Soulbound XP
by CrxwnLock
Soulbound XP changes the color of experience orbs on the XP bar, replacing the usual green with blue and cyan tones inspired by the Soul Valley in the Nether.
What it does
Soulbound XP reworks the experience orbs and the XP bar so they look like souls, drawing on a resource pack style from older versions of the game that recolored the orbs. The change is purely visual. It runs on the client alone, so players join servers without installing it, and servers do not need it. The mod requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, with builds for 1.21.10 and 1.21.11. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Blue soul-style orbs
Experience orbs are recolored blue, so the XP bar shows soul-like particles instead of the default green.
Cyan Soul Valley tones
The palette takes cyan shades from the Soul Valley biome of the Nether, giving the XP display a matching look.
Older resource pack look
The recoloring follows a style that earlier versions of the game used for the XP bar and orbs.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Soulbound SMP is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.10 that needs both the client and server, and it is not open source under an MIT License. Custom Experience Orbs is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.5 that is open source under the MIT License, so it covers older builds while Soulbound XP covers 1.21.10 and 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulbound XP | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-30 |
| Soulbound SMP | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-12 |
| Custom Experience Orbs | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-05-09 |
Questions
Does Soulbound XP need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Soulbound XP is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Mod changes the XP from usual green - to cyan tones, just like the Souls in Soul Valley of the nether. - The mod was inspired by an old resource pack for older versions that changed XP bar and XP orbs to blue, making them look like souls. If you have suggestions or ideas, feel free to contact me on Discord: CrxwnLock
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/soulbound-xp
- Owner
- CrxwnLock
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15