Sculk Complement
by Ghost
Sculk Complement is a NeoForge decoration mod for Minecraft 1.21.4 that adds a tool progression built around sculk blocks and a liquid form of sculk.
What it does
The progression starts with a silk touch hoe, which players craft at a crafting table and use to break sculk blocks. Liquid sculk is collected with a bucket from a sculk lake, and the new ore only appears in the deep dark biome. Raw sculk is obtained with a diamond, and fresh sculk items are combined in a smithing table after a crafting table step, so the chain runs from the hoe to the finished tools.
The hardest tools are made only of tools and do not add armor, and the tool set gives experience and breaks blocks in the same way sculk blocks do. The author notes that armor support is limited for now and will be improved in later updates. Sculk Complement runs on the client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for NeoForge only, for Minecraft 1.21.4, with 1.0.0 as the latest file released on 2025-05-16.
Key features
Silk touch hoe
A silk touch hoe is the first item in the chain and is used to break sculk blocks without losing them.
Liquid sculk
A new liquid form of sculk can be scooped with a bucket from a sculk lake in the deep dark biome.
Deep dark ore
A new ore generates only in the deep dark biome and is the source of the mod's raw material.
Crafted tool tiers
Tools are made at a crafting table like other tier tools, with the hardest tier using only the new materials.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Deep dark exploration
Players who travel to the deep dark biome gain access to the ore and sculk lakes, which the mod's progression depends on.
Who it’s for: Players who want a sculk-themed tool progression in a NeoForge world on Minecraft 1.21.4, and server owners who want the content on a shared server with every player running the mod.
How it compares
Disable Sculk XP is server-side only, works on NeoForge 1.21.1 and is licensed under the MIT License, so players join without installing it. FOwOxxy's Mod shares the client and server environment of Sculk Complement and targets the same 1.21.4 version under the MIT License. Sculk Technologies is also client and server and works on both Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sculk Complement | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-16 |
| Disable Sculk XP | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-05-19 |
| FOwOxxy's Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-21 |
| Sculk Technologies | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
Questions
Does Sculk Complement need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Sculk Complement support?
Where is the new ore found?
In the catalog
Sculk Complement is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
How do I find the required items for the new tools? Finally ~ find a Sculk lake and get some liquid with a bucket ~ and ~ find the Sculk ore to get Raw sculk (use diamond) ~ 🛠️💎
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sculk-complement
- Owner
- Ghost
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15