Materia-Reborn
by LamaTheReal
Materia-Reborn is a NeoForge progression mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that centers on Essence, a resource used for transmutation, upgrades and rituals.
What it does
Players analyse an item to learn its Essence value, then spend Essence to recreate it. Each analysed item stays available for recreation for the rest of the playthrough, so knowledge builds over time instead of resetting. The mod is inspired by ProjectE, but its author wrote an independent project that is not affiliated with the ProjectE creators, and ProjectE supplied only the general idea of transmutation.
The central Materia Table evolves through four levels as players complete rituals, and each level opens stronger systems. Rituals also reveal Essence Ore, produce Liquid Essence and build ritual structures. Integrated backpack support is available through an optional integration that adds persistent storage with stack-size, pickup filtering and void retention upgrades. JEI and Enough Resources are optional integrations.
Essence values, requirements, costs, item locks and upgrades are set in a configuration file, so server owners can adjust the balance. The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only, with 0.3B as the latest file, released on 2026-08-03.
Key features
Essence transmutation
Analysed items stay available permanently, and Essence can be spent to recreate any of them.
Upgradeable Materia Table
The central table gains four levels through rituals, with stronger systems available at each stage.
Rituals and custom materials
Rituals reveal Essence Ore, produce Liquid Essence and build ritual structures.
Configurable balance
Essence values, requirements, costs and item locks can all be changed in the config.
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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
InventoryExchange is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License that is also open source and runs on client and server, so it is closest in environment to Materia-Reborn. Advanced Diamonds is another NeoForge 1.21.1 mod under the MIT License, open source and client and server. TeamProjectE-Reborn is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on client and server, while TeamProjectE is server required with the client optional and is released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materia-Reborn | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| InventoryExchange | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-20 |
| Advanced Diamonds | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-18 |
| TeamProjectE-Reborn | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-04 |
| TeamProjectE | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-24 |
Questions
Does Materia-Reborn need a server install?
Which Minecraft version does Materia-Reborn support?
Does Materia-Reborn work with Integrated Backpack?
In the catalog
Materia-Reborn is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Materia Reborn is a progression-focused Minecraft mod about discovering, collecting, and reshaping the value hidden in the world. It is inspired by the freedom and item-transmutation ideas of ProjectE, but it is designed as its own experience. Progression is deliberate, powerful items are earned rather than rushed…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/materia-reborn
- Owner
- LamaTheReal
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15