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Vanilla Magic

by timmbobb

Vanilla Magic gives Minecraft's gold, copper and netherite armor a Magic Resistance stat and adds three wands whose damage and experience cost rise with their tier.

FabricClient and serverMIT License1.21.9

What it does

Magic Resistance is a new armor stat that reduces damage from magic sources, including instant harm, splash potions, poison and evoker spells. The armor pieces it applies to are made from gold, copper and netherite, which the mod makes usable across more of the game than vanilla allows. The author describes the goal as adding more magic to Minecraft without leaving vanilla items underpowered.

The mod's three wands are balanced around the stages of a typical playthrough and the items already in vanilla. Each wand casts at a different difficulty and costs experience to use, and the endgame wand is crafted from three specific items. Higher tiers deal more damage but also cost more experience per cast, so experience stays relevant after the player has maxed out gear and enchantments.

Vanilla Magic is published for Fabric only, with a single build for 1.21.9. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Magic Resistance stat

    Armor gains a Magic Resistance value that lowers damage taken from magic attacks and potion effects.

  2. Three magic wands

    Wands of increasing strength cast spells at different difficulties, each with its own experience cost.

  3. Endgame wand recipe

    The strongest wand is crafted from three items, which places it at the end of progression.

  4. Experience sink

    Casting costs experience that scales with wand tier, keeping experience useful after gear is maxed.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.91.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Magic Wands is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric for 1.21.3, with a client and server environment. Magic Combat Wands covers 1.18.2 – 1.20 on both Fabric and Forge, and is not open source. Pulse Magic Mod is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that is not open source. Vanilla Magic is the only option here built around Magic Resistance on vanilla armor, and it targets 1.21.9.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Vanilla MagicFabric1.21.9Client and server2025-10-01
Magic WandsFabric1.21.3Client and server2025-01-30
Magic Combat WandsFabric and Forge1.18.2 – 1.20Client and server2023-06-10
Pulse Magic ModFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-07-17

Questions

Does Vanilla Magic need Fabric API?

No required dependency is listed for Fabric.

Does the server need Vanilla Magic installed?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which game versions does Vanilla Magic support?

Vanilla Magic has a single build for 1.21.9, published on 2025-10-01 as version 1.0.

In the catalog

Vanilla Magic is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.

Magic mods7,216Fabric modsMods for 1.21.913,427

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What the author says

This is a vanilla style magic mod that adds magic resist to gold, copper, and netherite armor, as well as 3 wands of varying strength that do magic damage. Gold and Copper armor are limited in their usability in current Vanilla Minecraft. This mod aims to give them extended use throughout your gameplay. A new stat is…
timmbobb, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
timmbobb
Published
2025-10-01
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-01
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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