Mana and Artifice
by Mithion
Mana and Artifice is a Forge and NeoForge magic mod in which players craft spells from shapes, components and modifiers, and cast them with a wand.
What it does
Spells are built from a set of shapes, components and modifiers that return from the original Ars Magica 2 design, reworked with more focus, balance and stability. The mod lists more than 70 of these parts, and players combine several components to build stronger spells. Rituals provide longer lasting effects that need a larger setup and preparation before they take effect.
Enchanting and crafting are part of the progression: players fire clay plates, smelt materials in an arcane furnace, hammer out runes at an anvil and infuse their own mana with a few reagents. Manaweaving lets a player draw magical patterns in the air with a special wand, and an accessibility option replaces the drawing mechanic with a block for players who prefer it. Portals, factions and dozens of new structures extend the mod into travel, alliances and exploration.
Mana and Artifice requires Curios API and Geckolib. Lootr and Lucent are optional. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is published for 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and the latest files target 1.20.1. The code is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Spell crafting
Shapes, components and modifiers are combined into spells, with more than 70 parts to choose from.
Rituals
Rituals produce longer lasting effects and require a larger setup before they run.
Manaweaving
A wand channels mana into patterns drawn in the air, and an optional block can draw them instead.
Factions
Alliances with wizards, courts, fey and demons carry benefits and drawbacks that change each playthrough.
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 2
Required by 7 mods
How it compares
Dragon Magic And Relics is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 that shares the client and server environment, with all rights reserved. Ars Artifice is Forge only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.1. MNAWitchcraft is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana and Artifice | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-04 |
| Dragon Magic And Relics | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-25 |
| Ars Artifice | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-12-11 |
| MNAWitchcraft | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-27 |
Questions
Does Mana and Artifice need Curios API and Geckolib?
Must the server have Mana and Artifice installed?
Which game versions does Mana and Artifice support?
In the catalog
Mana and Artifice is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The official spiritual successor to Ars Magica 2, Mana and Artifice is a new take on adding magic to the world. With Mana and Artifice, you have much more control over all of the aspects of your spells. The familiar Shapes, Components, and Modifiers return, but with more of a focus on balance and stability. With more…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mana-and-artifice
- Owner
- Mithion
- Published
- 2022-12-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15