Superior Ores
by TheGabo56
Superior Ores adds three new ores, malachite, morganite and sapphire, spread through the overworld, the Nether and the End.
What it does
The ores generate in the three main dimensions and drop gems and tool-enhancing materials when broken. Later releases in the series extended the set with a ruby-type ore, ametrine and a paxel and hammer tool family, which the author notes list alongside the original three ores.
Malachite, morganite and sapphire each have armor and tools in the same family, and the author text describes fixes to their armor durability, to how the ore blocks drop, and to a Hammer and Excavator bug. Villager trades and smithing templates were added as well, so the ores also feed into crafting and trading.
Superior Ores runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.17.1 – 1.21.8, and is released under the MIT License, but it is not open source.
Key features
Three ores across dimensions
Malachite, morganite and sapphire generate in the overworld, the Nether and the End, adding new mineral sources to each area.
Paxel, hammer and excavator tools
Tool variants made from the new ores include a paxel, a hammer and an excavator, which break larger areas than a single-block tool.
Villager trades and smithing templates
Villagers offer new exchanges for the ores, and smithing templates extend how the materials are used in crafting.
Ore drops with experience
Breaking the ore blocks drops gems and awards experience, and later releases changed the drops so that the fortune enchantment affects the yield.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players who want more ore sources and tool options in vanilla-style progression, and server owners who run worlds with world generation mods on Fabric, Forge or NeoForge.
How it compares
The Lightless Deep Dimension is a different kind of mod: it adds a dimension rather than ores, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and is released under All rights reserved, not MIT. Sapphire Mod focuses on one gem and is published for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on the same three loaders under the MIT License. Dimensional Ores covers the wider range 1.16.5 – 26.3 on the same loaders, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Ores | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-30 |
| The Lightless Deep Dimension | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-21 |
| Sapphire Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-05 |
| Dimensional Ores | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Superior Ores need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should be used for Superior Ores?
Does Superior Ores work on the newest game version?
In the catalog
Superior Ores is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Superior Ores adds three new ores better than netherite and even better than ruby and ametrine from my mods, to the 3 dimensions: Overworld, Nether and End 6.5.0 Upgrades the drops of the three ores blocks, giving now xp and allowing the crystals to be afected by fortune
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/superior-ores
- Owner
- TheGabo56
- Published
- 2025-02-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15