Loot Novum
by Dashy22
Loot Novum changes the loot that vanilla chests, mobs and structures hand out, and it is a server-side mod that clients may leave out.
What it does
Loot Novum reworks a small set of existing loot tables so that rewards feel less uniform. Some Piglin Bastion chests, Trial Chamber chests, Village chests and Evoker drops are on the author's list of planned changes, and underwater archaeology loot is also named there. Only some structures and archaeology mobs are changed in the current files, so many lootable containers keep their vanilla contents.
Server owners who want the adjusted rewards install the mod on the server, where it is required, and players can join without it. Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for game versions 1.21.7 and 1.21.8, and the latest build is 1.1.0+mod for 1.21.8. The mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Adjusted vanilla loot tables
Several vanilla loot tables are rebalanced, with some items made more common and others made rarer.
Set drops from a killed mob
Certain mobs always drop a catalyst, between 8 and 21 echo shards, and 3 to 6 diamonds.
Armor trim drops
Coast, Wild and Silence armor trims are added as always-dropped loot from selected sources.
Enchanted equipment rewards
Some structure loot gains enchanted chainmail armor, enchanted stone pickaxes and axes, and an enchanted bow in place of plainer items.
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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
Enchanted Golden Apple Addition is open source under the MIT License and runs server-side with client optional, across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.14.1 – 26.2. Bring back enchanted golden apple recipe is server-side only, NeoForge only and published for 1.21.8, licensed under All rights reserved. Enchant Golden Apple is a client and server mod for Fabric and NeoForge covering 1.21.11 – 26.3, also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loot Novum | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.7 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-19 |
| Enchanted Golden Apple Addition | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-20 |
| Bring back enchanted golden apple recipe | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-05-05 |
| Enchant Golden Apple | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
Questions
Does Loot Novum have to be installed on clients?
Which loaders does Loot Novum support?
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In the catalog
Loot Novum is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Not meant to be killed but if he somehow is, then heres a little reward - Always drops a Catalyst - Always drops between 8-21 echo shards - Always drops 3-6 diamonds - Always drops a Silence Armor Trim Will give any of the items in the bullet list since its pretty hard to read in paragraph form. Some of this loot I…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/loot-novum
- Owner
- Dashy22
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15