchantments != null) {
-                ListTag ench = new ListTag(CompoundTag.class);
-                for (Tag enchantmentEntry : enchantments) {
-                    if (!(enchantmentEntry instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    CompoundTag entryTag = (CompoundTag) enchantmentEntry;
-                    StringTag idTag = entryTag.getStringTag("id");
+                ListTag<CompoundTag> ench = new ListTag<>(CompoundTag.class);
+                for (CompoundTag enchantmentEntry : enchantments) {
+                    StringTag idTag = enchantmentEntry.getStringTag("id");
                     if (idTag == null) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -646,7 +621,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                     }
                     if (oldId != null) {
                         enchEntry.putShort("id", oldId);
-                        NumberTag levelTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("lvl");
+                        NumberTag levelTag = enchantmentEntry.getNumberTag("lvl");
                         if (levelTag != null) {
                             enchEntry.putShort("lvl", levelTag.asShort());
                         }
@@ -658,16 +633,11 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
             }
 
 
-            ListTag storedEnch = tag.getListTag("StoredEnchantments");
+            ListTag<CompoundTag> storedEnch = tag.getListTag("StoredEnchantments", CompoundTag.class);
             if (storedEnch != null) {
-                ListTag newStoredEnch = new ListTag(CompoundTag.class);
-                for (Tag enchantmentEntry : storedEnch) {
-                    if (!(enchantmentEntry instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    CompoundTag entryTag = (CompoundTag) enchantmentEntry;
-                    StringTag idTag = entryTag.getStringTag("id");
+                ListTag<CompoundTag> newStoredEnch = new ListTag<>(CompoundTag.class);
+                for (CompoundTag enchantmentEntry : storedEnch) {
+                    StringTag idTag = enchantmentEntry.getStringTag("id");
                     if (idTag == null) {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -684,7 +654,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                     }
 
                     enchEntry.putShort("id", oldId);
-                    NumberTag levelTag = entryTag.getNumberTag("lvl");
+                    NumberTag levelTag = enchantmentEntry.getNumberTag("lvl");
                     if (levelTag != null) {
                         enchEntry.putShort("lvl", levelTag.asShort());
                     }
@@ -695,8 +665,8 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
             if (tag.getListTag(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanPlaceOn") != null) {
                 tag.put("CanPlaceOn", tag.remove(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanPlaceOn"));
             } else if (tag.getListTag("CanPlaceOn") != null) {
-                ListTag old = tag.getListTag("CanPlaceOn");
-                ListTag newCanPlaceOn = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+                ListTag<?> old = tag.getListTag("CanPlaceOn");
+                ListTag<StringTag> newCanPlaceOn = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
                 for (Tag oldTag : old) {
                     Object value = oldTag.getValue();
                     String[] newValues = BlockIdData.fallbackReverseMapping.get(value instanceof String
@@ -707,7 +677,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                             newCanPlaceOn.add(new StringTag(newValue));
                         }
                     } else {
-                        newCanPlaceOn.add(oldTag);
+                        newCanPlaceOn.add(new StringTag(value.toString()));
                     }
                 }
                 tag.put("CanPlaceOn", newCanPlaceOn);
@@ -715,8 +685,8 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
             if (tag.getListTag(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanDestroy") != null) {
                 tag.put("CanDestroy", tag.remove(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|CanDestroy"));
             } else if (tag.getListTag("CanDestroy") != null) {
-                ListTag old = tag.getListTag("CanDestroy");
-                ListTag newCanDestroy = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+                ListTag<?> old = tag.getListTag("CanDestroy");
+                ListTag<StringTag> newCanDestroy = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
                 for (Tag oldTag : old) {
                     Object value = oldTag.getValue();
                     String[] newValues = BlockIdData.fallbackReverseMapping.get(value instanceof String
@@ -727,7 +697,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                             newCanDestroy.add(new StringTag(newValue));
                         }
                     } else {
-                        newCanDestroy.add(oldTag);
+                        newCanDestroy.add(new StringTag(oldTag.getValue().toString()));
                     }
                 }
                 tag.put("CanDestroy", newCanDestroy);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
index e3c93e55a..eb7580958 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
@@ -60,17 +60,12 @@ public class BannerHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
             Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Why does this block have the banner block entity? :(" + tag);
         }
 
