Bending Poses (Elementals Addon)
by Powdred
Bending Poses is an Elementals addon that adds custom casting poses and animations to the Elementals bending mod, for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1.
What it does
Bending Poses adds custom bending animations to Elementals, so each bending action plays a pose that matches the element being used. The poses are tied to the casting timing of abilities, which keeps the animation and the effect in step during play.
The addon includes Waterbending poses and a set of pose reworks that change how existing Elementals abilities look while they are cast. Players who are used to the faster pace of Elementals may notice that the added animation timing slows some actions down, which changes how fights and movement feel.
Elementals and Player Animation Library are both required, so both must be installed alongside Bending Poses. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Custom bending poses
Each cast plays a distinct pose, so the bending style is visible on the character rather than only in the effect.
Waterbending poses
A set of poses for waterbending moves, covering the ability types that the Elementals water bending uses.
Pose reworks
Reworked versions of several existing poses change how some Elementals abilities look when cast.
Creator elementals
The addon includes the creator element set, with animations written for its abilities.
Synced animations
Animations are timed to the ability they belong to, so the pose starts and ends with the effect.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Roleplay servers
Server owners running Elementals can add the poses so that bending looks distinct for every player.
Modpacks
Modpack builders can include the addon in packs for 1.21.1, with the credit the author asks for.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who already run Elementals on 1.21.1 and want visible animations for bending actions. Both loaders are supported, but the addon needs Elementals and Player Animation Library installed.
How it compares
Elementals More Bendings is a NeoForge addon for 1.21.1 that is client and server and not open source, under All rights reserved. Fractal Waterbending is server-side only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and covers 26.2 – 26.3 for Fabric, so it targets a different version range and does not add pose animations on clients.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bending Poses (Elementals Addon) | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
| Elementals More Bendings | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-26 |
| Fractal Waterbending | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Which loaders does Bending Poses support?
Does Bending Poses need Elementals?
Does the server need Bending Poses?
In the catalog
Bending Poses (Elementals Addon) is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Adds custom bending animations to the Elementals mod. free to use in modpacks, credit appreciated but not required
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bending-poses
- Owner
- Powdred
- Published
- 2026-05-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15