Potion Beacons
by Uiuiuiui0815
Potion Beacons lets a beacon hold potions, so the beam tints to the stored potion and nearby players receive its effects.
What it does
A beacon can be used with potion effects, giving nearby players many of the effects that another mod or vanilla normally offers. The beam is tinted to match the potion held. Potions fill the beacon through a cauldron, and lingering potions can be used to fill it as well, which allows more types of potion than the vanilla setup.
The contents deplete slowly over time, and each bottle adds 100 minutes of supply. The beacon only uses up its contents when players are near it, so an empty area keeps the stock intact while a busy one drains it faster. The pyramid height needed to activate potion beacons can be reduced in the settings.
Installation needs Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). Mod Menu is optional. Potion Beacons runs on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for Fabric only, across 10 release versions 1.21.5 – 26.3, under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Potion effects from beacons
A beacon applies potion effects to nearby players once it holds a potion, with a range set by the beacon itself.
Tinted beacon beam
The beam takes the color of the potion stored in the beacon, so players can read its contents from a distance.
Slow depletion
Contents run down over time, and the rate rises when more players stand near the beacon, so the supply is limited.
Configurable behavior
Options cover the pyramid height needed to activate a beacon, the fill rules and the depletion behavior, set through the config screen.
Cauldron filling
A cauldron can fill a beacon with lingering potions, letting players stock beacons without crafting extra bottles.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Beacon Tinted Glass is a Fabric option for 26.2 – 26.3 that is also client and server and open source under the Apache License 2.0, but it changes the glass rather than the potion contents. Beacon Blocker is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that works on either side, and neither side needs it, and it is open source under the MIT License, aimed at blocking beacon effects rather than adding them. Unobtrusive Beacons covers 1.21.10 – 26.3 on Fabric, is not open source, and is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Beacon Tinted Glass | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Beacon Blocker | Fabric | 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-06-29 |
| Unobtrusive Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-09-24 |
Questions
Does Potion Beacons need Fabric API?
Does the server need Potion Beacons?
Which Minecraft versions does Potion Beacons support?
In the catalog
Potion Beacons is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Potion beacons adds a new kind of beacon, the potion beacon, to the game. With it, you can give nearby players many of the potion effects Minecraft (or another mod) has to offer. Simply fill the cauldron part with a lingering potion and the beacon will apply it to all nearby players!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/potion-beacons
- Owner
- Uiuiuiui0815
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15