Hellfire Arrows
by HitBoost
Hellfire Arrows lets a bow fire arrows that leave burning trails and set the world alight where they land.
What it does
When a player draws and releases a bow, the arrow leaves a fire trail behind it and ignites blocks at its point of impact. The effect works with plain bows and with enchanted bows, and the mod is described as lightweight and suited to multiplayer play. Players can toggle the effect on and off with the M key, and hide or show the particle trails with the P key.
The mod is built for Fabric and is distributed for game versions 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4 and 1.21.5, with the latest file, 1.2.0, targeting 1.21.5 and dated 2025-09-24. Because it is client-side only, servers run without it and players install it on their own client. The source code is released under the MIT License, so the project is open source.
Key features
Fire-tipped arrows
Arrows ignite the world where they land, so a shot can set fires in combat or while hunting.
Fire trails
A visible fire trail follows each arrow in flight, and the trail can be hidden with a key press.
Key-based toggle
The M key switches the Hellfire Arrows effect on or off without leaving play.
Bow compatibility
The effect applies to normal bows as well as enchanted bows, so existing equipment keeps working.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Combat in the Nether
Fire-tipped shots suit fights in the Nether, where players may want arrows to set enemies and terrain alight.
Cinematic bow play
Players who want each shot to look dramatic can keep the trails on, while others can hide them with the P key.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want flaming arrows and fire trails on their own client. Servers do not need the mod, and it changes nothing for players who leave it out of their installation.
How it compares
Ender Pearl Trailss is a Fabric, client-side only mod for 1.20 – 1.21.1 that is open source under the MIT License, and it adds trails to ender pearls rather than arrows. Projectile Trails is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.19.3, released under the MIT License but not open source, so it covers only one game version. ExplosionArrows is a Fabric mod for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 that runs on the server side only and is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source and needs server installation.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellfire Arrows | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-09-24 |
| Ender Pearl Trailss | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2024-10-08 |
| Projectile Trails | Fabric | 1.19.3 | Client-side only | 2024-10-12 |
| ExplosionArrows | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-08-11 |
Questions
Does Hellfire Arrows need Fabric API?
Does Hellfire Arrows have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Hellfire Arrows support?
In the catalog
Hellfire Arrows is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
More from HitBoost
Similar mods
What the author says
Unleash blazing trails with every shot — ignite your world with fire-tipped fury! Draw your bow… release… and watch the skies burn. Hellfire Arrows transform every shot into a spectacle of flames, scorching the air with blazing trails that ignite everything in their path. From silent hunts in the Overworld to brutal…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hellfire-arrows
- Owner
- HitBoost
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15