Pickable Health Orbs
by cojalexandru
Pickable Health Orbs adds orbs that certain mobs and blocks drop, and that players can pick up and use later for healing or potion effects.
What it does
Orbs drop from configured mobs and blocks. Unlike many similar mods that apply effects on contact, this one lets a player carry an orb and use it at a later moment, which suits situations where healing should be saved for a fight. Picked-up orbs can heal a flat configured amount or apply effects such as Poison, Jump Boost, Speed, Blindness, Levitation and Fire Resistance, most lasting 5 seconds by default.
The mod is configurable through its config file: orbs can be added or removed, and drop chance, effect duration and effect amplifier can each be changed. The default setup includes 8 pickable orbs. Pickable Health Orbs is an Adventure mod for Forge, published for 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20.1 and 1.20.2, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved. The issue tracker and wiki are public.
Key features
Carried healing orbs
Orbs can be picked up and kept, then used later instead of applying their effect on contact.
Varied orb effects
Orbs heal a flat amount or inflict effects such as Instant Damage, Poison and Blindness, or grant Speed, Jump Boost, Levitation and Fire Resistance.
Config-driven orb set
Orbs can be added or removed, and drop chance, effect duration and amplifier are set in the config file.
Eight default orbs
The default configuration ships with 8 pickable orbs, each with its own effect and duration.
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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
Saving healing for a fight
A player who collects orbs while exploring can hold them and use one when health drops during a fight, instead of using it immediately.
Custom modpack progression
A modpack developer can tune which mobs drop orbs, how often, and what effect each orb gives to fit the pace of the pack.
Who it’s for: Players who want RPG-style pickups, and modpack developers who want orb drops and effects tuned through a config file.
How it compares
All Arrows Pickup is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that is server-side only and is released under All rights reserved. Starter Orb is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and All Experience Drops is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickable Health Orbs | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-10-06 |
| All Arrows Pickup | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-07-10 |
| Starter Orb | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-05 |
| All Experience Drops | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-12-15 |
Questions
Does Pickable Health Orbs need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Pickable Health Orbs support?
Can the orb list be changed?
In the catalog
Pickable Health Orbs is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
We, at The Decursio Team, want to present to you today, one of our first mods, called Pickable Health Orbs! This is an RPG style mod which adds orbs that can be dropper by certain mobs/blocks. When picked up, these orbs will provide certain benefits, such as instant healing and other potion effects. If you're a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pickable-health-orbs
- Owner
- cojalexandru
- Published
- 2023-10-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15