Aura: Skills & Abilities
by ReviloDev
Aura: Skills & Abilities gives a character skill points and ability points earned through combat, which the player spends on passive stats and active abilities.
What it does
Progress comes from combat leveling. Each level grants points in two pools: Skill Points raise passive stats such as health, armor, speed, luck and knockback resistance, while Ability Points open active abilities in movement, utility, defense and offense. Abilities can be upgraded rank by rank, and each rank changes cooldowns and scaling.
The Skills and Abilities panel sits inside the regular inventory, and a separate Skill Book screen lists abilities the character has acquired. Toast notifications report level-ups and point gains, and brewing support lets Codex potion effects scale with Ability Power. The mod is released for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with the environment set to client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its license is All rights reserved, so it is not open source, though its source code is public.
Key features
Combat leveling
Defeating enemies in combat earns experience that raises the character level and grants new points.
Passive stat upgrades
Skill Points are spent on passive stats including health, armor, speed, luck and knockback resistance.
Upgradeable active abilities
Ability Points open abilities across movement, utility, defense and offense, each with its own ranks.
Skill Book screen
A dedicated Skill Book screen shows acquired abilities, and the inventory panel handles active combat abilities.
Level-up notifications
Toast notifications appear for level-ups and for each gain of points, so progress is visible during play.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Hero's Levels is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs on client and server, and targets 1.21.1. Nera Jadis: Arcane Arsenal also runs on client and server for 1.21.1, but is published under All rights reserved and is not open source. StellarCraft runs on client and server, uses a custom license and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura: Skills & Abilities | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-05 |
| Hero's Levels | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Nera Jadis: Arcane Arsenal | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-27 |
| StellarCraft | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-28 |
Questions
Does Aura: Skills & Abilities need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Aura: Skills & Abilities support?
Where are abilities spent and managed?
In the catalog
Aura: Skills & Abilities is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Aura is a progression RPG mod built around skills + abilities. You level up through gameplay, earn points, and build your character with passive stat upgrades and active combat abilities, all managed through an in-inventory panel and a dedicated skill book UI.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aura-skills-abilities
- Owner
- ReviloDev
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15