Biome Strongholds
by kanokarob
Biome Strongholds changes the stronghold that players find while searching for the End, giving each biome its own variant with a different layout and new hazards.
What it does
Each supported biome generates a Stronghold variant with its own room layout and mechanics. The end portal is still a single End Portal Room, reached from a starting staircase, and the stronghold can be located from its eyes of ender. Rooms include large and library rooms, assorted corridors, and trial spawners with trial vaults, and loot tables are reworked. Support Ominous Trials is named as a companion mod for the trial content.
The biome variants add hazards to the layout. Desert strongholds hold a lava pitfall where stepping blocks turn to lava beneath the player's feet. Jungle strongholds include a flame emitter whose powered dispensers shoot flame particles that set entities on fire. Savanna strongholds use a steam emitter, and swamp strongholds contain a noxious gas emitter that gives nearby entities poison. Some strongholds include a spike ceiling of pointed dripstone that falls when a player steps under the blocks.
The mod runs on the server, so the server is the side that installs it, while the client can add it or leave it out. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, for 11 release versions across 1.21.5 – 26.3. The license is custom and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Biome-specific variants
Each biome generates its own stronghold layout with challenges and updated mechanics.
Filled end portal frames
Filled frames project particles toward the bedrock end portal, and twelve filled frames spawn the bedrock frame with extra particles.
Hidden traps
Some strongholds conceal traps in hidden walls, floors and ceilings, which activate when a player collects or uses items there.
Desert lava pitfall
Stepping blocks convert to lava beneath the player's feet in desert strongholds.
Gas and flame emitters
Swamp strongholds emit noxious gas that poisons entities that step near it, and jungle strongholds fire flame from powered dispensers.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Infinite Stronghold is server-required and open to any client, released under the MIT License for 1.21 – 26.2, and it is not open source. No Strongholds / No End uses the same loaders and environment with the MIT License, for 1.21.11 – 26.2. MoreStrongholds is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, published for Fabric only, for 1.21.10 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biome Strongholds | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Infinite Stronghold | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-08 |
| No Strongholds / No End | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-24 |
| MoreStrongholds | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Biome Strongholds need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Biome Strongholds support?
Does Biome Strongholds work with trial content?
In the catalog
Biome Strongholds is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Additionally, filled End Portal Frames will project particles towards the Bedrock End Portal. Once all 12 are filled, the End Portal will spawn in the Bedrock frame as normal, some extra particles will display, and the trails of particles from the End Portal Frames will cease. Some Strongholds also feature traps…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/biome-strongholds
- Owner
- kanokarob
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
