Trials Expanded
by TOUCHTHEDUCK
Trials Expanded changes how trial vaults, trial spawners and ominous vaults can be mined, crafted and upgraded in Minecraft Java Edition for 1.21.1.
What it does
Trial spawners and vaults can be mined with a silk touch tool, so they can be moved or kept as items. Crafting recipes are added for non-ominous vaults and trial spawners, which lets players build them without finding them in the world. A smithing template upgrades vaults into ominous vaults, and the template can also be found as vault loot, where it has a higher chance of dropping from ominous vaults.
The mod is released for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and it is open source under the MIT License. Both the server and every player need it, because the recipes and mined blocks are handled on the server side. The author plans ports to other loaders and backports to earlier versions, and the public source code and issue tracker accept pull requests on GitHub.
Key features
Minable trial spawners
Trial spawners and ominous vaults can be mined with a silk touch tool and kept as items.
Crafting recipes for vaults
Non-ominous vaults and trial spawners can be crafted with new recipes instead of being found only in the world.
Vault upgrade smithing template
A smithing template upgrades a vault into an ominous vault, and it is copied the same way as other smithing templates.
Template loot with a higher drop chance
The upgrade template can be found as loot from vaults, and ominous vaults have a higher chance of dropping it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building with vault blocks
Players who want vault and spawner blocks as decoration or storage can craft or obtain them without a trip to a trial chamber.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want trial chamber blocks in their own builds, on NeoForge 1.21.1 servers and clients.
How it compares
Forgetful Vault is also a NeoForge option for 1.21.1, but it is server-side only, so players join without installing it. Better Ominous Trial Key is for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, is client and server, and is not open source. Trials Expanded differs by being NeoForge only with both sides required, and by being open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trials Expanded | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-06 |
| Forgetful Vault | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-03 |
| Better Ominous Trial Key | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-04-25 |
Questions
Which loader does Trials Expanded support?
Does the server need Trials Expanded?
Are there plans for other loaders or versions?
In the catalog
Trials Expanded is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A Minecraft mod that allows trial vaults and spawners to be mined and crafted Trials Expanded is a Minecraft mod that allows trial vaults and spawners to be mined and crafted. This mod adds new crafting recipes for (non-ominous) vaults and spawners, as well as a smithing template for upgrading vaults to ominous vaults.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/trialsexpanded
- Owner
- TOUCHTHEDUCK
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15