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 f939a1192..5d5202696 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
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ public class MappingDataBase implements MappingData {
                     particleMappings = new IdentityMappings(unmappedParticles.size(), mappedParticles.size());
                 }
 
-                final List<String> identifiers = unmappedParticles.getValue().stream().map(t -> (String) t.getValue()).collect(Collectors.toList());
-                final List<String> mappedIdentifiers = mappedParticles.getValue().stream().map(t -> (String) t.getValue()).collect(Collectors.toList());
+                final List<String> identifiers = unmappedParticles.stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList());
+                final List<String> mappedIdentifiers = mappedParticles.stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList());
                 this.particleMappings = new ParticleMappings(identifiers, mappedIdentifiers, particleMappings);
             }
         }
 
-        final CompoundTag tagsTag = data.get("tags");
+        final CompoundTag tagsTag = data.getCompoundTag("tags");
         if (tagsTag != null) {
             this.tags = new EnumMap<>(RegistryType.class);
             loadTags(RegistryType.ITEM, tagsTag);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class MappingDataBase implements MappingData {
     }
 
     private void loadTags(final RegistryType type, final CompoundTag data) {
-        final CompoundTag tag = data.get(type.resourceLocation());
+        final CompoundTag tag = data.getCompoundTag(type.resourceLocation());
         if (tag == null) {
             return;
         }
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 07d7f65de..eb99ff7e4 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
@@ -158,22 +158,22 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
             final AddConsumer<V> addConsumer,
             final MappingsSupplier<M, V> mappingsSupplier
     ) {
-        final CompoundTag tag = mappingsTag.get(key);
+        final CompoundTag tag = mappingsTag.getCompoundTag(key);
         if (tag == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        final ByteTag serializationStragetyTag = tag.get("id");
-        final IntTag mappedSizeTag = tag.get("mappedSize");
+        final ByteTag serializationStragetyTag = tag.getUnchecked("id");
+        final IntTag mappedSizeTag = tag.getUnchecked("mappedSize");
         final byte strategy = serializationStragetyTag.asByte();
         final V mappings;
         if (strategy == DIRECT_ID) {
-            final IntArrayTag valuesTag = tag.get("val");
+            final IntArrayTag valuesTag = tag.getIntArrayTag("val");
             return IntArrayMappings.of(valuesTag.getValue(), mappedSizeTag.asInt());
         } else if (strategy == SHIFTS_ID) {
-            final IntArrayTag shiftsAtTag = tag.get("at");
-            final IntArrayTag shiftsTag = tag.get("to");
-            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.get("size");
+            final IntArrayTag shiftsAtTag = tag.getIntArrayTag("at");
+            final IntArrayTag shiftsTag = tag.getIntArrayTag("to");
+            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.getUnchecked("size");
             final int[] shiftsAt = shiftsAtTag.getValue();
             final int[] shiftsTo = shiftsTag.getValue();
             final int size = sizeTag.asInt();
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
                 }
             }
         } else if (strategy == CHANGES_ID) {
-            final IntArrayTag changesAtTag = tag.get("at");
-            final IntArrayTag valuesTag = tag.get("val");
-            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.get("size");
+            final IntArrayTag changesAtTag = tag.getIntArrayTag("at");
+            final IntArrayTag valuesTag = tag.getIntArrayTag("val");
+            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.getUnchecked("size");
             final boolean fillBetween = tag.get("nofill") == null;
             final int[] changesAt = changesAtTag.getValue();
             final int[] values = valuesTag.getValue();
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
                 addConsumer.addTo(mappings, id, values[i]);
             }
         } else if (strategy == IDENTITY_ID) {
-            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.get("size");
+            final IntTag sizeTag = tag.getUnchecked("size");
             return new IdentityMappings(sizeTag.asInt(), mappedSizeTag.asInt());
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown serialization strategy: " + strategy);
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ public final class MappingDataLoader {
         }
 
