Botania
by Vazkii
With Botania, players gather natural Mana from flowers and devices, and the world's power becomes the base of nearly every machine and magical tool in the mod.
What it does
Botania is a magic mod with a technology side, themed around natural magic. Players create magical flowers and devices that produce and store Mana, the power of the earth, and use it to run automated systems and tools. Its content falls under the Magic category, with Decoration and Technology as secondary categories.
The mod is built for sandbox play. Systems can be planned and worked out in advance instead of being copied from blueprints or a wiki. Botania works fine on its own and can be played without other mods, but it also pairs well with them. It requires Curios API, Fabric API, Patchouli and Trinkets as dependencies, and the Forge build uses Curios API while the Fabric and Quilt builds use Trinkets.
Files are published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt across 11 release versions, 1.6.4 – 1.20.1. The latest files for 1.20.1 date from 2026-09-17. The mod runs on the client and the server together, so both need it. Its license is custom and the mod is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Natural Mana power
Magical flowers and devices generate Mana, which powers machines and crafted magical tools throughout the mod.
In-world interaction
Players use the world itself to interact with devices, without separate menus or screens to operate them.
Renewable resources
Resources are kept renewable where possible, so long-term play does not depend on a finite supply.
Automation without grinding
Automation is built from planned systems rather than repetitive collection, letting players set up contraptions with little tedious work.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.11.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.10.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.6.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Required by 43 mods
Use cases
Sandbox contraptions
Players design their own automated setups and magical contraptions, choosing which flowers and devices to connect.
Standalone survival
The mod can be played on its own in a survival world, with its progression and rewards built into the gameplay.
Who it’s for: Players who want a magic and automation mod with a sandbox focus, and server owners who plan to run a shared world with the mod installed on both sides.
Questions
Which dependencies does Botania need?
Does Botania need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Botania is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Warning: Botania Requires Patchouli and Curios (Forge) or Trinkets (Fabric/Quilt)! Botania is a tech mod themed around natural magic. Gameplay is centered around creating magical flowers and devices using Mana, the power of the earth. Botania is fully playable as a standalone mod (and is designed as such), but it…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/botania
- Owner
- Vazkii
- Published
- 2022-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15