-        ListTag patterns = tag.getListTag("Patterns");
+        ListTag<CompoundTag> patterns = tag.getListTag("Patterns", CompoundTag.class);
         if (patterns != null) {
-            for (Tag pattern : patterns) {
-                if (!(pattern instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                CompoundTag patternTag = (CompoundTag) pattern;
-                NumberTag colorTag = patternTag.getNumberTag("Color");
+            for (CompoundTag pattern : patterns) {
+                NumberTag colorTag = pattern.getNumberTag("Color");
                 if (colorTag != null) {
-                    patternTag.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt()); // Invert color id
+                    pattern.putInt("Color", 15 - colorTag.asInt()); // Invert color id
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 16f16cc32..ecb706e63 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -244,14 +244,12 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_13, Serve
         // Display Lore now uses JSON
         CompoundTag display = item.tag().getCompoundTag("display");
         if (display != null) {
-            ListTag lore = display.getListTag("Lore");
+            ListTag<StringTag> lore = display.getListTag("Lore", StringTag.class);
             if (lore != null) {
-                display.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Lore", new ListTag(lore.copy().getValue())); // Save old lore
-                for (Tag loreEntry : lore) {
-                    if (loreEntry instanceof StringTag) {
-                        String jsonText = ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue(), true);
-                        ((StringTag) loreEntry).setValue(jsonText);
-                    }
+                display.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Lore", new ListTag<>(lore.copy().getValue())); // Save old lore
+                for (StringTag loreEntry : lore) {
+                    String jsonText = ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(loreEntry.getValue(), true);
+                    loreEntry.setValue(jsonText);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -268,16 +266,14 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_13, Serve
         // Display Name now uses JSON
         CompoundTag display = item.tag().getCompoundTag("display");
         if (display != null) {
-            ListTag lore = display.getListTag("Lore");
+            ListTag<StringTag> lore = display.getListTag("Lore", StringTag.class);
             if (lore != null) {
                 Tag savedLore = display.remove(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Lore");
                 if (savedLore instanceof ListTag) {
-                    display.put("Lore", new ListTag(((ListTag) savedLore).getValue()));
+                    display.put("Lore", new ListTag<>(((ListTag<?>) savedLore).getValue()));
                 } else {
-                    for (Tag loreEntry : lore) {
-                        if (loreEntry instanceof StringTag) {
-                            ((StringTag) loreEntry).setValue(ComponentUtil.jsonToLegacy(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue()));
-                        }
+                    for (StringTag loreEntry : lore) {
+                        loreEntry.setValue(ComponentUtil.jsonToLegacy(loreEntry.getValue()));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/PlayerPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/PlayerPackets.java
index c87d2518a..522a101be 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/PlayerPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/PlayerPackets.java
@@ -57,15 +57,18 @@ public class PlayerPackets {
             CompoundTag tag = item.tag();
             if (tag == null) return;
 
-            ListTag pages = tag.getListTag("pages");
+            ListTag<StringTag> pages = tag.getListTag("pages", StringTag.class);
 
             // Fix for https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion/issues/2660
             if (pages == null) {
-                tag.put("pages", new ListTag(Collections.singletonList(new StringTag())));
+                pages = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
+                pages.add(new StringTag());
+                tag.put("pages", pages);
+                return;
             }
 
             // Client limit when editing a book was upped from 50 to 100 in 1.14, but some anti-exploit plugins ban with a size higher than the old client limit
-            if (Via.getConfig().isTruncate1_14Books() && pages != null) {
+            if (Via.getConfig().isTruncate1_14Books()) {
                 if (pages.size() > 50) {
                     pages.setValue(pages.getValue().subList(0, 50));
                 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16_2to1_16_1/data/MappingData.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16_2to1_16_1/data/MappingData.java
index 2fc15e2ef..882c7178b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16_2to1_16_1/data/MappingData.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16_2to1_16_1/data/MappingData.java
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ public class MappingData extends MappingDataBase {
         dimensionRegistry = MappingDataLoader.loadNBTFromFile("dimension-registry-1.16.2.nbt");
 
