Ancient Artifacts
by EA6LE-WIN6S
Ancient Artifacts adds a set of magic items, armor trims and a monument system to Fabric worlds, and the End Portal stays disabled until a player obtains the artifacts needed to re-enable it.
What it does
The mod adds around 25 new items, including a magic staff, and gives several rare vanilla items a second use, such as echo shards. Smithing templates for armor trims are placed in underwater ruins, bastions and other structures, so players have to explore to find them. Loot tables and world generation are extended to match.
The End Portal is disabled by default. Players re-enable it through the items the mod provides, and the monument that combines a nether star with shards is built from custom blocks and items. The monument can be configured, and eyes of ender are placed into an End Portal frame in the usual way. Ancient Artifacts is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric only.
The mod runs on the client and server together, so the server and every player need it. Files cover the 15 release versions 1.19.2 – 26.1.2, and the latest Fabric file is 1.0.37-26.1.X for 26.1.2, released on 2026-07-12 on the beta channel. Public source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are available.
Key features
Magic staff and new items
Around 25 new items, including a magic staff, are added alongside reused vanilla materials.
Armor trim smithing templates
Smithing templates for armor trims appear in ruins, bastions and underwater structures across the world.
Disabled End Portal
The End Portal starts disabled by default and is re-enabled through progress with the mod's items.
Configurable monument
A monument built from a nether star and shards can be configured with custom items and blocks.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Hardcore progression
Players in hardcore worlds can explore for artifacts and trims before fighting the Ender Dragon and obtaining Elytra.
Who it’s for: Players who want a longer progression path before the End, and server owners who want custom loot and an End Portal gate.
Questions
Does Ancient Artifacts need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Ancient Artifacts is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This is the Ancient Artifacts Mod Page. To find out more about how the mod works, where to find/craft all of the Blocks/Items in the world, their functionality and purpose, as well as a ton of other useful information and steps, please visit the wiki page. There is also a new update for Minecraft coming out (if you…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ancient_artifacts
- Owner
- EA6LE-WIN6S
- Published
- 2023-03-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15