Arken
by Valunthir
Arken adds a Deepslate ore that spawns in the deep layers, around Deep Dark biomes, and an Arken Orb dropped from it that crafts into a light-emitting Arken Block.
What it does
Arken Ore generates as a deepslate ore between layers -1 and -52, with the range adjustable from 0 to 63. Under the default settings a vein holds up to 8 ores and spawns about once per three chunks. Ancient cities promote the ore, so near Deep Dark biomes it can appear as a vein of 1 ore in 2 chunks. Most ores default to spawning with at least one face touching air, and that chance is configurable from 0% to 100%, which makes them harder to reach.
Mining the ore drops an Arken Orb. Right-clicking the orb changes it into a nearly random item from the base game, and a blacklist or whitelist controls which items it can produce. Crafting nine Arken Orbs in a crafting table makes an Arken Block, which emits light at a level set by config from 0 to 15 and gives off redstone-like power. Fortune is reduced by half by default, and the reduction can be tuned in the config. The mod is built for larger modpacks, offering extra mining toward the end game while staying balanced, and its options can be adjusted to suit a pack. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.
Key features
Deepslate Arken Ore
A deepslate ore that spawns between layers -1 and -52, with vein size, spawn rate and air-face chance all adjustable.
Arken Orb drops
Mining the ore drops an Arken Orb, which right-clicking transforms into a nearly random base game item.
Arken Block
Nine orbs crafted together make a block that emits light and power, both set by config.
Fortune reduction
Fortune is partly suppressed on the ore, with the strength of the effect set in the config.
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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.
Use cases
Larger modpacks
Modpack builders can add extra mining that stays balanced toward the end game.
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who want an extra deepslate ore with an orb-based reward and tunable spawn settings. Players on a server that runs it need the mod too.
How it compares
Amazing orb mod is also a Forge option for 1.20.1 with client and server environment and All rights reserved; it is not open source. Orb of Unbreaking is a Forge 1.20.1 mod under the MIT License, also client and server and not open source, and it deals with orbs in a different way. Ice ball targets 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Forge, with a client and server environment and All rights reserved. All Experience Drops is server-side only and licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arken | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-28 |
| Amazing orb mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| Orb of Unbreaking | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-01 |
| All Experience Drops | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-12-15 |
Questions
Does Arken need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Arken support?
Can the ore's spawn settings be changed?
In the catalog
Arken is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Is your name Justin? Because you're just-in time to check out the latest in redstone/lootbox/OreGen mods! This mod has been specifically designed with larger modpacks in mind, providing a nice extra to mining towards the end game while still keeping things balanced - but also highly configurable.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arken
- Owner
- Valunthir
- Published
- 2025-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15