         // Data of each dimension
-        final ListTag dimensions = dimensionRegistry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").get("value");
-        for (final Tag dimension : dimensions) {
-            final CompoundTag dimensionCompound = (CompoundTag) dimension;
+        final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = dimensionRegistry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
+        for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
             // Copy with an empty name
-            final CompoundTag dimensionData = dimensionCompound.getCompoundTag("element").copy();
-            dimensionDataMap.put(dimensionCompound.getStringTag("name").getValue(), dimensionData);
+            final CompoundTag dimensionData = dimension.getCompoundTag("element").copy();
+            dimensionDataMap.put(dimension.getStringTag("name").getValue(), dimensionData);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
index 20db4a55d..6bd834699 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class EntityPackets {
     private static final String[] WORLD_NAMES = {"minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"};
 
     static {
-        ListTag list = new ListTag(CompoundTag.class);
+        ListTag<CompoundTag> list = new ListTag<>(CompoundTag.class);
         list.add(createOverworldEntry());
         list.add(createOverworldCavesEntry());
         list.add(createNetherEntry());
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index fce2e38a7..4f4451035 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -156,15 +156,10 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_15, Serve
                 }
             }
         } else if (item.identifier() == 759 && tag != null) {
-            ListTag pages = tag.getListTag("pages");
+            ListTag<StringTag> pages = tag.getListTag("pages", StringTag.class);
             if (pages != null) {
-                for (Tag pageTag : pages) {
-                    if (!(pageTag instanceof StringTag)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    StringTag page = (StringTag) pageTag;
-                    page.setValue(protocol.getComponentRewriter().processText(page.getValue()).toString());
+                for (StringTag pageTag : pages) {
+                    pageTag.setValue(protocol.getComponentRewriter().processText(pageTag.getValue()).toString());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -199,13 +194,10 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_15, Serve
     public static void oldToNewAttributes(Item item) {
         if (item.tag() == null) return;
 
-        ListTag attributes = item.tag().getListTag("AttributeModifiers");
+        ListTag<CompoundTag> attributes = item.tag().getListTag("AttributeModifiers", CompoundTag.class);
         if (attributes == null) return;
 
-        for (Tag tag : attributes) {
-            if (!(tag instanceof CompoundTag)) continue;
-
-            CompoundTag attribute = (CompoundTag) tag;
+        for (CompoundTag attribute : attributes) {
             rewriteAttributeName(attribute, "AttributeName", false);
             rewriteAttributeName(attribute, "Name", false);
             NumberTag leastTag = attribute.getNumberTag("UUIDLeast");
@@ -220,13 +212,10 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_15, Serve
     public static void newToOldAttributes(Item item) {
         if (item.tag() == null) return;
 
-        ListTag attributes = item.tag().getListTag("AttributeModifiers");
+        ListTag<CompoundTag> attributes = item.tag().getListTag("AttributeModifiers", CompoundTag.class);
         if (attributes == null) return;
 
-        for (Tag tag : attributes) {
-            if (!(tag instanceof CompoundTag)) continue;
-
-            CompoundTag attribute = (CompoundTag) tag;
+        for (CompoundTag attribute : attributes) {
             rewriteAttributeName(attribute, "AttributeName", true);
             rewriteAttributeName(attribute, "Name", true);
             IntArrayTag uuidTag = attribute.getIntArrayTag("UUID");
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17_1to1_17/Protocol1_17_1To1_17.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17_1to1_17/Protocol1_17_1To1_17.java
index ab7cef3cf..27f8b69f2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17_1to1_17/Protocol1_17_1To1_17.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17_1to1_17/Protocol1_17_1To1_17.java
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ public final class Protocol1_17_1To1_17 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
 
             // Save pages to tag
             int pages = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
-            ListTag pagesTag = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+            ListTag<StringTag> pagesTag = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
             for (int i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
                 String page = wrapper.read(PAGE_STRING_TYPE);
                 pagesTag.add(new StringTag(page));
             }
 
