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Variance

by TheCopperMiner6

Variance adds 16 new wool colors, plus matching stairs, slabs, concrete and glazed terracotta in the same palette, for NeoForge on 1.21.8.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.21.8

What it does

The mod expands decorative building options with sixteen new wool colors. Each color comes with full stairs and slab sets, and 32 wool colors have stairs and slabs in total. Knitted striped and smooth wool variants in a slab and stair form are also included.

Variance fills gaps in vanilla stone decoration by adding missing cobbled, brick, smooth and polished slab, stair and wall variants. It also adds concrete and glazed terracotta in sixteen new colors, new grass foliage blocks and new light sources for lighting builds. Client and server both need the mod, and it is released under the MIT License without being open source. Files exist only for NeoForge on 1.21.8.

Key features

  1. Sixteen new wool colors

    New wool colors extend the palette used for carpets, beds and banners in vanilla builds.

  2. Wool stairs and slabs

    Thirty-two wool colors gain matching stairs and slabs for roofs, steps and trim.

  3. Missing stone variants

    Cobbled, brick, smooth and polished stone slabs, stairs and walls fill gaps in the vanilla set.

  4. Colored concrete and terracotta

    Concrete and glazed terracotta are added in sixteen new colors to match the wool palette.

  5. Foliage and light blocks

    New grass foliage blocks and light sources give more options for landscaping and lighting.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.81.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Colored roofs and trim

Wool and terracotta stairs and slabs give builders more color options for roofs, steps and edges.

Landscaping

The new grass foliage blocks can be used to vary the ground cover around a build.

Who it’s for: Builders and players who want more decorative blocks in the vanilla style, on NeoForge for 1.21.8, in singleplayer or on a server where both sides run the mod.

How it compares

Full comparison

My Wool Update is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source, so it targets an earlier version than Variance. Vanilla Block Variants is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 26.1 – 26.2, a newer range. Stairs And Slabs is also a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8, released under All rights reserved and not open source, and focuses on stair and slab shapes rather than new colors.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
VarianceNeoForge1.21.8Client and server2026-06-01
My Wool UpdateNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-06-08
Vanilla Block VariantsNeoForge26.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-08-16
Stairs And SlabsNeoForge1.21.8Client and server2026-02-28

Questions

Does Variance need to be installed on the server?

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

Which loader and game version does Variance support?

Variance is published for NeoForge only, and its files are for 1.21.8.

Are the new wool colors craftable like vanilla ones?

The mod adds the wool colors together with stairs and slabs in those colors, so they can be placed in builds alongside vanilla blocks.

In the catalog

Variance is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

Decoration mods12,078NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.817,695

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What the author says

A mod for adding a little more decoration to your world.
TheCopperMiner6, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
TheCopperMiner6
Published
2026-06-01
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-01
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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