Fancy Lanterns
by NucleusBeast
Fancy Lanterns turns ordinary lanterns into mini-beacons that grant status effects to nearby players, with four tiers of increasing range and strength.
What it does
Each lantern is upgraded by right-clicking it with a material: an iron ingot moves a lantern to Tier 2, a gold ingot to Tier 3, and the upgrade chain runs through Tier 4. A Tier 1 lantern is made by placing a Murky Lantern and using a water bucket on it, so the mod starts from a crafted base rather than a new block. Higher tiers reach a larger radius, from 2 blocks at Tier 1 up to 16 blocks at Tier 4, and their effects are stronger.
Tiers 1 to 3 burn through a limited number of uses, and a spent Murky Lantern fizzles out. Relighting it with the matching item restores its effect, and a lantern keeps its tier through relighting. Tier 4 lanterns run permanently. Sneaking and right-clicking a placed lantern with an empty hand previews its effect radius, and right-clicking it with wool mutes it. The mod is published for NeoForge only, and both the server and every player need it. Its code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Tiered upgrades
Lanterns advance from Tier 1 to Tier 4 by right-clicking them with iron or gold ingots as the mod's upgrade materials.
Effect radius preview
Sneaking and right-clicking a placed lantern shows the area its effect covers before a player relies on it.
Limited and permanent uses
Tiers 1 to 3 have a fixed number of uses that fizzle out, while Tier 4 lanterns keep working without limit.
Mute with wool
Right-clicking a placed lantern with wool silences it, so a light can be kept without its effect.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Protected base layouts
A lantern placed at the edge of a base can apply its effect across the area it covers, with its radius raised by upgrading it.
Who it’s for: Players who build bases or travel through an area for long stretches, and servers that want lanterns to do more than light. The mod suits survival worlds that use decorative lighting.
How it compares
Leaf It To Me is NeoForge only for 1.21.1, client and server, and open source under the MIT License. Lamb Lanterns is also NeoForge only for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and shares the client and server environment. Any Lanterns! covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 1.21.1, is client and server, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Lanterns | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-29 |
| Leaf It To Me | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-27 |
| Lamb Lanterns | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-04 |
| Any Lanterns! | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-05 |
Questions
Does Fancy Lanterns have to be installed on the server?
Which versions does Fancy Lanterns support?
Can the effect be turned off without removing the lantern?
In the catalog
Fancy Lanterns is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Turn ordinary lanterns into powerful mini-beacons that grant helpful status effects to nearby players. Each effect lantern has four tiers. Higher tiers provide a larger effect radius and stronger effects.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fancy-lanterns
- Owner
- NucleusBeast
- Published
- 2026-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15