diff --git a/library/paper/utils/src/main/java/me/denarydev/crystal/utils/ItemUtils.java b/library/paper/utils/src/main/java/me/denarydev/crystal/utils/ItemUtils.java
index e73aa8d..9a60b4a 100644
--- a/library/paper/utils/src/main/java/me/denarydev/crystal/utils/ItemUtils.java
+++ b/library/paper/utils/src/main/java/me/denarydev/crystal/utils/ItemUtils.java
@@ -86,13 +86,12 @@ public static ItemStack getCustomHead(final String signature, final String textu
      * Builder for {@link ItemStack}
      */
     public static class Builder {
-        private ItemStack item;
-
         private Material type;
         private String texture;
+        private ItemStack itemStack;
         private int amount;
         private Component displayname;
-        private List<Component> lore;
+        private List<? extends Component> lore;
         private final Map<Enchantment, Integer> enchantments = new HashMap<>();
         private ItemFlag[] itemFlags;
         private boolean unbreakable;
@@ -115,13 +114,13 @@ public Builder texture(String texture) {
             return this;
         }
 
-        public Builder itemStack(ItemStack item) {
-            this.item = item;
+        public Builder itemStack(ItemStack itemStack) {
+            this.itemStack = itemStack;
             return this;
         }
 
         public Builder amount(int amount) {
-            this.amount = amount;
+            this.amount = Math.max(Math.min(amount, 64), 1);
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ public Builder loreRich(List<String> lore, TagResolver... tags) {
         }
 
         public Builder lorePlain(List<String> lore) {
-            this.lore = new ArrayList<>(lore.stream().map(s -> PlainTextComponentSerializer.plainText().deserialize(s)).toList());
+            this.lore = lore.stream().map(s -> PlainTextComponentSerializer.plainText().deserialize(s)).toList();
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -203,12 +202,20 @@ public Builder persistentData(NamespacedKey key, Object value) {
         }
 
         public ItemStack build() {
-            if (item == null) {
-                amount = Math.max(Math.min(amount, 64), 1);
+            final ItemStack item;
+            if (itemStack != null) {
+                item = itemStack;
+                if (type != null) {
+                    item.setType(type);
+                }
+            } else {
                 if (texture != null) {
                     item = getCustomHead(texture, amount);
+                } else if (type != null) {
+                    item = new ItemStack(type, amount);
+                } else {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("The ItemStack type or texture must be present!");
                 }
-                item = new ItemStack(type, amount);
             }
 
             if (metaEditor != null)