Beholder's Variations
Beholder's Variations adds variant blocks to vanilla quartz and sandstone, with extra sandstone, prismarine and soul-sand types on Fabric for 1.16.5.
What it does
Most of the added blocks are variations of vanilla quartz and sandstone. Sandstone variants include Quartz and Silicastone. Both quartz and sandstone families also get soul-sand and soulsandstone versions, so decorative building has more material to choose from.
The mod also covers prismarine. Quartz and sandstone versions of prismarine bricks, dark prismarine and prismarine sand appear alongside Prism Quartz and Prism Soulsandstone, and a Dark Prismarine set mirrors quartz, sandstone, red sandstone and prismarine bricks. Sand types are made renewable, and a block tiling option adds a patterned finish. An amber, quartz-like block can be crafted from honey blocks.
Beholder's Variations is a Fabric mod for 1.16.5 only, released under the MIT License and open source. The server and every player need the mod installed. Its latest file is 0.5.5, a beta from 2021-05-13, and it has public source code, an issue tracker and a wiki.
Key features
Quartz and sandstone variants
Quartz and sandstone blocks each gain several variants, including Vitric and Silicastone forms.
Prismarine variants
Prismarine bricks, dark prismarine and prismarine sand join quartz and sandstone versions, plus Prism Quartz.
Renewable sand
Different sand types can be obtained repeatedly rather than only once.
Block tiling
A tiling option gives block surfaces a repeating pattern for decorative floors and walls.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorative building
Builders can mix quartz, sandstone and prismarine variants to vary the look of floors, walls and roofs.
Who it’s for: Builders who want more quartz, sandstone and prismarine options for decoration, on Fabric 1.16.5 with the mod installed on client and server.
How it compares
Gimme Some Block Variants is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, client and server, under the MIT License and open source, so it targets a much later version range. Vanilla Leftovers is also Fabric, for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11, under CC0 1.0 Universal and open source. Beholder's Variations stays on 1.16.5 and concentrates on quartz, sandstone and prismarine.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beholder's Variations | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-05-13 |
| Gimme Some Block Variants | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-13 |
| Vanilla Leftovers | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-13 |
Questions
Does Beholder's Variations need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Beholder's Variations support?
In the catalog
Beholder's Variations is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Adds a variety of blocks based on vanilla.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beholders-variations
- Owner
- wondering-oracle
- Published
- 2021-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-05-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15