Spectral
by TuffetSpider
Spectral lets players and mobs toggle between a normal state and a spectral state, and places blocks that only spectral entities can see or touch.
What it does
Spectral dust blocks are the core of the mod. A spectral dust block can be used to hide things, and goggles let a player see what is hidden. Phantom membranes, either eaten or put into a potion, can turn a player or mob spectral for a short time.
Spectral blocks behave differently depending on who is looking at them. A spectral block placed down looks like a normal block only to the spectral entities that collide with it, and it breaks in the same way. Entities in the normal state are unable to perceive, strike or shove entities in the spectral state, while those spectral entities can neither break nor bump into ordinary blocks as they would otherwise. The newest block, cold iron, is interacted with only by non-spectral entities, so it works as the opposite of spectral dust. The mod runs on client and server, and the Fabric API is required.
Key features
Spectral dust blocks
Dust blocks hide things, and goggles let a wearer see what the dust covers.
Phantom membrane potions
Eating a phantom membrane or drinking its potion turns a player or mob spectral for a while.
Two entity states
Living entities are either normal or spectral, and each state decides what they can see, hit and push.
Per-player visibility
Spectral blocks can be seen by one player while friends see nothing, through a per-player function.
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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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want hidden builds, puzzle makers and server owners who run adventure maps on Fabric 1.21 – 1.21.2.
How it compares
Visible Invisible is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, published for 1.21.11, so it changes only the client. Vehemence is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.21 – 1.21.1, and Parryable Projectiles is server required with client optional under a Creative Commons license, covering 1.21 – 1.21.6 on several loaders. Spectral is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and needs the client and server both.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectral | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.2 | Client and server | 2025-10-15 |
| Visible Invisible | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-31 |
| Vehemence | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-05 |
| Parryable Projectiles | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-30 |
Questions
Does Spectral need Fabric API?
Do the server and every player need Spectral?
Which game versions does Spectral support?
In the catalog
Spectral is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 12,072 mods support Minecraft 1.21.2.
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What the author says
The first, Spectral Dust, is crafted from phantom membranes and can either be eaten to turn temporarily spectral, or put onto a mob to turn it spectral. The second, Spectral Goggles, put who wears them to enter a spectral state, allowing them to see and interact with spectral blocks and entities. These goggles can be…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spectral_mod
- Owner
- TuffetSpider
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15