             // Legacy servers don't like an empty pages list
-            if (pagesTag.size() == 0) {
+            if (pagesTag.isEmpty()) {
                 pagesTag.add(new StringTag(""));
             }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
index 4404fdaa7..1a0216af5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_16_2
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     // Add new dimension fields
                     CompoundTag dimensionRegistry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0).get("minecraft:dimension_type");
-                    ListTag dimensions = dimensionRegistry.get("value");
-                    for (Tag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        CompoundTag dimensionCompound = ((CompoundTag) dimension).get("element");
+                    ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = dimensionRegistry.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
+                    for (CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
+                        CompoundTag dimensionCompound = dimension.get("element");
                         addNewDimensionData(dimensionCompound);
                     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18_2to1_18/Protocol1_18_2To1_18.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18_2to1_18/Protocol1_18_2To1_18.java
index 3ad1aa9ca..9533b38e5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18_2to1_18/Protocol1_18_2To1_18.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18_2to1_18/Protocol1_18_2To1_18.java
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ public final class Protocol1_18_2To1_18 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0);
                     final CompoundTag dimensionsHolder = registry.get("minecraft:dimension_type");
-                    final ListTag dimensions = dimensionsHolder.get("value");
-                    for (final Tag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        addTagPrefix(((CompoundTag) dimension).get("element"));
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = dimensionsHolder.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
+                    for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
+                        addTagPrefix(dimension.get("element"));
                     }
 
                     addTagPrefix(wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 1));
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
index 13955ef7e..259fedaab 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
@@ -222,11 +222,10 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                     chatTypeStorage.clear();
 
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.passthrough(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG);
-                    final ListTag chatTypes = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:chat_type").get("value");
-                    for (final Tag chatType : chatTypes) {
-                        final CompoundTag chatTypeCompound = (CompoundTag) chatType;
-                        final NumberTag idTag = chatTypeCompound.get("id");
-                        chatTypeStorage.addChatType(idTag.asInt(), chatTypeCompound);
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> chatTypes = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:chat_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
+                    for (final CompoundTag chatType : chatTypes) {
+                        final NumberTag idTag = chatType.get("id");
+                        chatTypeStorage.addChatType(idTag.asInt(), chatType);
                     }
 
                     // Replace chat types - they won't actually be used
@@ -405,12 +404,12 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         }
 
         // Add the replacements
-        final ListTag parameters = tag.getListTag("parameters");
+        final ListTag<StringTag> parameters = tag.getListTag("parameters", StringTag.class);
         final List<ATextComponent> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
         if (parameters != null) {
-            for (final Tag element : parameters) {
+            for (final StringTag element : parameters) {
                 JsonElement argument = null;
-                switch ((String) element.getValue()) {
+                switch (element.getValue()) {
                     case "sender":
                         argument = senderName;
                         break;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/packets/EntityPackets.java
index aaebf5a40..5b8872d58 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_3
                     registry.put("minecraft:damage_type", damageTypeRegistry);
 
                     final CompoundTag biomeRegistry = registry.get("minecraft:worldgen/biome");
-                    final ListTag biomes = biomeRegistry.get("value");
-                    for (final Tag biomeTag : biomes) {
-                        final CompoundTag biomeData = ((CompoundTag) biomeTag).get("element");
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> biomes = biomeRegistry.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
+                    for (final CompoundTag biomeTag : biomes) {
+                        final CompoundTag biomeData = biomeTag.get("element");
                         final StringTag precipitation = biomeData.get("precipitation");
                         final byte precipitationByte = precipitation.getValue().equals("none") ? (byte) 0 : 1;
                         biomeData.put("has_precipitation", new ByteTag(precipitationByte));
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/data/MappingData.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/data/MappingData.java
index 5a3b3dfb8..975ba3c97 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/data/MappingData.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/data/MappingData.java
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ public final class MappingData extends MappingDataBase {
 
     @Override
     protected void loadExtras(final CompoundTag daata) {
-        final ListTag chatTypes = MappingDataLoader.loadNBTFromFile("chat-types-1.19.nbt").get("values");
-        for (final Tag chatType : chatTypes) {
-            final CompoundTag chatTypeCompound = (CompoundTag) chatType;
-            final NumberTag idTag = chatTypeCompound.get("id");
-            defaultChatTypes.put(idTag.asInt(), chatTypeCompound);
+        final ListTag<CompoundTag> chatTypes = MappingDataLoader.loadNBTFromFile("chat-types-1.19.nbt").getListTag("values", CompoundTag.class);
+        for (final CompoundTag chatType : chatTypes) {
+            final NumberTag idTag = chatType.get("id");
+            defaultChatTypes.put(idTag.asInt(), chatType);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
index f5acda689..dfc624eb8 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -210,14 +210,13 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_18,
                     tag.put("minecraft:chat_type", CHAT_REGISTRY.copy());
 
