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Fortunate Ancient Debris

by notblue

Fortunate Ancient Debris changes what ancient debris drops, so mining it with a fortune-enchanted pickaxe yields more netherite scraps.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.20 – 26.3

What it does

Fortune applies to ancient debris in this mod. Mining the block produces netherite scraps instead of the block itself, and the number of scraps is raised by the enchantment. To keep the change balanced, mining ancient debris gives no experience, and a netherite ingot costs five scraps instead of the usual four. Explosions have no effect on the drops, while silk touch still returns the ancient debris block, which can be smelted for experience.

The mod is published as a data pack for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.20 – 26.3 and snapshot builds available. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so the mod is not open source, and it may not be used to make money or redistributed under other terms.

Key features

  1. Fortune on ancient debris

    Fortune-enchanted pickaxes multiply the netherite scraps dropped when ancient debris is mined.

  2. Five scraps per ingot

    The netherite recipe is adjusted to five scraps instead of four, so the extra drops are not free.

  3. No experience from mining

    Mining ancient debris gives no experience, while smelting the block still does.

  4. Silk touch and explosions

    Silk touch returns the ancient debris block, and explosions leave the drops unchanged.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.34.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
26.24.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
26.1.24.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
26.1.14.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
26.14.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.114.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
1.21.104.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
1.21.94.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod4.3.1+mod
1.21.83.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.73.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.63.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.53.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.43.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.33.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.23.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.21.13.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.213.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod3.5.2+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Survival progression

Players who farm netherite on a survival world can collect scraps faster with a fortune pickaxe.

Server economies

Server owners who want a gentler netherite path can install the pack on a server without requiring it on clients.

Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want the enchantment to affect netherite collection, and who accept the non-commercial license terms.

How it compares

Full comparison

Debris Of Fortune is needed on the server, with the client optional; it runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across the same range, under All rights reserved and not open source. Fortune on Netherite is a client and server mod for Fabric only, built for 26.1.2, under the MIT License and not open source. Netherite Compass is a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge, under the MIT License and open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fortunate Ancient DebrisFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-20
Debris Of FortuneFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-16
Fortune on NetheriteFabric26.1.2Client and server2026-08-03
Netherite CompassFabric and Forge1.20 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-19

Questions

Does Fortunate Ancient Debris need to be installed on clients?

No. Only the server needs the pack; a player's client works without it, so it can join without installing anything.

Does the mod work with silk touch?

Yes. Silk touch returns the ancient debris block, which can still be smelted for experience, so the normal drop is kept.

Can the pack be shared or used on a commercial server?

The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, which forbids using the pack to make money and requires modified copies to keep the same terms.

In the catalog

Fortunate Ancient Debris is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

With this data pack, Fortune works on ancient debris. Instead of getting the ancient debris block itself, you'll now get netherite scraps from mining the block--and the scraps are affected by Fortune. For balance, you don't get xp from mining ancient debris, and netherite is slightly more expensive (five scraps…
notblue, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
notblue
Published
2024-04-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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