Erdmen's Beacon
by Erdmen
Erdmen's Beacon is a Forge and NeoForge magic mod that turns a beacon pyramid into one of six area effects, each chosen by the block placed under the beacon.
What it does
Activating an effect takes one gold ingot, emerald, diamond, iron ore or beacon placed beneath the Erdmen's Beacon. The pyramid under it is built from gold, emerald, diamond or iron blocks, with each layer matching the level of the chosen effect. The Erdmen's Beacon itself is set on top of the pyramid. Breaking a block in the pyramid stops the effects until that block is replaced, and leaving the world far enough to unload the beacon stops its particles until the player returns.
The mod is a client and server mod, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge only, across four game versions: 1.16.5, 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.0.0 as the latest file for both loaders. Erdmen's Beacon is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Fire area
Hostile mobs standing in the effect zone of a Fire Area beacon are very likely to be set alight.
Ice area
Within a Ice Area beacon's zone, hostile mobs are only occasionally slowed.
Farm yield
Random blocks inside the area receive the bonemeal effect.
Holly litter
Cows, sheep, pigs and chickens inside the area breed on their own.
Harm mirror
Each time the player takes damage, there is a 40% chance the damage is halved and reflected back at the attacking entity.
Fix field
Armor, main hand items and entities in the area, including armor stands, receive the mending effect.
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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.
How it compares
Beacons Revisioned is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Beacon Armor is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 and licensed as All rights reserved. Custom Better Beacon is server-side only, works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2, and is open source under the Apache License 2.0, so players can join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erdmen's Beacon | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-11 |
| Beacons Revisioned | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-03 |
| Beacon Armor | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-07-06 |
| Custom Better Beacon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-20 |
Questions
Does Erdmen's Beacon need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Erdmen's Beacon support?
What happens if a block in the pyramid is broken?
In the catalog
Erdmen's Beacon is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Erdmen's Beacon introduces six unique area effects that enhance your Minecraft experience. To activate these effects, you must place one gold ingot, emerald, diamond, or iron ore into the beacon and construct a pyramid with layers corresponding to the desired effect's level.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/erdmens-beacon
- Owner
- Erdmen
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15