Modrinth Datapacks
Browse Modrinth datapacks compatible with your Minecraft server worlds
adventure
cursed
decoration
economy
equipment
food
game-mechanics
library
magic
management
minigame
mobs
optimization
social
storage
technology
transportation
utility
OneBlock 1.21.11 (Mounts of Mayhem)
OneBlock Reborn is a Minecraft map powered by a datapack for Java Edition 1.21.11. Inspired by IJAMinecraft’s classic OneBlock, it places players on a single regenerating block above the void. Each break reveals varied resources, chests, creatures, and occasional monster encounters, turning limited space into a progressive survival adventure.Across ten themed phases, you gather materials, expand your island, unlock useful possibilities, and prepare for the Nether and the End. The Mounts of Mayhem update brings its associated creatures and challenges, including Nautilus variants. It works well on a multiplayer Minecraft server, while our BoxToPlay setup makes this experience easy to enjoy.
Create: Renewable Brass
Create: Renewable Brass is a Minecraft datapack that adds alternative recipes for producing brass through renewable resource chains. Designed for the Create mod, it reduces dependence on finite exploration and helps technical players maintain a steady supply for machines, components, and automated factories. The recipe set is shown in the project’s gallery, while compatibility with Create: Stones makes the combination especially useful for long term survival worlds.Available for Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, the pack works server side and supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt environments. On a Minecraft server from BoxToPlay, it expands Create progression without adding a large collection of new blocks or complex mechanics.
no f3
No F3 is a server side datapack for Minecraft Java Edition that removes most of the information normally shown by the F3 debug screen. It hides practical details such as coordinates, while reducing access to technical data that can make navigation and survival easier.Designed for immersive survival, roleplay, and challenge focused gameplay, it encourages players to read the terrain and use in game tools instead of relying on debugging features. It works in singleplayer and multiplayer, and the changes can be reverted with the reduced debug information gamerule. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for any Minecraft server seeking a more natural exploration experience.
Lucky Blocks
Lucky Blocks is a Java Edition datapack that brings the unpredictable fun of Lucky Blocks to vanilla Minecraft, without requiring a resource pack. Its custom blocks are displayed through Minecraft’s built in display entities, keeping the experience visually clear while preserving a vanilla server setup.Break a Lucky Block to trigger a random surprise. Rewards can include items, blocks, chest loot, weapons, armor, traps, or heavily armed enemies, making every opening a risk. It suits multiplayer races, adventure maps, and playful challenges. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for any Minecraft server looking for quick, chaotic entertainment with minimal gameplay changes.
Advancement Count
Advancement Count is a lightweight Minecraft datapack for Java Edition servers that turns player progress into a clear scoring system. Each completed advancement awards points according to its difficulty, making challenging goals more valuable than simple tasks.The total score appears beside each player’s name in the Tab list, allowing everyone to follow the competition at a glance. Fast, optimized, and designed for server side use, this datapack adds a friendly objective to survival gameplay without changing its core mechanics. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for communities seeking a simple way to encourage exploration, progression, and friendly rivalry.
Chunklock
Chunklock is a Minecraft Java datapack that transforms survival by locking every chunk except the one where you begin. To expand your playable territory, you must collect a resource cost determined by each chunk’s biome, then unlock new areas one at a time. This turns exploration into a careful balance of planning, risk, and resource management.Designed for solo adventures or cooperative play, Chunklock works with any seed and can complement compatible datapacks. It supports adjustable difficulty and multiplayer gameplay, making every expansion meaningful on a Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it to players seeking focused progression without changing vanilla Minecraft’s core identity.
CobbleCuisine Delight
CobbleCuisine Delight is a Java Edition datapack addon that connects the CobbleCuisine food system with the Farmer’s Delight mod. Designed for Minecraft 1.21.1 on Fabric, it adds Farmer’s Delight style recipes for CobbleCuisine foods, allowing players to prepare them with the Cooking Pot instead of relying only on the original crafting methods.This compatibility layer enriches farming, cooking, and food management on a modded Minecraft server, especially in Cobblemon focused adventures. Recipes can be checked through JEI, making experimentation easier for solo players and communities. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for servers seeking a more cohesive culinary experience without changing the core identity of CobbleCuisine.
Darceno's Minecarts
Darceno’s Minecarts is a server side Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that makes railways a practical transportation option again. It increases the speed of minecarts carrying a player or mob, while chest minecarts also benefit from improved movement. A slower speed variant is available for servers that prefer a more vanilla feeling.Minecarts with passengers and chest minecarts can load nearby chunks while traveling on rails, letting them transport entities or supplies over long distances without a player nearby. The pack also improves powered rail crafting yields and leaves empty and utility minecarts largely untouched. At BoxToPlay, we see it as a useful addition for connected bases and automated logistics.
