Astra's Arcane Staffs
by AshenAstra
Astra's Arcane Staffs lets players craft staffs from Nether Stars and cast spells with them, each staff carrying two spells on the left and right mouse buttons.
What it does
Crafting a staff needs only two sticks and an elemental ingredient, and the result is a staff that can be charged with one of several elements. Four elemental staffs are listed for the mod: Inferno Staff with Blaze Powder, Blizzard Staff with Packed Ice, Voltaic Staff with Lightning Rod, and Galeforce Staff with Wind Charges. Each elemental staff is then used to craft an arcane staff, which holds two spells, one cast with a left click and one with a right click.
The spells cover area attacks and self-buffs: a falling fireball above a targeted area, a line of falling fire charges, a lightning strike, a stream of Wind Charges that launches the caster into the sky, and a falling Pointed Dripstone attack. Some spells grant Fire Resistance, Swiftness or Slow Falling for a few seconds. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.2 only, and it is categorized under Magic and Equipment.
The mod is server required and client optional, so the server must run it while players may leave it out. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. A data pack build is also available for servers.
Key features
Staffs from Nether Stars
Staffs are crafted from Nether Stars and other materials, placing the mod's weapons within reach of mid-game progress.
Two spells per staff
An arcane staff holds one spell on the left click and another on the right click, cast with a cooldown of about one second.
Four elemental staffs
Inferno, Blizzard, Voltaic and Galeforce staffs each carry a separate element and are used as the base for arcane staffs.
Area and self-buff spells
Spells strike targeted areas with fire, ice or lightning and can also grant temporary Swiftness or Slow Falling to the caster.
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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.
How it compares
Zero Day Mod is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 under the MIT License, not open source, run on the client and server together. Magic Craft is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is open source, also run on the client and server. AvM Staff is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, built for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.4 – 1.21.1, with the client and server both needing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra's Arcane Staffs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-17 |
| Zero Day Mod | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-29 |
| Magic Craft | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-10 |
| AvM Staff | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-24 |
Questions
Does Astra's Arcane Staffs need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders can run Astra's Arcane Staffs?
How are the spells of an arcane staff chosen?
In the catalog
Astra's Arcane Staffs is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Custom advancements can be earned by using each of the staffs' right click spell. More staffs are planned to be added in the future! Release time TBD, but stay tuned for them!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/astras-arcane-staffs
- Owner
- AshenAstra
- Published
- 2026-07-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15