         return new FullMappingsBase(
-                unmappedElements.getValue().stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
-                mappedElements.getValue().stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                unmappedElements.stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                mappedElements.stream().map(StringTag::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList()),
                 mappings
         );
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/WorldPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/WorldPackets.java
index c64808883..b382975f3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/WorldPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_16to1_15_2/packets/WorldPackets.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class WorldPackets {
             UUID targetUuid = UUID.fromString((String) targetUuidTag.getValue());
             compoundTag.put("Target", new IntArrayTag(UUIDUtil.toIntArray(targetUuid)));
         } else if (id.equals("minecraft:skull") && compoundTag.getCompoundTag("Owner") != null) {
-            CompoundTag ownerTag = compoundTag.remove("Owner");
+            CompoundTag ownerTag = compoundTag.removeUnchecked("Owner");
             Tag ownerUuidTag = ownerTag.remove("Id");
             if (ownerUuidTag instanceof StringTag) {
                 UUID ownerUuid = UUID.fromString(((StringTag) ownerUuidTag).getValue());
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 1a0216af5..6ee44a1ad 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
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_16_2
                 map(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG); // Current dimension
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     // Add new dimension fields
-                    CompoundTag dimensionRegistry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0).get("minecraft:dimension_type");
+                    CompoundTag dimensionRegistry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0).getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type");
                     ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = dimensionRegistry.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                     for (CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        CompoundTag dimensionCompound = dimension.get("element");
+                        CompoundTag dimensionCompound = dimension.getCompoundTag("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 9533b38e5..30ecdae7c 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
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ public final class Protocol1_18_2To1_18 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                 map(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG); // Current dimension data
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0);
-                    final CompoundTag dimensionsHolder = registry.get("minecraft:dimension_type");
+                    final CompoundTag dimensionsHolder = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type");
                     final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = dimensionsHolder.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                     for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        addTagPrefix(dimension.get("element"));
+                        addTagPrefix(dimension.getCompoundTag("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 259fedaab..fc3842f56 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
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
     private static final CompoundTag CHAT_REGISTRY;
 
     static {
-        CHAT_REGISTRY = SNBT.deserializeCompoundTag(CHAT_REGISTRY_SNBT).get("minecraft:chat_type");
+        CHAT_REGISTRY = SNBT.deserializeCompoundTag(CHAT_REGISTRY_SNBT).getCompoundTag("minecraft:chat_type");
     }
 
     public Protocol1_19_1To1_19() {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.passthrough(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG);
                     final ListTag<CompoundTag> chatTypes = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:chat_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                     for (final CompoundTag chatType : chatTypes) {
-                        final NumberTag idTag = chatType.get("id");
+                        final NumberTag idTag = chatType.getNumberTag("id");
                         chatTypeStorage.addChatType(idTag.asInt(), chatType);
                     }
 
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 5b8872d58..e0ec51e9c 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
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_3
                     final CompoundTag damageTypeRegistry = protocol.getMappingData().damageTypesRegistry();
                     registry.put("minecraft:damage_type", damageTypeRegistry);
 
-                    final CompoundTag biomeRegistry = registry.get("minecraft:worldgen/biome");
+                    final CompoundTag biomeRegistry = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:worldgen/biome");
                     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 CompoundTag biomeData = biomeTag.getCompoundTag("element");
+                        final StringTag precipitation = biomeData.getStringTag("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 975ba3c97..269c0f281 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
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public final class MappingData extends MappingDataBase {
     protected void loadExtras(final CompoundTag daata) {
         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");
+            final NumberTag idTag = chatType.getNumberTag("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 dfc624eb8..a8382420f 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
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_18,
     public static final CompoundTag CHAT_REGISTRY;
 
     static {
-        CHAT_REGISTRY = SNBT.deserializeCompoundTag(CHAT_REGISTRY_SNBT).get("minecraft:chat_type");
+        CHAT_REGISTRY = SNBT.deserializeCompoundTag(CHAT_REGISTRY_SNBT).getCompoundTag("minecraft:chat_type");
     }
 
