Alshanex's Familiars
by Alshanex
With Alshanex's Familiars installed, wild creatures called Familiars appear across the world, and players can tame one with Arcane Essence to fight alongside them.
What it does
The mod is an addon for Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks and needs that mod to run. Familiars are new mobs found scattered through the world. Once tamed with Arcane Essence, a Familiar follows its owner through adventures and casts spells in combat at the owner's side.
A Familiar Tome holds a tamed Familiar so it can be carried and released elsewhere. A Familiar Bed restores the health of the pet stored in a tome placed inside it. Familiar models and sounds were made by SamusDev and item sprites by PixelMine, and the wiki lists everything the mod adds.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. The code is not open source and the files are released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Tameable Familiars
Wild Familiars can be tamed with Arcane Essence and then follow the player into fights.
Spellcasting companions
A tamed Familiar uses spells from Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks to fight at its owner's side.
Familiar Tomes
A tome stores a Familiar so the pet can be transported to another place in the world.
Familiar Bed
Placing a tome in the Familiar Bed restores the health of the Familiar it holds.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Companion combat
Players who want a pet that casts spells during fights can tame a Familiar and keep it close.
Moving pets between places
A Familiar Tome lets a tamed pet travel with its owner instead of staying where it was found.
Who it’s for: Players who already use Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks and want spell-casting companions, and server owners who run that mod and want its pets available to players.
How it compares
Wind's Spellbooks : Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks Addon is also a Forge and NeoForge addon, but its files cover 1.20 – 1.21.2 and it is not open source. Dark Doppelganger - Irons Spells And Spellbooks Addon targets the same 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 range and is also All rights reserved. Cataclysm: Spellbooks is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only and is published for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshanex's Familiars | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Wind's Spellbooks : Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks Addon | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-30 |
| Dark Doppelganger - Irons Spells And Spellbooks Addon | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-29 |
| Cataclysm: Spellbooks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
Questions
Does Alshanex's Familiars need Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Alshanex's Familiars is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Alshanex's Familiars mod is an addon for the Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks mod for minecraft Forge 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21, which adds new mobs called "Familiars", which can be found scattered around the world. These familiars can be tamed using Arcane Essence, which will make them follow you in your adventures and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/alshanexs-familiars
- Owner
- Alshanex
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15