With Minecraft’s latest update, 1.17, releasing earlier this month, players will have to, unfortunately, wait until this holiday for part 2 of the update to come out. As always the modding community is always eager to provide fantastic ways to improve your vanilla experience. There are a plethora of different mods to choose from across multiple updates, so we’ve narrowed it down here to get you started on your 1.17 modded experience. Here are some of the best Minecraft mods for you and your friends to play in 1.17!
Vanilla Enhanced
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Vanilla Enhanced introduces several new biome types to your Minecraft world. As well as several new materials and items to discover.
Each new biome has its own unique twist, such as a frozen desert or sky-high trees in the forest.
Multiple new minerals have also been added. Ruby, Sapphire, Steel, and Obsidian Alloys all are prominently featured here.
More minerals means more armor; craft several new types of armor sets! Each with its own type of durability and damage.
Entropy: Chaos Mod
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Ever think there’s not even randomness in your playthrough? Entropy: Chaos Mod has got you covered.
30 seconds is all it takes is something new to happen. This effect happens to you and all your friends on the server.
This mod is perfect for streaming and interacting with your viewers. Twitch Integration with this mod is included with updates for Discord and Youtube to come.
Anything and everything can be used against you, even the terrain. Effects can last for even longer in the configuration settings.
Socketed Weapons
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
With Socketed Weapons you get access to a plethora of new weapons for combat. This mod also introduces the Dagger, a throwable melee weapon!
With expanded crafting recipes, swords can have unique properties such as regeneration and damage boosts.
Daggers are not only throwable but also stackable. Unleash a furry of quick and powerful blows in combat with this new weapon type.
Each new sword has its own unique look and feel to it so the combat never feels boring.
Warden Mob
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
For those of us that can’t wait until update 1.18 — don’t worry, this mod has got you covered. This Warden Mob mod will fill all your Warden needs.
Just from 1-hit, this mob will reduce you to half your health in an instant. Better be suited up with max enchantments or this guy will give you trouble.
Sporting 120 hearts of health, it’s almost like you’re fighting a mini Ender Dragon.
Be careful when exploring caves — this mod makes sure that the Wardens spawn in the cavernous depths of Minecraft.
New Illagers And Villagers Update
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
New Illagers And Villagers Update is exactly what it sounds like. More villagers, illagers, and a whole lotta pain.
The standard illagers are still here, but now they have got a lot more added to the table. Pillagers can now spawn in their own captain, and they’ve got improved AI so that they now avoid iron golems.
There are more than 10 new mobs, some friendly and some not. These guys are no joke, Necromancers can spawn the undead to attack you in hordes.
The Wandering Illager mob offers you more trades, and more llamas to boot.
Elingo’s Lucky Blocks
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Of course there’s a lucky blocks mod for 1.17. Captain_Elingo brings us his version of the Lucky blocks mod to 1.17, appropriately titled Elingo’s Lucky Blocks.
This take on Lucky Blocks has multiple variants that spawn in different biomes. You can even craft some of them with the appropriate recipe.
These Lucky Blocks can give you anything and can even spawn in structures. Watch out for mobs though!
The Rainbow Lucky Block can only be found underground and is not obtainable through crafting our chests. Good luck trying to find this one.
Summon Mob Command Generator
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Here’s a great mod for those of us who don’t understand Command Block mumbo jumbo. Summon Mob Command Generator lets you spawn in mobs with ease.
The generator gives you the ability to access advanced features that can be given to mobs.
You can make your spawned mobs unique or have special attributes. Giving them colored names or gear them up with weapons and armor.
Passengers and mounts can also be edited here. Spawn in your dream Horse or your favorite type of Panda.
Magic Addon
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Magic Addon is exactly what it sounds like. Experience the world of Minecraft with magical elements and abilities at your disposal.
There are 30 different wand types and 10 different magical elements in total. Both are craftable with their own unique properties.
You can equip two different types of magic at once. This opens up a bunch of customization and flexibility options.
Wands are categorized into tiers. The higher the tier, the more powerful your magic becomes.
Too Much TNT
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
Ah, another classic. Too Much TNT brings in, you guessed it, more TNT.
This mod is great for all the different ways to blow up, grief, or crash your entire server. There are tons of new explosives and effects to choose from.
Dynamite is also available. Enjoy griefing your friend’s house with throwable explosives.
New ores are also available, and if you manage to find them they give you loads of gunpowder to use.
Nintendo Switch Addon
Best Minecraft 1.17 Mods
The Nintendo Switch Addon is purely for aesthetics, but gosh darn is it cute! There are several types of switches to choose from with this feature.
Perfect for adding a little bit of variety when decorating your own world. They’re small and don’t take up much space, just like a real Nintendo Switch!
There are nine different colors to choose from and each has its own unique look. The switches can also be displayed on furniture too. Put this with a furniture mod and get those creative juice flowing.
A headset is also available. You can’t wear it or listen to music but hey, it’ll look good in your room.
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