Gathering Storm
by Lunalii
Gathering Storm adds thunderlances, a new weapon family that calls down lightning on targets and on anything they carry the storm effect with them.
What it does
Lightning is the core of the mod. Three thunderlance variants share the same targeting rules: Cerulean lances strike entities, Verdant lances strike players and hostile mobs, and Crimson lances strike only hostile mobs. Every thunderlance carries four unique enchantments, and enchantments from the enchanting table can also be applied to the lance. A thunderlance can carry Sky Monarch or Lightning Bolt, but never both, since the two cannot be combined on one lance.
The mod also reworks thunderstorms. Players who are sheltered during a storm are chosen at random and receive a gathering storm effect that lasts five seconds. When the effect runs out, particles appear around the affected entity and a lightning strike follows, which the player can prepare for by wearing conductive armor such as chainmail, iron or netherite, or by redirecting it toward nearby mobs. Hitting a gathering storm target extends the effect, and holding right click smites entities around the player with a stronger version of it.
Gathering Storm is a client and server mod, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under the MIT License and not as open source.
Key features
Three thunderlance variants
Cerulean, Verdant and Crimson thunderlances share the same stats but differ in which targets the lightning hits.
Gathering storm effect
Hits against a storm-affected entity extend the effect, and the effect strikes with lightning when it wears off.
Sky Monarch and Lightning Bolt
Channeling lets the wielder rise into the sky for a few seconds, while the Lightning Bolt ability runs fast lightning; the two are mutually exclusive.
Smite and final strike
Holding right click smites nearby entities, and a brief press triggers the final lightning strike on the marked targets.
Enchantable lance
The thunderlance carries four unique enchantments, and enchanting-table enchantments can be applied to it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Storms of the Wild is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under the Apache License 2.0, not open source, and it runs on client and server. [Enchant] Channeling II is a server-required mod with client optional, published under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license for 1.21 – 1.21.6. Druids of Storm and Spirit is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.2 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering Storm | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
| Storms of the Wild | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-30 |
| [Enchant] Channeling II | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-20 |
| Druids of Storm and Spirit | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.2 | Client and server | 2025-01-21 |
Questions
Does Gathering Storm need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Gathering Storm support?
Can a thunderlance use enchanting-table enchantments?
In the catalog
Gathering Storm is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Feel free to use this mod in your modpack! Thunderstorms are now more involved. Randomly when not sheltered, players may get a new effect, the gathering storm effect. Particles will appear around affected entities and once the effect runs out, lightning will strike unprepared targets.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gathering-storm
- Owner
- Lunalii
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15