diff --git a/src/generated/resources/data/hexcasting/loot_modifiers/amethyst_cluster_shard_reducer.json b/src/generated/resources/data/hexcasting/loot_modifiers/amethyst_cluster_shard_reducer.json
index d4846240..0228fd42 100644
--- a/src/generated/resources/data/hexcasting/loot_modifiers/amethyst_cluster_shard_reducer.json
+++ b/src/generated/resources/data/hexcasting/loot_modifiers/amethyst_cluster_shard_reducer.json
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
       }
     }
   ],
-  "modifier": -2.0,
+  "modifier": -0.5,
   "type": "hexcasting:amethyst_shard_reducer"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/datagen/lootmods/AmethystShardReducerModifier.java b/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/datagen/lootmods/AmethystShardReducerModifier.java
index c45c89b5..f6dc85c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/datagen/lootmods/AmethystShardReducerModifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/datagen/lootmods/AmethystShardReducerModifier.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class AmethystShardReducerModifier extends LootModifier {
     protected List<ItemStack> doApply(List<ItemStack> generatedLoot, LootContext context) {
         for (var stack : generatedLoot) {
             if (stack.is(Items.AMETHYST_SHARD)) {
-                stack.shrink((int) (stack.getCount() * modifier));
+                stack.setCount((int) (stack.getCount() * (1 + modifier)));
             }
         }
         return generatedLoot;