Beacon Anti-Phantom
by Mai_xiyu
Beacon Anti-Phantom is a server-side mod that stops phantoms from spawning inside areas protected by active beacons, with the protected radius set by beacon level.
What it does
Each active beacon covers a three-dimensional area, including the vertical layers above and below it, so phantoms are kept out across the full height of a protected zone. The radius grows with the beacon's pyramid level: 20 blocks for a Redstone beacon, 30 for Gold, 40 for Diamond and 50 for Netherite. The mod detects active beacons automatically, checking about every five seconds, so no manual setup is needed once it is installed.
The mod works on servers in survival, RPG and vanilla-plus setups, where players want nights to stay calm. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. It is built for NeoForge and Fabric, with a Forge file also published, covering game versions 1.21 – 1.21.7 and released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Full phantom prevention
Phantoms do not spawn at all inside beacon-protected areas, so nights stay quiet near the protected base.
Radius by beacon level
Protection extends 20, 30, 40 or 50 blocks depending on the beacon's pyramid level, which is set in the config.
Phantom clearing
Phantoms already inside a protected range are removed, and the loot they carry drops where they were.
Automatic beacon detection
Active beacons are found automatically, rechecked about every five seconds, with no extra setup required.
Low resource cost
The mod is light on CPU and GPU, so it suits large servers with many beacons.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want phantoms kept out of populated areas, and players on those servers who do not want to install anything.
How it compares
Phantom Prevention is a NeoForge server-side mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Friendly Phantoms is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across a wide span of versions, 1.13 – 26.2. Beacon Anti-Phantom runs on NeoForge, Fabric and Forge for 1.21 – 1.21.7, with the same server-only environment as Phantom Prevention.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Anti-Phantom | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.7 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-16 |
| Phantom Prevention | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-13 |
| Friendly Phantoms | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-26 |
Questions
Does Beacon Anti-Phantom need to be installed on clients?
Which loaders does Beacon Anti-Phantom support?
How is the protected radius chosen?
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What the author says
Beacon Anti-Phantom | Minecraft Server Mod Prevent Phantoms, Illuminate Protection ⚙️ Smart Mechanics - Auto-detects active beacons every 5 seconds. - Optimized performance: Low CPU/GPU impact, even on large servers.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beacon-anti-phantom
- Owner
- Mai_xiyu
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15