                     // Cache a whole lot of data
-                    final ListTag dimensions = tag.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").get("value");
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = tag.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                     final Map<String, DimensionData> dimensionDataMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
                     final Map<CompoundTag, String> dimensionsMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
-                    for (final Tag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        final CompoundTag dimensionCompound = (CompoundTag) dimension;
-                        final NumberTag idTag = dimensionCompound.get("id");
-                        final CompoundTag element = dimensionCompound.get("element");
-                        final String name = (String) dimensionCompound.get("name").getValue();
+                    for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
+                        final NumberTag idTag = dimension.get("id");
+                        final CompoundTag element = dimension.get("element");
+                        final String name = dimension.getStringTag("name").getValue();
                         addMonsterSpawnData(element);
                         dimensionDataMap.put(Key.stripMinecraftNamespace(name), new DimensionDataImpl(idTag.asInt(), element));
                         dimensionsMap.put(element.copy(), name);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_2to1_20/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_2to1_20/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
index b1285eedb..a60e652e3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_2to1_20/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_2to1_20/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
     public static void to1_20_2Effects(final Item item) {
         final Tag customPotionEffectsTag = item.tag().remove("CustomPotionEffects");
         if (customPotionEffectsTag instanceof ListTag) {
-            final ListTag effectsTag = (ListTag) customPotionEffectsTag;
+            final ListTag<?> effectsTag = (ListTag<?>) customPotionEffectsTag;
             item.tag().put("custom_potion_effects", customPotionEffectsTag);
 
             for (final Tag tag : effectsTag) {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_2 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
     public static void to1_20_1Effects(final Item item) {
         final Tag customPotionEffectsTag = item.tag().remove("custom_potion_effects");
         if (customPotionEffectsTag instanceof ListTag) {
-            final ListTag effectsTag = (ListTag) customPotionEffectsTag;
+            final ListTag<?> effectsTag = (ListTag<?>) customPotionEffectsTag;
             item.tag().put("CustomPotionEffects", effectsTag);
 
             for (final Tag tag : effectsTag) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
index ea72b7903..67f11cf35 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
@@ -152,20 +152,15 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
     }
 
     private void updatePages(final CompoundTag tag, final String key) {
-        final ListTag pages = tag.getListTag(key);
+        final ListTag<StringTag> pages = tag.getListTag(key, StringTag.class);
         if (pages == null) {
             return;
         }
 
-        for (final Tag pageTag : pages) {
-            if (!(pageTag instanceof StringTag)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            final StringTag stringTag = (StringTag) pageTag;
+        for (final StringTag pageTag : pages) {
             try {
-                final JsonElement updatedComponent = ComponentUtil.convertJson(stringTag.getValue(), ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_19_4, ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_20_3);
-                stringTag.setValue(updatedComponent.toString());
+                final JsonElement updatedComponent = ComponentUtil.convertJson(pageTag.getValue(), ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_19_4, ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_20_3);
+                pageTag.setValue(updatedComponent.toString());
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 Via.getManager().debugHandler().error("Error during book conversion", e);
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index 1b250a6d3..877dacf58 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
             data.add(StructuredDataKey.MAP_ID, map.asInt());
         }
 
-        updateMapDecorations(data, tag.getListTag("Decorations"));
+        updateMapDecorations(data, tag.getListTag("Decorations", CompoundTag.class));
 
