Stylish
by hatulmeow
Stylish adds cosmetic kill effects, elytra trails and ambient aura effects that players apply through items, and it is built for NeoForge.
What it does
Kill effects, elytra trails and aura effects are the three effect types the mod provides. A kill effect plays a sound and visual effect after an entity dies from a melee weapon held in the main hand. Elytra trails leave contrail-style marks behind a player flying with elytra, and aura effects surround a player wearing a chestplate with ambient visuals.
Effects are applied by holding an item in the offhand and using the right-click action with a matching item in the main hand, and kill effects are duplicated with gold ingots while elytra effects use phantom membrane. Aura effects use lapis, and the kill effect recipes are built around a four-material crafting table arrangement. The mod is only available from the creative menu.
Stylish runs on NeoForge and is marked for both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its files cover 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 across two release versions, with the latest NeoForge file for 1.21.1 published on 2026-05-31 in the alpha channel. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Sound and visual kill effects
A melee kill plays a sound and visual effect, applied through a main-hand weapon held while an entity dies.
Elytra contrail trails
Flying with elytra leaves trails, with the effect applied by a matching item held in the offhand.
Chestplate aura effects
A chestplate with an aura effect surrounds the wearer with ambient visuals, applied through the item menu.
Creative-only effect items
The effect items are only available in the creative menu, so survival players need the creative menu to obtain 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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on NeoForge who want cosmetic kill effects, elytra trails and aura effects on the 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 builds.
How it compares
Craft Elytra is open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.6 – 26.3, and is server required with client optional. Handcrafted Elytra is not open source, covers 1.21 – 26.1.2 on the same four loaders, and is server required with client optional. Beacon Armor is not open source, covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on Forge and NeoForge, and is client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stylish | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-31 |
| Craft Elytra | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Handcrafted Elytra | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-27 |
| Beacon Armor | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-07-06 |
Questions
Does Stylish need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Stylish use?
How do players get the effect items?
In the catalog
Stylish 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.
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What the author says
To apply effects, hold them in your offhand and the item to apply them to in your mainhand, and right-click. - kill effects are applied to melee weapons - elytra trails are applied to elytras - Aura effects are applied to chestplates Kill effects only work if the weapon is in your main hand while the entity dies. The…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stylish
- Owner
- hatulmeow
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15