Mob Gems
Mob Gems is all about capturing mobs in diamonds to harness their powers!
About this Mod
Mob Gems
Mob Gems is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.16.5 based around capturing mobs in diamonds to harness their powers!
- With the Capture enchantment you can trap mobs in mob gems
- Bracelets allows you to gain abilities (good or bad) based on mob gems
- Gem Cages utilise mob gems to create area effects
Abilities include:
- Igniting entities to make them explode
- More max health
- Forcefield against projectiles
- Higher gravity
Important: This mod requires Fabric API
Capturing mobs
Trapping the souls of mobs in mob gems requires you to enchant a weapon with Capture. It is a rare enchantment that can't be found in the enchantment table,
but it can be acquired through all other usual methods (villagers & loot). Make sure to have a diamond in your off-hand!
Using mob gems
Bracelets
Bracelets grant the wearer certain positive or negative effects/abillities that represent a mob's characteristics.
- Golden Bracelets augment a mob's characteristic, granting the wearer an effect that mimics a mob's behaviour, abilities, etc...
- Iron Bracelets diminish a mob's characteristic, granting the wearer an opposite effect of a mob's characteristic
Gem Cage
Gem Cages are magical blocks that utilize a mob's soul for useful effects on the area or adjacent blocks. Gem cages require a mob gem and soul powder (blaze powder + soul sand/soil)
Notes
Note: Only a few mob gems have been implemented yet, but more are coming!
Note: This mod supports Curios API (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/curios-fabric), which allows you to wear bracelets and chestpieces at the same time!
See the wiki for more info and all the effects of the different mob gems.
Suggestions are always welcome! (no promises though)
Forge? No.
Available Versions
How to Install Mob Gems on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.16.5).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Mob Gems". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.16.5
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Mob Gems server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.16.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Mob Gems compatible with fabric?
Mob Gems officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.16.5. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Mob Gems – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mob Gems consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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