Ore Heart
by Denpis
Ore Heart is a Forge world generation mod that adds a heart ore to the overworld, with tools, weapons and armor crafted from the hearts it yields.
What it does
Heart ore is found by digging deep into caves in the ordinary world. It is recognizable by its bright red inclusions. Breaking a block of it drops a precious resource called a heart, which is used as the base material for creating equipment. Mining it gives only a small amount of experience, so the ore is a steady source of material rather than a shortcut to levels.
Hearts are turned into a full set of tools, weapons and armor using the standard vanilla crafting recipes. Equipment made from them can be repaired at an anvil with regular hearts, in the same way vanilla gear is repaired. The mod suits collectors and vanilla-plus servers that want an extra material tier without changing how the rest of the game works.
Ore Heart runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.2 as the latest file on the alpha channel. The code is licensed under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.
Key features
Heart ore in caves
A heart ore with bright red inclusions generates deep in the caves of the ordinary world.
Hearts as a precious drop
Breaking heart ore releases hearts, which serve as the crafting material for the whole set.
Complete set of tools and weapons
Heart tools and weapons follow the standard vanilla recipes, so each item fits into normal crafting progression.
Heart armor set
A complete set of heart armor covers every slot and is made from the same hearts as the tools.
Anvil repair
Heart equipment can be repaired at an anvil with regular hearts, matching how vanilla items are restored.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy collecting new equipment tiers, and server owners running vanilla-plus servers. Both sides need the mod for the ore and gear to work.
How it compares
Unobramium ore is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source, and it also runs on client and server. Wixterus is an MIT License Forge mod covering 1.20 – 1.20.1, and it is open source, with the same client and server environment. More Ores! is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, so it reaches further than Ore Heart's single version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Heart | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Unobramium ore | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-13 |
| Wixterus | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-05 |
| More Ores! | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-19 |
Questions
Does Ore Heart need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Ore Heart support?
How do hearts get repaired on Heart equipment?
In the catalog
Ore Heart is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore-heart
- Owner
- Denpis
- Published
- 2026-05-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15