Improved Beacons
by Tntmister
Improved Beacons changes how beacons scale, adding layers, effects and range that depend on the blocks a pyramid is built from.
What it does
A beacon's pyramid can grow to 6 layers instead of the vanilla limit, and the extra layers add effects. Layer 5 adds the Luck effect and layer 6 adds Health Boost. Range also scales with the pyramid: the base radius of 1 gains 3 for each power point, and the composition of the pyramid sets that power, with iron at 0, gold at 37, diamond and emerald at 50 and netherite at 100. Taller pyramids reach up to 16 chunks of range.
Players build the same pyramid shape as in vanilla, but choose materials to raise power, so rarer blocks such as diamond, emerald and netherite give a larger area. The mod needs Fabric API and YACL 0.2.2 or above. It is required on the server, and the client can optionally run it too. Only the server has to run it: players who have not installed it still receive the buffs of an already activated beacon, but they cannot interact with the beacon's new settings. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.1 and 1.21.11, with 0.2.4+1.21.11 as the latest file.
Key features
Six pyramid layers
Beacons accept up to six layers, where vanilla stops at four, with each new layer adding an effect.
Luck and Health Boost
Layer 5 gives the beacon the Luck effect and layer 6 gives it Health Boost.
Material-based power
Pyramid blocks set the power: iron gives none, gold 37, diamond and emerald 50, netherite 100.
Scaled range
Radius starts at 1 and grows by 3 per power point, with taller pyramids reaching up to 16 chunks.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Server progression
Server owners can reward players who gather rarer materials, since those blocks make beacons reach further.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want beacons with more effects and range, and players on multiplayer servers that run the mod.
How it compares
Better Beacon Range is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and published for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, so players join without installing it. Small Netherite Beacons is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 26.2 that both client and server need, open source under the MIT License. BeaconExtender is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and needs the server, with the client optional, for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-15 |
| Better Beacon Range | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-20 |
| Small Netherite Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| BeaconExtender | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-30 |
Questions
Does Improved Beacons need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Improved Beacons?
Which game versions does Improved Beacons support?
In the catalog
Improved Beacons is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Adds more layers to beacons, with more effects to choose from, and the possibility to increase its range by using rarer blocks. Requires Fabric API and YACL (for versions 0.2.2 and above).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/improved-beacons
- Owner
- Tntmister
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15