Legendary Gemstones
by anivire
Legendary Gemstones adds about 20 gemstones that players collect from ores, geodes and structures, then socket into weapons, tools and armor for unique bonuses.
What it does
Gemstones are the main upgrade material added by the mod. Most come from mining different ores, which drop a Gemstone Geode; opening a geode yields a random gemstone. Some gemstones also turn up in chests inside piglin bastions, Nether fortresses and End cities, along with other chests in the world.
Gemstones are placed into special sockets on equipment, where each one gives the owner a bonus. The mod lists more than 50 unique bonuses and effects. A Jewelry Table opens new sockets, inserts gemstone upgrades and removes them again. The mod is installed with Architectury API, which is required, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds cover 1.21.1 only, for Fabric and NeoForge, and the mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, so it is not open source.
Fuller details on gemstones and their bonuses are kept in the mod's wiki, which the author links from the project. Players who want a reference for each socket effect can read it there before installing the mod on a server.
Key features
Twenty gemstones
The mod adds around 20 different gemstones that can be found in the world and used as upgrades.
Socketed bonuses
Gemstones slot into sockets on weapons, tools and armor, each granting its owner a unique bonus or effect.
Jewelry Table
A table opens new sockets, inserts gemstones into them and removes upgrades when needed.
Geodes from ores
Mining ores drops a Gemstone Geode, which opens to a random gemstone.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want equipment upgrades in survival play, and server owners who run the same setup for every player.
How it compares
Gemstone Ore is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 with a client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. More Tools Fabric is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that also runs on client and server, under All rights reserved. Jewelry Reforged (RPG Series Addon) covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legendary Gemstones | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| Gemstone Ore | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-14 |
| More Tools Fabric | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-18 |
| Jewelry Reforged (RPG Series Addon) | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-24 |
Questions
Does Legendary Gemstones need Architectury API?
Does the server need the mod as well?
Is the mod available for versions other than 1.21.1?
Where can gemstone bonuses be looked up?
In the catalog
Legendary Gemstones is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Add various unique Gemstones to your world that can be used to upgrade weapons, tools and armor! Gemstones can be inserted into special sockets on equipment to give the owner unique bonuses. The main way to obtain gemstones is mining different ores. Ores can drop a Gemstone Geode, which can then be opened for a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/legendary-gemstones
- Owner
- anivire
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15