Cold Torch
Cold Torch is a Fabric decoration that swaps a torch for an iron torch with a chilling aura, while emitting no light level.
What it does
Cold Torch places a decorative iron torch that gives off a cold effect instead of the light and heat of a vanilla torch. Nearby water can freeze into ice, and mobs within the aura receive a slowness effect. Since the block gives off no light, it leaves mob spawning and snow melting unchanged, unlike a regular torch, so it can go in spots where a torch would not be welcome.
Installing Cold Torch requires Fabric API. It runs on the client and the server, so both need the mod, and it is published for Fabric across 16 release versions, 1.21.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, which means the code is not open source.
Key features
Chilling aura
The iron torch instantly freezes nearby water into ice and slows mobs within a radius of three blocks.
No light emission
Where a vanilla torch brightens surrounding ground enough to block hostile spawns, this block produces no light and therefore does not suppress spawning nearby.
Frost walker style effect
The aura works in a similar way to frost walker, freezing the surrounding area and applying slowness to anything inside it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions 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 1
Questions
Does Cold Torch need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Cold Torch is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Cold Torch is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that adds a decorative light with utility effects. Unlike vanilla torches, it emits zero light level, so it does not prevent mob spawning or melt snow. It also has an effect like frost walker which creates a radius of 3 with ice and also causes slowness.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cold-torch
- Owner
- Atomiceatscode
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15