Lichen Lava
by arcea
Lichen Lava lets a server treat glow lichen as a water source, so players can create lava sources in the Nether by the same route.
What it does
On a Fabric server, Lichen Lava makes glow lichen convert water source blocks, including in the Nether. It brings back a placement that older glow lichen behavior once allowed, and it gives a way to make water in the Nether without the usual workaround. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. The latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, published 2026-04-09 under the MIT License, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Lava source from lichen water
Glow lichen on water converts the water source block, so a lava source can be placed with it.
Nether water conversion
Water source blocks convert in the Nether as well, so the same placement works there.
Water-making route
The conversion gives players a way to make water in the Nether without a longer workaround.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Lichen Lava need to be installed on clients?
Which game version does Lichen Lava support?
In the catalog
Lichen Lava 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
Restores the glitch from MC 1.17 snapshot 21w03a that allows for placing glow lichen in lava source blocks to convert them to water source blocks (even in the nether!) Useful for people who want to have a way to create water in the nether but in a less cheaty way.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lichen-lava
- Owner
- arcea
- Published
- 2026-04-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15