Magical Gems
by Thanatos0173
Magical Gems lets players attach potion effects to armor pieces by combining gems, potions and fuel in a set of crafting blocks.
What it does
Gems are the core item of the mod. An armor piece gains an effect when it is placed into an anvil with a gem, and the gem supplies the effect. The alchemy table is used to create the gems, and a gem slot takes a normal gem first, then a potion matching the gem's effect as the essence.
The distillery lets players make potions that do not exist in vanilla Minecraft, such as a haste potion. An empty vial goes in the exit slot, the potion's required items go in the matching slots, and an enhanced fire powder serves as fuel. The mod is published only for Forge, for Minecraft 1.16.5, and it is open source under the MIT License, so the code can be read and modified.
The mod runs on the client or the server, and neither side needs it, so it can be added to a single-player world or a multiplayer server without installing it on every player's game. Its author asks users to credit the mod in videos and in the description of any page that links to it, and to respect the license.
Key features
Gem-based armor effects
Anvil placement attaches a gem's effect to an armor piece, so the effect comes from the gem rather than from the armor itself.
Alchemy table gem crafting
The alchemy table creates the gems, using a normal gem and a potion whose effect matches the gem.
Distillery potions
The distillery brews potions that vanilla Minecraft lacks, such as haste, using empty vials and the required items.
Fire powder fuel
Enhanced and improved fire powder serve as fuel in the distillery and the alchemy table.
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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
Immersive Tools is the only alternative here that runs on the client alone, while Magical Gems can be placed on a client or a server. Simple FaQi and Potion Books also target Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge and run on client and server, though Simple FaQi is under the Apache License 2.0 and Potion Books is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0. EasyGems is a Forge mod for 1.21.4 that needs both sides and is licensed as All rights reserved, so it does not cover the same version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Gems | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client or server, optional | 2023-07-09 |
| Immersive Tools | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client-side only | 2025-12-01 |
| Simple FaQi | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2024-12-26 |
| Potion Books | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-08-07 |
| EasyGems | Forge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-27 |
Questions
Which Minecraft version does Magical Gems support?
Does Magical Gems need to be installed on the server?
Where does the potion used in a gem come from?
In the catalog
Magical Gems is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Magical Gems is a Minecraft 1.16 mod that lets you define the effects of potions on armor pieces. Gems are items that add effects to armor. To add these effects, simply place your piece of armor and the gem in an anvil.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/magical_gems
- Owner
- Thanatos0173
- Published
- 2023-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15