Sonic Staff
by 2ETO
Sonic Staff is a NeoForge magic weapon for 1.21.8 that charges up and releases a Sonic Boom, the attack the Warden uses.
What it does
Sonic Staff is an end-game weapon. A player holds right-click to charge it, and when the charge is full the staff fires a Sonic Boom that deals heavy damage to whatever it hits. The attack follows the Warden's own Sonic Boom, and it cannot pass through walls, so cover blocks it. The staff has a custom 3D model and unlimited durability.
The staff can only be crafted once a player has obtained the new crafting material, which drops from the Warden. The recipe is configured through datapacks, so server owners can change it. The mod is kept intentionally expensive to stay balanced, and defeating the Warden is the reason the weapon exists.
Sonic Staff is published for NeoForge on 1.21.8 only, with version 1.0.0 released on 2026-06-27. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Charged Sonic Boom
Holding right-click charges the staff, and a full charge releases a Sonic Boom that deals massive damage.
Warden-based crafting
The crafting material drops only from the Warden, so the staff is an end-game reward, not an early item.
Directed hit damage
A Sonic Boom that strikes an enemy directly deals double damage, and firing it knocks the player backwards.
Datapack recipe
The crafting recipe is set in datapacks, letting server owners rebalance the cost without changing the code.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Explosions And Stuff is NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, under a Creative Commons license that forbids derivatives. Staffs is NeoForge only, for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, and is all rights reserved. Echo Horn works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.3, is server required with client optional, and is under the MIT License, while Sonic Staff is client and server and targets 1.21.8 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Staff | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-06-27 |
| Explosions And Stuff | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-25 |
| Staffs | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-17 |
| Echo Horn | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 | Server required, client optional | 2024-11-29 |
Questions
Does the server need Sonic Staff installed?
Which loader and version does Sonic Staff support?
How is the crafting material obtained?
In the catalog
Sonic Staff is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
Similar mods
What the author says
This mod adds a balanced end-game weapon that gives players a good reason to defeat the Warden. To craft the Sonic Staff, you'll need a new item that only drops from the Warden (Sculk Horn), making it a true end-game reward.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sonic-staff
- Owner
- 2ETO
- Published
- 2026-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15