Better Chest Loot
by qMace_
Better Chest Loot is a Fabric mod that changes the loot found in chests across the world, with a configurable interface for adjusting how it works.
What it does
Structures generated by Minecraft that contain chests receive a reworked loot table in place of the vanilla one. Items are drawn with the goal of making the contents feel more balanced and fair, and the mod is described by its author as a set of tweaks to chest loot overall. A single chest loot table is changed rather than individual structures being rebuilt, and the author states that customization goes up tenfold compared with the normal luck settings for chest loot.
Adjustments are made through a custom screen that opens with the G key, where the drop settings can be changed without editing files by hand. The mod needs Cloth Config API to run, so that library has to be installed alongside it. Client and server both need the mod, and it is released for 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 under All rights reserved, which means it is not open source.
Key features
Reworked chest loot
Chests in generated structures draw from a revised loot table intended to feel more balanced.
Single loot table
All chest drops are governed by one loot table, so the balance is changed in a single place.
Expanded customization
The author describes customization as going up tenfold beyond the normal luck settings for chest loot.
Custom settings screen
A GUI opened with the G key lets players change how the chest drops behave.
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 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to change the balance of loot found in structures, and server owners who want a shared chest drop setup on Fabric.
How it compares
Spectators Generate Loot is server-side only and works on Fabric or Quilt, released for 1.20 – 26.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, which makes it open source. Mismatched Chests is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is client and server, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 1.21.8. Better Chest Loot is closed in license and client and server, so it differs from both in how its code is shared and in where it has to be installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Chest Loot | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
| Spectators Generate Loot | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-30 |
| Mismatched Chests | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-19 |
Questions
Does Better Chest Loot need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need Better Chest Loot installed?
Which versions does Better Chest Loot support?
How is the loot changed in the settings?
In the catalog
Better Chest Loot is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Better Chest Loot Mod! this mod overall tweaks chest loot by having a custom GUI to change it to your liking!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-chest-loot
- Owner
- qMace_
- Published
- 2026-02-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15