Crystal Fix
by Nicusha
Crystal Fix lets Dispensers place End Crystals in the world instead of dropping them as items, which allows the Ender Dragon respawn ritual to be triggered with redstone.
What it does
A dispenser facing an obsidian or bedrock block places an End Crystal as a live entity, the same placement a player makes by hand. Dispensers facing any other block keep vanilla behavior and drop the crystal as an item. Because the placement can be driven by redstone, the respawn ritual can be automated on a server without a player standing at the Exit Portal.
Crystal Fix is a server-side only mod, so players join with an unmodified vanilla client and nothing needs to be installed on their side. It is compatible with Exit Portal, and it needs no commands or configuration files to work. Setup means placing the file in the server's mods folder, then restarting the server. The mod is published for NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3, in 15 release versions, under All rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Dispenser crystal placement
Dispensers facing obsidian or bedrock place End Crystals as entities instead of dropping items.
Redstone respawn ritual
Redstone circuits can place crystals automatically, so the Ender Dragon respawn ritual needs no manual steps.
Vanilla fallback
Dispensers facing any other valid block still drop the crystal as an item, so standard behavior is preserved.
Lightweight server install
The mod runs on the server only, and players connect with a plain vanilla client.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Automated dragon respawn
Server owners can build a redstone system that drops crystals onto the End's bedrock pillars to start the respawn ritual.
Vanilla-client servers
Because players need no client-side install, a server running Crystal Fix accepts players who connect with an unmodified game.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run an End dimension and want the Ender Dragon respawn ritual automated with redstone, without requiring players to install anything.
How it compares
Crystal Fix is server-side only, published for NeoForge, and not open source under All rights reserved. AntiEnderdragonRespawn is also server required with client optional, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21 – 26.3, under All rights reserved. Four Leaf Crystal is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, and it is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Fix | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| AntiEnderdragonRespawn | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-21 |
| Four Leaf Crystal | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-06 |
Questions
Does Crystal Fix need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Crystal Fix support?
Does Crystal Fix work with the Exit Portal?
In the catalog
Crystal Fix is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A simple mod that lets Dispensers place End Crystals instead of just dropping them as items.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crystal-fix
- Owner
- Nicusha
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15