Spiritmancy
by Cmdpro
Spiritmancy is a Forge and NeoForge magic mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 in which players harvest souls and craft spells from them.
What it does
Players gather souls by harvesting them from enemies killed with special weapons, and study them to gain knowledge, including ancient knowledge. Crafting a spell wand happens at a soulcaster's table, where casting costs souls. Spiritus Libri Spiritus is the starting item, and the Libri serves as a guide through the mod, which is somewhat small in scope.
The mod ends with a soul ritual that spawns a fighting circle around the player. Leaving the circle despawns the soul keeper boss, which has two phases and enters the second after its first health pool reaches zero. Its attacks summon skeletons and zombies that both have fire resistance, teleport the player into a blast of spirit energy that hurts nearby entities, and teleport the player to a random mob arena.
Spiritmancy is released under the MIT License and is published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1, with the latest file, 1.0.7.1, dated 2024-03-17. It is a client and server mod, so the server and every player need it. Curios API, Geckolib and Modonomicon are required, and Jade and Just Enough Items (JEI) are optional.
Key features
Soul harvesting
Enemies killed with special weapons release souls that the player can collect for later use.
Soul studying
Studying collected souls grants knowledge, including older knowledge tied to each soul.
Spell wands at a soulcaster's table
Wands are crafted at a soulcaster's table, and each spell costs souls when cast.
Soul keeper boss
A two-phase boss fought inside a ritual circle, with summons, soul explosions and arena teleports.
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 3
Optional 2
Use cases
Spell progression
Players harvest and study souls over time to gain access to spells and craft wands that cast them.
Boss encounters
Players who start the soul ritual can fight the soul keeper in its circle, and leaving the circle ends the fight.
Who it’s for: Players who want a magic progression built around souls, and server owners who run a Forge or NeoForge 1.20.1 world where the boss and spells are part of play.
How it compares
For Whome The Bell Tolls is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with All rights reserved licensing, not open source. Magic and Souls is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License. Both run client and server, like Spiritmancy, so the server and players need each one installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritmancy | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-17 |
| For Whome The Bell Tolls | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-09 |
| Magic and Souls | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-06 |
Questions
Which loaders does Spiritmancy support?
Does Spiritmancy need to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
Spiritmancy is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A mod about harnessing souls for crafting and spells, To get started, craft the Spiritus Libri, The Spiritus Libri will guide you through the mod, The mod is somewhat small currently Soulcasting - Creating a spell on a wand using a soulcaster's table and casting it at the cost of souls
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spiritmancy
- Owner
- Cmdpro
- Published
- 2024-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15