Inscription
by HighHeat
Inscription lets players add prefixes and suffixes to weapons, tools and other equipment, and it reworks how archaeology sites are excavated.
What it does
Inscription extends Minecraft's archaeology system with new ways to modify gear. Runes are buried at archaeology sites, and a player who digs them up learns the lost art of inscribing. Bottled Ink is spent to roll effects on supported equipment, which can carry one prefix and one suffix, and the mod lists 23 prefixes and 23 suffixes to experiment with. Supported items include swords, axes, bows, shields, shears, fishing rods and brushes.
The mod also adds four brush tiers from iron to netherite, and each tier digs faster and lasts longer than the one before it. It includes a runic compass that scans nearby chunks for the closest suspicious block, and three statues that change combat or behavior within a range. The Inscription Table lets players gamble Bottled Ink on rolls toward a perfect result. Inscription requires Fabric API on Fabric, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.
Key features
Prefix and suffix affixes
Supported gear takes one prefix and one suffix from a list of 40+ affixes, adding effects beyond the base item.
Inscription Table rolls
The table spends Bottled Ink on random rolls, and players work toward a perfect roll over repeated attempts.
Brush tiers
Four brush tiers reveal suspicious blocks faster and withstand more use, with the netherite tier lasting longest.
Runic compass and statues
A compass points to the nearest suspicious block, while wolf, cat and sunken wail statues affect nearby mobs or allies.
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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.
How it compares
Runeweaver - Ruins & Runes is a server-side required mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering 1.20.5 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, so clients may skip it. Archaeology Ruins is a client and server mod for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and not open source. Runes of Power is client and server for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inscription | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-08 |
| Runeweaver - Ruins & Runes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-11 |
| Archaeology Ruins | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-09 |
| Runes of Power | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-24 |
Questions
Does Inscription require Fabric API?
Which Inscription version matches a given loader?
Does the server need Inscription?
In the catalog
Inscription is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
🪶 Dig up and learn the lost art of Inscription. Give your gear something extra, Inscription adds equipment customization with 40+ Affixes. Spend Bottled Ink, chase the combination you want, and learn a lost alphabet to eventually choose your Inscriptions yourself.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/inscription
- Owner
- HighHeat
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15