Ancient Obelisks
by mcrobertx22
Ancient Obelisks adds obelisks that players find in the world, activate with a map, and enter as a trial dimension where waves of mobs must be defeated for rewards.
What it does
Each obelisk holds a map, and a player who sacrifices an obelisk enters its dimension to begin a trial. Looting chests can occasionally produce an obelisk in place of their usual contents. Items specify the challenge level of the obelisk they belong to, and the number of waves and the strength of the mobs are shaped by Mob Affixes.
Once a trial starts, mobs rapidly spawn in the arena in successive waves. Defeating more mobs earns better rewards at the end, and the final chests contain valuable items plus crafted Orbs that can modify equipment. Finishing a trial opens the next obelisk map, with higher rewards and a harder challenge. The mod requires Library of Exile, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20 and 1.20.1, with 1.2.1 for 1.20.1 as the latest file under All rights reserved.
Key features
Obelisk trials
Players enter an obelisk dimension and conquer a sequence of waves in an arena.
Obelisk maps
Each obelisk holds a map that is sacrificed to open its dimension and start a trial.
Chest spawns
Looting chests have a small chance to produce an obelisk in place of their normal loot.
Scaled rewards
Mobs defeated in a trial raise the payout, and the final chests contain valuable items and Orbs for modifying gear.
Progression chain
Each completed obelisk leads to the next map, with higher rewards and a harder challenge.
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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
Adventure progression
Players working through an adventure playthrough can use obelisk trials as a series of optional challenges with increasing difficulty.
Who it’s for: Players who want repeatable arena challenges with rewards that scale with difficulty, on Forge 1.20.1 worlds that already run Library of Exile.
Questions
Does Ancient Obelisks need another mod installed?
Does the server need Ancient Obelisks installed?
How are obelisk trials started?
In the catalog
Ancient Obelisks is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Looting chests now has a chance to spawn an Ancient Obelisk instead! Each obelisk holds a map that be sacrificed to the obelisk to enter its dimension.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ancient-obelisks
- Owner
- mcrobertx22
- Published
- 2025-01-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15