Pact Magic

⭐ — (41 endorsements) 📥 775 downloads 📌 v1.20.1 📅 7/24/2026
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By tickbug · forge

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 9/4/2026 📅 Created: 7/24/2026
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 5.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #1 of 369 forge mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

An expansive open-ended magic mod.

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Pact Magic is an expansive open-ended magic mod inspired by the web serials Pact and Pale by wildbow.

## In short: Bind any mob and make it do your bidding! Harness the spirits in every block, mob, and item for unique effects! Summon entire biomes! Choose an Implement, a Familiar, and a Demesne to permanently define and empower yourself! Set up clever magical automation and suffer the consequences of your hubris!

All you need to do to get started is craft a single book: Essentials.

For more info on mod content, check out the gallery!

## Mod Compatibility: Pact Magic shines in combination with content mods. In many respects, it works "out of the box" with any other mod. It will do its best to assign spirits to items. You should be able to bind modded mobs, although their AI may react unpredictably to contracts. Biome braziers should function on modded biomes automatically. Modded tools, weapons, and armor should be able to be taken as Implements if they are tagged correctly.

Full integration requires a data pack with custom recipes. Things like item spirits, mob bindings, transfusion recipes, etc. can all be added via JSON files in a special "practice" folder (see the github for examples). Custom Familiar perks require a compat mod (Familiars/Implements/Demesnes are exposed as a Forge capability of each player).

Pact Magic has pre-built compatibility with some mods already, including: - Alex's Caves (comprehensive compat, these mods go great together) - Cataclysm (comprehensive compat, fun challenge/reward of binding big bosses) - Abyssal Decor (total block/item compat) - Enemy Expansion (total mob compat) - Biomes o' Plenty (total biome compat) - Macabre (total biome compat, some item compat) - Places (total biome compat, not much else) - Farmer's Delight (comprehensive compat)

## Credits: This mod was developed by Tickbug, inspired by fan-forum interpretations of fictional works by J. C. "wildbow" McCrae. Thank you to TinkerTaylor, Telwyn, Blastnboom, and especially Kvysteran for all the playtesting, debugging, ideating, and encouraging.

No AI was used in the creation of this mod.

## Further Updates: This is the sprawling side project of a single dev who used it as a way to dip their toes into various aspects of modding, and is unfortunately now way too big to be fully maintained by one dev with an increasingly busy life. There will be intermittent bugfix/balance updates, but there are no plans to port it to other minecraft versions or do huge content/compat drops. You can submit bug reports and feature requests using (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV4zLsIdI2NieANylerVFjOCRoEuPN72IN7Ehl9i4ot70Psw/viewform). Feel free to reach out to (https://mailto:lorenzosherman@gmail.com/) if you've made data packs or compat mods that you want to get integrated into the mod.

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
tickbug
Version
1.20.1
Downloads
775
Endorsements
41
Category
forge
Created
7/24/2026
Updated
9/4/2026
Game Versions
1.20.1
Tags
game-mechanics, magic, technology

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Pact Magic support?

The author lists 1.20.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Pact Magic?

Version 1.20.1, published 2026-09-04 with 775 downloads recorded at the source.

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