         // MAP_POST_PROCESSING is only used internally
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
 
     private void updateEnchantments(final StructuredDataContainer data, final CompoundTag tag, final String key,
                                     final StructuredDataKey<Enchantments> newKey, final boolean show) {
-        final ListTag enchantmentsTag = tag.getListTag(key);
+        final ListTag<CompoundTag> enchantmentsTag = tag.getListTag(key, CompoundTag.class);
         if (enchantmentsTag == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -333,14 +333,9 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
         tag.remove(key);
 
         final Enchantments enchantments = new Enchantments(new Int2IntOpenHashMap(), show);
-        for (final Tag enchantment : enchantmentsTag) {
-            if (!(enchantment instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            final CompoundTag compound = (CompoundTag) enchantment;
-            final StringTag id = compound.getStringTag("id");
-            final NumberTag lvl = compound.getNumberTag("lvl");
+        for (final CompoundTag enchantment : enchantmentsTag) {
+            final StringTag id = enchantment.getStringTag("id");
+            final NumberTag lvl = enchantment.getNumberTag("lvl");
             if (id == null || lvl == null) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -384,7 +379,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    for (final Tag propertyTag : (ListTag) entry.getValue()) {
+                    for (final Tag propertyTag : (ListTag<?>) entry.getValue()) {
                         if (!(propertyTag instanceof CompoundTag)) {
                             continue;
                         }
@@ -407,25 +402,20 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
         data.add(StructuredDataKey.PROFILE, new GameProfile(name, uuid, properties.toArray(new GameProfile.Property[0])));
     }
 
-    private void updateMapDecorations(final StructuredDataContainer data, final ListTag decorationsTag) {
+    private void updateMapDecorations(final StructuredDataContainer data, final ListTag<CompoundTag> decorationsTag) {
         if (decorationsTag == null) {
             return;
         }
 
         final CompoundTag updatedDecorationsTag = new CompoundTag();
-        for (final Tag decorationTag : decorationsTag) {
-            if (!(decorationTag instanceof CompoundTag)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            final CompoundTag decoration = (CompoundTag) decorationTag;
-            final StringTag idTag = decoration.getStringTag("id");
+        for (final CompoundTag decorationTag : decorationsTag) {
+            final StringTag idTag = decorationTag.getStringTag("id");
             final String id = idTag != null ? idTag.asRawString() : "";
-            final NumberTag typeTag = decoration.getNumberTag("type");
+            final NumberTag typeTag = decorationTag.getNumberTag("type");
             final int type = typeTag != null ? typeTag.asInt() : 0;
-            final NumberTag xTag = decoration.getNumberTag("x");
-            final NumberTag zTag = decoration.getNumberTag("z");
-            final NumberTag rotationTag = decoration.getNumberTag("rot");
+            final NumberTag xTag = decorationTag.getNumberTag("x");
+            final NumberTag zTag = decorationTag.getNumberTag("z");
+            final NumberTag rotationTag = decorationTag.getNumberTag("rot");
 
             final CompoundTag updatedDecorationTag = new CompoundTag();
             updatedDecorationTag.putString("type", MapDecorationMappings.mapDecoration(type));
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index a2c5ed655..6a8d48fcb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_5to1_20_3.rewriter;
 
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.data.entity.DimensionData;
@@ -66,15 +65,14 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
 
             for (final Map.Entry<String, Tag> entry : registryData.entrySet()) {
                 final CompoundTag entryTag = (CompoundTag) entry.getValue();
-                final StringTag typeTag = entryTag.get("type");
-                final ListTag valueTag = entryTag.get("value");
+                final StringTag typeTag = entryTag.getStringTag("type");
+                final ListTag<CompoundTag> valueTag = entryTag.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                 RegistryEntry[] registryEntries = new RegistryEntry[valueTag.size()];
                 boolean requiresDummyValues = false;
                 int entriesLength = registryEntries.length;
-                for (final Tag tag : valueTag) {
-                    final CompoundTag compoundTag = (CompoundTag) tag;
-                    final StringTag nameTag = compoundTag.get("name");
-                    final int id = ((NumberTag) compoundTag.get("id")).asInt();
+                for (final CompoundTag tag : valueTag) {
+                    final StringTag nameTag = tag.getStringTag("name");
+                    final int id = tag.getNumberTag("id").asInt();
                     entriesLength = Math.max(entriesLength, id + 1);
                     if (id >= registryEntries.length) {
                         // It was previously possible to have arbitrary ids
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
                         requiresDummyValues = true;
                     }
 
