Sticky Torches
by LastEmber
Sticky Torches lets players craft a torch that sticks to surfaces, including the ceiling, and throw it to light a spot that a normal torch cannot reach.
What it does
A sticky torch is crafted from a regular torch and a slimeball, so one slimeball yields one sticky torch. Players can throw it, and it attaches to the block it hits. Its green color sets it apart from ordinary torches, which makes it simpler to find, pick up and throw again. Throwing at a steep angle can strike two blocks at once and leave a second ghost torch behind, and a sticky torch only appears once a block has been placed and removed, so the mechanic takes some planning.
Slimeballs are useful early in a survival run, and this mod gives them a second purpose by spending them on lighting that reaches places ordinary torches cannot. It is a client and server mod, so the server and every player need it, and it requires Architectury API. Files are published for Fabric for 1.21.8 only, and the source code is available under the MIT License, which makes the project open source.
Key features
Throwable sticky torches
Sticky torches can be thrown and attach to walls, floors and ceilings where a standard torch cannot be placed.
Crafting from a slimeball
The recipe uses one regular torch and one slimeball, giving slimeballs a use early in the game.
Green color for visibility
The green light marks sticky torches apart from normal torches, so they are simple to spot and recover.
Placement rule
Sticky torches become available only after a block has been placed and removed, which adds a step to obtaining them.
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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
Lighting ceilings
Players light ceilings and overhangs in caves or builds where a normal torch would not attach.
Who it’s for: Players who want torches that attach to ceilings and vertical surfaces, and server owners who run a survival or adventure world where slimeballs have little use.
How it compares
Last Torch is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is not open source, so only the player who installs it is affected. Area Light Up is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.11, so players can join without installing it. Sticky Torches needs both sides and covers only 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticky Torches | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-21 |
| Last Torch | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-05 |
| Area Light Up | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-12 |
Questions
Does Sticky Torches require Architectury API?
Must the server run Sticky Torches?
Which game version does Sticky Torches support?
In the catalog
Sticky Torches is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sticky-torches
- Owner
- LastEmber
- Published
- 2025-09-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15