B Side
B Side is a Minecraft data pack that adds fourteen music discs, new enchantment behavior and tuned anvil costs to the game.
What it does
Fourteen music discs join the game, many of them songs from C418's Minecraft Volume Alpha and Beta that the game had never included in their original form. Enchanted books are distributed per structure, so a mineshaft can hold a book tied to its theme, and other structures hold books of their own, instead of players finding enchantments mostly through exploration. Villagers and enchantment tables offer only a small set of core enchantments otherwise.
The data pack changes existing systems rather than replacing them. Several walking, piercing, charging and protection enchantments are strengthened, a new spear enchantment called Poison Tipped poisons enemies that it hits, and anvils charge more experience for repairing and combining enchanted items.
The server must run it, while players may leave it out. It is released under the MIT License, is open source, and is published as a data pack for 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with a 1.0 beta build dated 2026-07-12 as the latest file.
Key features
Fourteen music discs
Fourteen new discs are added, including songs from the C418 volumes that were not previously part of the game.
Structure-based enchanted books
Structures such as mineshafts hold enchanted books tied to their theme, so enchantments are found through exploration.
Poison Tipped spear enchantment
A new spear enchantment poisons enemies that it hits.
Buffed walker and protection enchantments
Several walking, piercing, charging and protection enchantments are strengthened.
Longer anvil costs
Anvils charge more for repairing and combining enchanted items, adding a cost to working with them.
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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
Dragonchic's Enchants is server required and client optional, released under the Apache License 2.0, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.3 on the same four loaders, so it reaches back further in versions. Decaf Enchantment is also server required and client optional, but is available only for 26.2 and is under All rights reserved. Mace Protection is open source under the MIT License like B Side, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Side | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-12 |
| Dragonchic's Enchants | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-14 |
| Decaf Enchantment | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-06 |
| Mace Protection | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does B Side need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does B Side support?
Does B Side work with other versions of Minecraft?
In the catalog
B Side is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Minecraft B-Side is a datapack and mod aiming to expand upon and interconnect many of the systems of Minecraft. The datapack is developed and released in 'tracks'; small to medium sets of features focused around a theme or system. This datapack is still in development! Many more tracks, as well as expansions to these…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/b-side
- Owner
- lostwillowtree
- Published
- 2026-06-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15