     public EntityPackets(final Protocol1_19To1_18_2 protocol) {
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_18,
                     final Map<String, DimensionData> dimensionDataMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
                     final Map<CompoundTag, String> dimensionsMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
                     for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
-                        final NumberTag idTag = dimension.get("id");
-                        final CompoundTag element = dimension.get("element");
+                        final NumberTag idTag = dimension.getNumberTag("id");
+                        final CompoundTag element = dimension.getCompoundTag("element");
                         final String name = dimension.getStringTag("name").getValue();
                         addMonsterSpawnData(element);
                         dimensionDataMap.put(Key.stripMinecraftNamespace(name), new DimensionDataImpl(idTag.asInt(), element));
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 4669b0e4c..308fc3f80 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
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ public final class EntityPackets extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_4
                 handler(worldDataTrackerHandlerByKey()); // Tracks world height and name for chunk data and entity (un)tracking
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     final CompoundTag registry = wrapper.get(Type.NAMED_COMPOUND_TAG, 0);
-                    final CompoundTag damageTypeRegistry = registry.get("minecraft:damage_type");
-                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> damageTypes = damageTypeRegistry.get("value");
+                    final CompoundTag damageTypeRegistry = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:damage_type");
+                    final ListTag<CompoundTag> damageTypes = damageTypeRegistry.getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
                     int highestId = -1;
                     for (final CompoundTag damageType : damageTypes) {
-                        final IntTag id = damageType.get("id");
+                        final IntTag id = damageType.getUnchecked("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 1ad77ab7c..0e964c59e 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
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_
 
         final ListTag<StringTag> messages = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
         for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
-            final StringTag text = tag.remove("Text" + i);
-            messages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponentString()));
+            final Tag text = tag.remove("Text" + i);
+            messages.add(text instanceof StringTag ? (StringTag) text : new StringTag(ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponentString()));
         }
         frontText.put("messages", messages);
 
         final ListTag<StringTag> filteredMessages = new ListTag<>(StringTag.class);
         for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
-            final StringTag text = tag.remove("FilteredText" + i);
-            filteredMessages.add(text != null ? text : messages.get(i - 1));
+            final Tag text = tag.remove("FilteredText" + i);
+            filteredMessages.add(text instanceof StringTag ? (StringTag) text : messages.get(i - 1));
         }
         if (!filteredMessages.equals(messages)) {
             frontText.put("filtered_messages", filteredMessages);
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 1541d23b2..4f7bfd2b1 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/EntityRewriter.java
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ 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 CompoundTag biomeRegistry = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:worldgen/biome");
+        final ListTag<?> biomes = biomeRegistry.getListTag("value");
         tracker(connection).setBiomesSent(biomes.size());
     }
 
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ public abstract class EntityRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType, T extends
         final ListTag<CompoundTag> dimensions = registry.getCompoundTag("minecraft:dimension_type").getListTag("value", CompoundTag.class);
         final Map<String, DimensionData> dimensionDataMap = new HashMap<>(dimensions.size());
         for (final CompoundTag dimension : dimensions) {
-            final NumberTag idTag = dimension.get("id");
-            final CompoundTag element = dimension.get("element");
+            final NumberTag idTag = dimension.getNumberTag("id");
+            final CompoundTag element = dimension.getCompoundTag("element");
             final String name = dimension.getStringTag("name").getValue();
             dimensionDataMap.put(Key.stripMinecraftNamespace(name), new DimensionDataImpl(idTag.asInt(), element));
         }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 168455c84..62f1cbbbd 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata.format.version = "1.1"
 
 gson = "2.10.1"
 fastutil = "8.5.12"
-vianbt = "4.4.0"
+vianbt = "4.4.2"
 mcstructs = "2.4.2"
 
 # Common provided