Races (Fantasy Races)
by evilonesw
Races gives each player a fantasy race that changes movement, mining, combat and resistance, chosen from a menu in the world.
What it does
The datapack adds more than ten races, among them Dwarf, Elf, Enderman, Mermaid and Harpie, with Chicken, Zombie, Creeper and Ghost also listed. Each race brings its own passive and non-passive abilities alongside weaknesses, so a choice trades strengths against drawbacks. A Dwarf mines faster and has toggleable night vision, while an Elf gains a larger step height and faster jumping.
Powers are obtained by punching a mob that gives a one-time use book, which lets the player pick a race. Admin users can open an admin book in a world with cheats enabled to make multiple power selections. The evrace menu, opened through the datapack menu, toggles racial abilities and settings, and the races:uninstall function removes the datapack.
The datapack runs on a server, and the server has to have it installed. Players can join the server without it, so the client side is optional. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with 1.0 as the single release for game version 1.21.7, and the mod is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, so it is not open source. It also appears as a data pack for server platforms.
Key features
Ten-plus races
Races such as Mermaid, Enderman and Blaze each carry separate perks and weaknesses, changing how a player moves and fights.
Passive and active abilities
Some race abilities apply constantly, while others are triggered from the evrace settings menu.
Race-specific weaknesses
Each race takes a drawback, such as fire doubling damage for some races or rain and water causing damage for others.
Admin commands
Admin book and menu commands toggle racial abilities and settings for the whole world.
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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: The mod suits players who want race-based gameplay in survival worlds, and server owners who need a shared set of racial abilities and admin controls.
How it compares
Glitch's Races is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.21.11 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Elder Origins is a Fabric-only mod for 1.20.1 and runs on the client and server together.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Races (Fantasy Races) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.7 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-06 |
| Glitch's Races | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-05 |
| Elder Origins | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
Questions
Does Races need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Races support?
How does a player get a new race?
In the catalog
Races (Fantasy Races) is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.
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Races/Origin Datapack by Evilonesw. The best Race/Origin Datapack for Minecraft For Minecraft version 1.21+ This datapack gives you a giant amount of different races to choose from with each having several different perks/abilities and weaknesses Some of the Races included in this pack are: Human, Dwarf, Elf…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/races-fantasy-races
- Owner
- evilonesw
- Published
- 2025-07-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15