Origins: Runes
by Lankaster
Origins: Runes adds 21 runes that players find in the world and equip to grant stat boosts, and it requires Origins to run.
What it does
Runes are dropped by hostile mobs, found in chests and awarded by boss mobs such as the ender dragon, wither, elder guardian and warden, with common runes from mobs at a 1/15 chance and uncommon and rare runes rarer in chests at a 1/4 chance. Five rarities run from common to legendary, and legendary runes are given as one-time rewards for completing certain advancements.
Players open the runes menu with the playerlist key, which defaults to Tab while sneaking. The menu holds seven rune slots, two offensive, two defensive, two supportive and one accepting runes of any type, and a rune placed in a matching slot takes effect. Runes of the same type stack, which gives greater effects such as haste or night vision. The mod is published for Fabric on 1.20.1 only, and it is server required with the client optional, so players may run it without it. The license is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and the mod is not open source. A resource pack is recommended for visual clarity.
Key features
Five rune rarities
Runes come in common, uncommon, rare, epic and legendary tiers, with rarer tiers found in more limited places.
Rune slots menu
A menu with seven slots holds offensive, defensive, supportive and universal runes, opened from the playerlist screen.
Stacking effects
Runes of the same type combine, so a stack of matching runes produces stronger effects than a single one.
Boss and advancement rewards
Boss mobs drop runes at a 50% chance, and legendary runes are given for completing specific advancements.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Daggerlance is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 that is client and server and not open source, so it sits outside the rune system. Nihilite is open source under the MIT License, targets Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and needs both sides. RuneDelta covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 on Fabric and is also client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origins: Runes | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-02-03 |
| Daggerlance | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Nihilite | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-12-09 |
| RuneDelta | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
Questions
Does Origins: Runes need Origins?
Can the server run Origins: Runes without players installing it?
Which Minecraft version does Origins: Runes support?
In the catalog
Origins: Runes is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Runes is a datapack that adds 21 runes to find, ranging anywhere from health boost runes to respiration runes. They come in 5 rarities, common to legendary, but not every rune is available on every rarity. Runes can be found in many different places, so lets go over them all Common runes can be dropped by hostile…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/origins-runes
- Owner
- Lankaster
- Published
- 2024-02-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15