-                    registryEntries[id] = new RegistryEntry(nameTag.getValue(), compoundTag.get("element"));
+                    registryEntries[id] = new RegistryEntry(nameTag.getValue(), tag.get("element"));
                 }
 
                 if (requiresDummyValues) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/EntityPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
index 8f242781e..4669b0e4c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/EntityPackets.java
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_4
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0);
                     final CompoundTag damageTypeRegistry = registry.get("minecraft:damage_type");
-                    final ListTag damageTypes = damageTypeRegistry.get("value");
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> damageTypes = damageTypeRegistry.get("value");
                     int highestId = -1;
-                    for (final Tag damageType : damageTypes) {
-                        final IntTag id = ((CompoundTag) damageType).get("id");
+                    for (final CompoundTag damageType : damageTypes) {
+                        final IntTag id = damageType.get("id");
                         highestId = Math.max(highestId, id.asInt());
                     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 2a87050cc..1ad77ab7c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_
         final CompoundTag frontText = new CompoundTag();
         tag.put("front_text", frontText);
 
-        final ListTag messages = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+        final ListTag<StringTag> messages = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
         for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
-            final Tag text = tag.remove("Text" + i);
+            final StringTag text = tag.remove("Text" + i);
             messages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponentString()));
         }
         frontText.put("messages", messages);
 
-        final ListTag filteredMessages = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+        final ListTag<StringTag> filteredMessages = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
         for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
-            final Tag text = tag.remove("FilteredText" + i);
+            final StringTag text = tag.remove("FilteredText" + i);
             filteredMessages.add(text != null ? text : messages.get(i - 1));
         }
         if (!filteredMessages.equals(messages)) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/ItemRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/ItemRewriter.java
index 82356b9b1..9da9c1edd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/ItemRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/ItemRewriter.java
@@ -221,24 +221,20 @@ public class ItemRewriter {
         }
 
         CompoundTag tag = item.tag();
-        ListTag pages = tag.getListTag("pages");
+        ListTag<StringTag> pages = tag.getListTag("pages", StringTag.class);
         if (pages == null) {
             return;
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++) {
-            Tag pageTag = pages.get(i);
-            if (!(pageTag instanceof StringTag)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            StringTag stag = (StringTag) pageTag;
-            String value = stag.getValue();
+            StringTag pageTag = pages.get(i);
+            String value = pageTag.getValue();
             if (value.replaceAll(" ", "").isEmpty()) {
                 value = "\"" + fixBookSpaceChars(value) + "\"";
             } else {
                 value = fixBookSpaceChars(value);
             }
-            stag.setValue(value);
+            pageTag.setValue(value);
         }
     }
 
@@ -289,17 +285,15 @@ public class ItemRewriter {
                     tag = new CompoundTag();
                 }
 
-                ListTag pages = tag.getListTag("pages");
+                ListTag<StringTag> pages = tag.getListTag("pages", StringTag.class);
                 if (pages == null) {
-                    pages = new ListTag(Collections.singletonList(new StringTag(Protocol1_9To1_8.fixJson("").toString())));
+                    pages = new ListTag<>(Collections.singletonList(new StringTag(Protocol1_9To1_8.fixJson("").toString())));
                     tag.put("pages", pages);
                     item.setTag(tag);
                     return;
                 }
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++) {
-                    if (!(pages.get(i) instanceof StringTag))
-                        continue;
                     StringTag page = pages.get(i);
                     page.setValue(Protocol1_9To1_8.fixJson(page.getValue()).toString());
                 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/ComponentRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/ComponentRewriter.java
index 808f225e9..125dcc3e4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/ComponentRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/ComponentRewriter.java
@@ -254,13 +254,13 @@ public class ComponentRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType> {
         }
 
         if (tag instanceof ListTag) {
-            processListTag((ListTag) tag);
+            processListTag((ListTag<?>) tag);
         } else if (tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
             processCompoundTag((CompoundTag) tag);
         }
     }
 
-    private void processListTag(final ListTag tag) {
+    private void processListTag(final ListTag<?> tag) {
         for (final Tag entry : tag) {
             processTag(entry);
         }
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ public class ComponentRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType> {
         if (translate != null) {
             handleTranslate(tag, translate);
 
-            final ListTag with = tag.getListTag("with");
+            final ListTag<?> with = tag.getListTag("with");
             if (with != null) {
                 processListTag(with);
             }
         }
 