Upgraded Mobs
Upgraded Mobs is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that makes familiar enemies less predictable and more dangerous without simply turning every fight into a damage race. It improves mob awareness and movement, then gives selected creatures distinct combat abilities.Zombies can break doors and charge with a shield damaging bite, drowned can drag players underwater, spiders can create temporary cobweb traps, and pillagers may use special arrows or fireworks. Elder guardians and evokers become formidable mini bosses, while piglin brutes and witches gain extra threats. On a Minecraft server, our BoxToPlay team recommends it for survival communities seeking tougher, more varied encounters.
Craftable Nametag
Craftable Nametag is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that adds a crafting recipe for name tags, making this useful item easier to obtain during survival gameplay. Instead of relying only on exploration or chance, players can produce name tags directly through the crafting table and give custom names to their favorite mobs.Designed for Minecraft 1.20.5 through 1.21.x, it works in singleplayer and on a Minecraft server, with a server side design that keeps the experience simple and lightweight. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for communities that want more freedom to personalize their bases, farms, and animal collections.
Hostile Mobs Improve Over Time
Hostile Mobs Improve Over Time is a Java Edition Minecraft datapack that adds a steadily rising survival challenge to any Minecraft server or singleplayer world. Hostile creatures become tougher as each player’s personal difficulty increases, making long sessions progressively more dangerous.Every 20 minutes, the score can rise through 100 levels, with the timer, cap, death relief, affected mobs, and special features adjustable from the in game config menu. Nearby enemies receive stronger attributes and unique abilities, while rare level shatter shards can reduce difficulty. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for players who want preparation, teamwork, and meaningful escalation.
Rotten Flesh Leather
Rotten Flesh Leather is a lightweight Minecraft datapack that adds a simple vanilla style recipe: place rotten flesh in a smoker and receive leather. Designed for Minecraft Java Edition, it gives a practical purpose to one of the most common zombie drops without introducing new items, blocks, or complex mechanics.This small gameplay improvement is useful for survival worlds, automated farms, and any Minecraft server where leather is needed for books, item frames, or equipment. It supports Minecraft versions 1.20.5 through 1.21.4. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for players who want a balanced, convenient way to recycle excess rotten flesh.
Fortunate Ancient Debris
Fortunate Ancient Debris is a Minecraft datapack that changes how ancient debris rewards are obtained in survival. Mining the block with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe produces netherite scraps instead of the block itself, and Fortune can increase the number of scraps collected. Silk Touch still preserves ancient debris as a block, while explosions do not affect its drops.To keep Netherite progression balanced, the pack removes experience from ordinary ancient debris mining and raises the crafting cost to five scraps per Netherite ingot. It is a server side gameplay adjustment for Java Edition, ideal for a Minecraft server that wants a smoother mining loop without straying far from vanilla. BoxToPlay makes this datapack a convenient choice for survival communities.
Ad Astra: Planets+
Ad Astra: Planets+ is a Java Edition datapack that expands Ad Astra’s space exploration with additional planets, moons, and complete star systems. It gives your Minecraft server a broader interplanetary adventure, with new destinations to reach, survey, and revisit during progression.Alongside Solar System locations such as Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io, Titan, Enceladus, Iapetus, Pluto, and Charon, the pack introduces the Kepler Centauri and Kepler 10352 systems, featuring original planets and dwarf planets. Designed for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.20.4, it enhances exploration while working within datapack limits. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for space focused survival and multiplayer expeditions.
Ice And Fire Smithing
Ice And Fire Smithing adds a progression focused smithing path to the Ice and Fire mod for Java Edition. It lets players upgrade dragon bone tools and dragon scale armor into dragonsteel equipment, making powerful gear feel earned rather than instantly available.The datapack reshapes crafting around the Dragon Forge. Dragonsteel ingots require netherite, while upgrades use a netherite smithing template, a dragonsteel ingot, and the matching tool or armor. Supporting versions from 1.16.1 through 1.21.1, it works in singleplayer and on a Minecraft server, with the original mod or Community Edition. BoxToPlay makes this progression easy to enjoy.
Bigger Stack Size
Bigger Stack Size is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that raises the maximum stack size to 64 for items normally limited to one or sixteen, including armor stands, boats, potions, shulker boxes, saddles, and other utility items. Items are updated when they enter your inventory, making resource gathering, building, and storage far more convenient without adding a mod.Designed for singleplayer worlds and a Minecraft server, it also offers practical control. The stackable item list can be customized, while naming an item “unstackable” with an anvil temporarily prevents stacking, which is useful for sorting systems. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for survival servers seeking smoother inventory management without changing the core gameplay.
