Drenched Wings
Drenched Wings limits elytra flight on a server: liquids, rain and splash water potions all change how the glider behaves.
What it does
When a player flies with an elytra over water or lava, or while rain falls on them, the mod applies penalties and cooldowns. Firework boosts are disabled during rain, and a player struck by a splash water bottle loses the ability to glide for up to 20 seconds, with the duration scaled by proximity to the splash. The effects use Minecraft's own ItemCooldowns system, so the cooldowns behave the way vanilla cooldowns do.
The mod is inspired by cubfan135's Minecraft's Elytra Problem and implements a version of the liquid-based elytra limitations that author proposed. Each effect can be changed through server game rules, and a global toggle turns the nerfs off. The rain and water restrictions are enabled by default, and the 20-second cooldown applies to elytra use in rain, water and lava.
Drenched Wings is a server-side only mod, so players join without installing it and only the server needs it. It is published for Fabric and Quilt, on 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, and the latest file is 0.3.0 for 26.1.2. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Liquid penalties
Gliding with an elytra over water or lava is restricted, which removes the flight option in those areas.
Rain restrictions
Rain stops firework boosts and triggers a cooldown on elytra use, so storms slow down travel.
Splash water disable
A splash water bottle thrown at a player disables elytra flight for up to 20 seconds, with the time scaled by proximity.
Server game rules
Every effect can be tuned through server game rules, and a global toggle turns the nerfs off.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners who want elytra travel to carry more risk can keep the default penalties or adjust them with game rules.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to change how elytra flight works in their world. Players join without installing the mod.
How it compares
Trim Me 2 is a server-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.21.2 – 26.3, and it is not open source. Glideplate is server-side on Fabric only, for 1.21.11 – 26.3, under the MIT License. Elytra Nerf - Dimensional is server-side for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt on 1.21.6 – 26.3, under the MIT License, and it is not open source either.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenched Wings | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.10 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-03-30 |
| Trim Me 2 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| Glideplate | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-21 |
| Elytra Nerf - Dimensional | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Drenched Wings need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Drenched Wings support?
Can the penalties be turned off?
In the catalog
Drenched Wings is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Fabric mod that blocks elytra use in liquids, applies environmental penalties, and enforces cooldowns. Fully configurable through server gamerules. This mod implements his proposed liquid-based Elytra limitations as a configurable, server-side Fabric mod.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/drenched-wings
- Owner
- Strange-Quark
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15