Burning the Silverfish│燃燒蠹蟲

Name: Burning the Silverfish│燃燒蠹蟲
Author: Special_TT

Burning the Silverfish│燃燒蠹蟲 changes how infested blocks drop and restore when they are broken or smelted, for players who want that behavior without manual steps.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.5 – 1.21.7

What it does

Breaking an infested block with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch drops the block itself instead of a silverfish-related result. Smelting an infested block in a furnace turns it back into its normal, uninfested form. The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, and players may leave it out. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and for Data pack, across 1.21.5 – 1.21.7, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.7 as the latest file. It is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

Silk Touch drops
Infested blocks broken with a Silk Touch pickaxe or similar tool drop themselves.
Furnace restoration
Smelting an infested block in a furnace returns it to its uninfested state.
Silk Touch on infested blocks
Breaking an infested block with a Silk Touch-enchanted tool drops the block itself, keeping the stone or other block intact.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

1.21.71.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod

1.21.61.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod

1.21.51.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod1.0.0+1.21.5+mod

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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How it compares

Full comparison

Fantastic Smelting is a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge, built for 1.21.3 – 1.21.5 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Leaf litter nerfed is server required with client optional, open source under the MIT License, and is published only for Fabric on 1.21.5.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Burning the Silverfish│燃燒蠹蟲	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.5 – 1.21.7	Server required, client optional	2025-08-27
Fantastic Smelting	Fabric and Forge	1.21.3 – 1.21.5	Client and server	2025-05-25
Leaf litter nerfed	Fabric	1.21.5	Server required, client optional	2025-04-02

Questions

Does Burning the Silverfish need to be installed on the client?

No. Server owners install it, and players can join with or without it.

In the catalog

Burning the Silverfish│燃燒蠹蟲 is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.