Vein Miner
Vein Miner is a Minecraft datapack that streamlines survival by breaking connected blocks in a single action. Sneak and break an ore to clear its entire vein, or target a tree to harvest connected logs quickly. Ores require a pickaxe, while trees do not require a specific tool.Designed for Java Edition, this server side utility suits multiplayer gameplay and single player worlds. Players can adjust durability usage, register supported custom blocks, and configure operation limits for a balanced experience. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for Minecraft server communities seeking faster resource gathering without changing the core survival atmosphere.
Netherracked
Netherracked is a server side Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that adds a renewable way to obtain netherrack. Its main recipe lets players smelt blackstone in a vanilla furnace, turning an otherwise limited resource into a practical part of an automated production chain. The pack supports Minecraft versions from 1.18.x through 1.21.8 and can also be used alongside Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt environments.For Create players, the same conversion works through fan blasting with lava, making it easier to supply blaze burners and produce blaze cakes at scale. On a BoxToPlay Minecraft server, it adds a focused automation option without changing the wider progression.
Nice Mobs Remastered
Nice Mobs Remastered is a Java Edition datapack that refreshes survival with expanded mob mechanics, varied encounters, and endgame content. Hostile creatures can appear with randomized equipment, rarities, and loot, making familiar areas less predictable and combat more engaging.The pack adds 10 new mobs, including penguins, rats, snails, and redstone ghosts, alongside three challenging bosses, Amemasu, Celestial Watcher, and Golden Guardian. It also introduces the Astral Plane, a dedicated late game dimension, plus new advancements and exploration goals. On a Minecraft server, BoxToPlay helps turn ordinary survival into a more dynamic adventure without changing its core identity.
Gamingbarn's Morphs
Gamingbarn’s Morphs is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that lets players transform into around sixty different mobs. Morphs are selected through an in game menu, while certain variants can be unlocked by defeating the corresponding creatures.Each form changes the way you experience survival and multiplayer gameplay, with several mobs offering unique abilities. Chickens can lay eggs, spiders can climb walls, and selected morphs provide different skins for extra variety. Designed for singleplayer or a Minecraft server, it adds a playful roleplaying layer that our BoxToPlay team finds ideal for creative adventures and social challenges.
Enchantments Encore
Enchantments Encore is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that expands survival with a large collection of creative enchantments for weapons, tools, and armor. Its effects are designed to feel natural within vanilla gameplay while offering fresh ways to fight, explore, gather resources, and customize equipment.Enchantments can appear through familiar methods, including enchanting tables, loot chests, villager trades, fishing, and mob equipment. The pack also adds a special structure containing a guaranteed custom enchantment and an in game wiki for discovering their functions. We recommend it for any Minecraft server seeking deeper progression, variety, and replayability with BoxToPlay.
Deeper Dark
Deeper Dark is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that expands survival with a dangerous dimension built around sculk. Enter through a portal structure in an Ancient City while holding an Echo Shard, then explore deep caverns, blue fog, fossils, traps, and rare resources while avoiding the Warden. The dimension includes varied biomes such as volcanic caverns, amethyst mines, and a deep oasis.Ancient villages, fortresses, laboratories, and amethyst mineshafts provide loot and exploration goals. New items, locator compasses, a Warden Tracker, sculk conversion, custom enchantments, advancements, and the Shockwave mob add depth to progression. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for a cooperative Minecraft server seeking tense exploration and fresh endgame challenges.
Reimagined Trims
Reimagined Trims is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that redesigns how armor trim smithing templates are duplicated. Instead of relying on one universal recipe, every trim receives a distinctive, balanced recipe inspired by the structures, materials, or locations associated with its discovery. This makes collecting and reusing trims more engaging while preserving the spirit of vanilla progression.Designed for singleplayer and Minecraft server gameplay, the datapack makes armor customization accessible earlier without making rare templates feel ordinary. It supports trims added after version 1.20, while the Netherite Upgrade recipe remains unchanged. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for survival servers seeking richer exploration and a fairer equipment economy.
Go back! I want to be rod!
Go back! I want to be rod! is a lightweight Minecraft Java datapack that adds shapeless recipes for converting processed materials back into useful rod forms. Place two blaze powder in a crafting grid to recover one blaze rod, or combine four wind charges to recreate one breeze rod. No fixed arrangement is required, making both recipes quick and intuitive.This practical gameplay tweak helps recover valuable resources after crafting while preserving familiar vanilla progression around brewing, Trial Chambers, and wind based combat. It is a convenient addition for a survival Minecraft server, and our BoxToPlay experience makes this quality of life feature easy to enjoy.
Ready to get started?
Create your Minecraft server and install datapacks into the world of your choice with one click.
Create my server