-        final ListTag extra = tag.getListTag("extra");
+        final ListTag<?> extra = tag.getListTag("extra");
         if (extra != null) {
             processListTag(extra);
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java
index ab6c66626..1541d23b2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public abstract class EntityRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType, T extends
 
     public void trackBiomeSize(final UserConnection connection, final CompoundTag registry) {
         final CompoundTag biomeRegistry = registry.get("minecraft:worldgen/biome");
-        final ListTag biomes = biomeRegistry.get("value");
+        final ListTag<?> biomes = biomeRegistry.get("value");
         tracker(connection).setBiomesSent(biomes.size());
     }
 
@@ -491,13 +491,12 @@ public abstract class EntityRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType, T extends
      * Caches dimension data, later used to get height values and other important info.
      */
     public void cacheDimensionData(final UserConnection connection, final CompoundTag registry) {
-        final ListTag dimensions = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").get("value");
+        final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
         final Map<String, DimensionData> dimensionDataMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
-        for (final Tag dimension : dimensions) {
-            final CompoundTag dimensionCompound = (CompoundTag) dimension;
-            final NumberTag idTag = dimensionCompound.get("id");
-            final CompoundTag element = dimensionCompound.get("element");
-            final String name = dimensionCompound.getStringTag("name").getValue();
+        for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
+            final NumberTag idTag = dimension.get("id");
+            final CompoundTag element = dimension.get("element");
+            final String name = dimension.getStringTag("name").getValue();
             dimensionDataMap.put(Key.stripMinecraftNamespace(name), new DimensionDataImpl(idTag.asInt(), element));
         }
         tracker(connection).setDimensions(dimensionDataMap);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
index d530b120a..cc5292e46 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -69,13 +69,30 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
 
         try {
             final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
-            return TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component);
+            return trimStrings(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component));
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + element, e);
             return new StringTag("<error>");
         }
     }
 
+    private static Tag trimStrings(final Tag input) {
+        // Dirty fix for https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion/issues/3650
+        // Usually tripped by hover event data being too long, e.g. book or shulker box contents, which have to be held in full as SNBT
+        if (input == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return TagUtil.handleDeep(input, (key, tag) -> {
+            if (tag instanceof StringTag) {
+                final String value = ((StringTag) tag).getValue();
+                if (value.length() > Short.MAX_VALUE) {
+                    ((StringTag) tag).setValue("{}");
+                }
+            }
+            return tag;
+        });
+    }
+
     public static @Nullable JsonElement convertJson(@Nullable final JsonElement element, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
         return element != null ? convert(from, to, from.jsonSerializer.deserialize(element)) : null;
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/TagUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/TagUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28be0a62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/TagUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2024 ViaVersion and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
+
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+
+public final class TagUtil {
+
+    public static Tag handleDeep(final Tag tag, final TagUpdater consumer) {
+        return handleDeep(null, tag, consumer);
+    }
+
+    private static Tag handleDeep(@Nullable final String key, final Tag tag, final TagUpdater consumer) {
+        if (tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
+            final CompoundTag compoundTag = (CompoundTag) tag;
+            for (final Map.Entry<String, Tag> entry : compoundTag.entrySet()) {
+                final Tag updatedTag = handleDeep(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), consumer);
+                entry.setValue(updatedTag);
+            }
+        } else if (tag instanceof ListTag) {
+            handleListTag((ListTag<?>) tag, consumer);
+        }
+        return consumer.update(key, tag);
+    }
+
+    private static <T extends Tag> void handleListTag(final ListTag<T> listTag, final TagUpdater consumer) {
+        listTag.getValue().replaceAll(t -> (T) handleDeep(null, t, consumer));
+    }
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public interface TagUpdater {
+
+        /**
+         * Updates the given tag.
+         *
+         * @param key key of the tag if inside a CompoundTag
+         * @param tag the tag to update
+         * @return the updated tag, can be the original one
+         */
+        Tag update(@Nullable String key, Tag tag);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 656c55659..168455c84 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ metadata.format.version = "1.1"
 
 gson = "2.10.1"
 fastutil = "8.5.12"
-vianbt = "4.3.0"
-mcstructs = "2.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
+vianbt = "4.4.0"
+mcstructs = "2.4.2"
 
 # Common provided
 netty = "4.0.20.Final"