Lava Boats
by Kishku7
Lava Boats lets players ride boats across lava, with Crimson Warped boats, chest boats and plain boats that float and steer on the surface like they do on water.
What it does
The mod adds four boat items: Crimson Warped boats, chest variants, and plain boats, with each boat type available in a regular and a chest form. Once placed on lava, a boat floats and steers the same way an ordinary boat does on water. Crimson Warped boats are crafted from five matching nether-stem planks with a chest for the chest variant, and the items appear in the Tools and Utilities creative tab.
Riders are fire-immune while seated in a boat on lava, and Depth Strider works on lava as well. A boat that is broken or dropped bobs back up to the lava surface instead of sinking. The mod runs on the client and the server together, so both need it. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Its files target 1.20 – 26.3, and the builds cover 24 release versions, with snapshot builds published as well. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Crimson Warped boats
Crimson Warped boats float on lava and can be steered like boats on water, in both plain and chest forms.
Fireproof riders
Players seated in a boat on lava do not catch fire while they ride.
Lava surface recovery
A dropped or broken boat floats back up to the surface of the lava rather than sinking.
Depth Strider on lava
The Depth Strider enchantment takes effect while walking or moving through lava.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Lava crossings
Players cross lava lakes and nether lava seas in a boat instead of building bridges or walking around.
Nether travel
Crimson Warped boats suit travel through nether biomes where lava covers large areas.
Who it’s for: Players who explore the Nether or build lava-based routes, and server owners who want boats that cross lava in a multiplayer world.
How it compares
Extra Boats is a Fabric-only client and server mod for 1.20.1, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Bigger Boats is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, is Fabric-only, and targets 1.20 – 26.2 for server-required, client-optional play. Seaworthy Boats runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Boats | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| Extra Boats | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-08-13 |
| Bigger Boats | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
| Seaworthy Boats | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Lava Boats need Fabric API?
Do players and the server both need Lava Boats?
Which loaders does Lava Boats support?
In the catalog
Lava Boats is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Ride lava like it's water. Lava Boats adds Crimson and Warped boats (regular and chest variants) that float and steer on lava exactly like ordinary boats on water. They never burn, riders never catch fire, dropped boats bob back to the surface, and Depth Strider works in lava. No custom packets - a vanilla client can…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lava-boats
- Owner
- Kishku7
- Published
- 2026-06-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15