Top 10 Minecraft Mods

Single handily the most utilized/popular mod is Optifine. This awesome mod may not change the gameplay in any significant way, however it adds optimizations and new customization abilities to the game such as: the use of shaders, increased view distance, heavily reduced lag, capes, and more.

How does this effect your server you might ask? Unfortunately, this is a client-side only mod. However, is definitely a great one to check out!

With over 90 million downloads, comes in JEI. Using the regular Minecraft inventory can become quite the pain with it’s lack in features. Luckily, with JEI, some awesome enhancements are set for the inventory. This includes the ability to search items from other mods, enable cheat mode, change the day, find recipes for all items, and so much more!

If you like a simplified, effective gameplay expierence, JEI might just be the mod for you!

Dive into a realism-inspired technology mod, Immersive Engineering. Introducing power to the game, wait… not redstone? Nope! This mod adds crazy tech that you wouldn’t think to see in Minecraft such as: power-lines, waterwheels, biodiesel, and some other crazy machines and mechanics.

This tech mod is 100% worth trying out even if you aren’t that into electricity.

Farming is a pretty vital section of Minecraft in order to create a sustainable food source. However, as you may have experienced, it’s quite lacking in the variety aspect. This is where Pam’s Harvestcraft comes into play.

Pam’s Harvestcraft adds over 275 NEW foods and recipes to the game. On top of that, you can experiment with all types of new cooking recipes to cook all types of unique dishes.

Are you a fan of magic? If so, this is the mod for you. Yes, that’s right, a mod that brings magic into Minecraft. Blood Magic is quite the dangerous arcane art that gathers immense power through the use of blood, a forbidden material!

While this great power sounds nice, proceed at your own risk as this magic can become quite dangerous. Anything that might happen to your character while you dabble in forbidden magic is out of our hands now!

What is Minecraft without building? Being a core feature in the game, you’d think that it was a pretty complete concept. False, young ones! Chisel and Bits is just the mod for you architects.

This mod adds in a variety of new decorative blocks to improve your own creativity and adhere to your building styles needs. On top of that, it provides a wrench allowing you to copy designs and store bits. Building a base in Minecraft has never been more exciting!

Energy in Minecraft? Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A mod that is centered around the concept of using energy and the transference of it. This mod will really get your brain spinning as you try figuring out how to transfer energy using items such as ME Level Emitter, ME Drives, P2P Tunnels, Wireless Terminal, and so much more. Also, there are plenty of new decorative blocks such as the Sky Stone Block, Certus Quartz Pillar, and Quartz Glass.

Ahh, Thaumcraft – How could I not add such a great mod to this list. Thaumcraft is a mod based off of Thaumaturgy. What is that you may ask? Well simply said, it’s the ability for a magician to work miracles. What’s a magic mod though without a wand? The very first thing you can do as a newly found magician is craft your wand which will open the doors to all types discoveries.

Slowly learn and become the best Thaumaturge (One who preforms “Thaumaturgy”) you can be!

Coming in #10 is Biomes O’ Plenty, although please take the fact that this is the last on the list with a grain of salt. This mod is one of the oldest and most used/loved mods. We all know and love the Minecraft terrains, but what about a mod that can expand this to limits we couldn’t even imagine? Biomes O’ Plenty does just that. This awesome mods adds in some crazy awesome biomes to the world that truly enhance the gameplay experience. If you would like to spice up your servers world, I highly recommend this mod.