EvilCraft Wiki & Guide
The community wiki and guide for EvilCraft — recipes, items, tags and mechanics, kept current for every Minecraft version the mod supports.
About this mod
This mod requires the Cyclops Core library! Come talk to us in #evilcraft on the Cyclops Discord server!
EvilCraft is a magic/technical mod that is based on somewhat evil things. Throughout the game you will discover an ancient source of evil. These powers can be used in various technological advancements to initiate a second age of evilness.
If you have suggestions how we could improve our mod or any additions
you might want to see in the future, they can also be posted on our issue tracker.
Furthermore, this mod is an open-source mod, so if you want to contribute you can find us on https://github.com/rubensworks/EvilCraft. You can also contact kroeser directly on https://twitter.com/kroesermc.
Getting Started
To get started with this mod you will need to mine at least one Dark Ore with an Iron Pickaxe or higher to obtain a Dark Gem. You will also need a regular Book, it will soon contain all the information about this mod.
1. Craft a Darkened Apple

2. Find a meaningless animal

3. Feed it the Darkened Apple and watch it die

4. Quickly throw the Book into the resulting anomaly

5. Feast on the knowledge, and animal leftovers

A Web version of the resulting book can be found here.
Features
In this section, some of the features are showcased. All of them are explained in detail in the ingame manual.
Blood-based Machinery

Blood can be obtained manually by slaying mobs, or through more advanced machinery.

Infuse certain items with blood using the Blood Infuser.

Item repairing.
Or use your Blood inside other machines, such as the Purifier, which disenchants items or collects potion effects.

Or even more advanced things...
Modular Brooms

Create fully customizable and upgradable brooms that allow you to fly around the world.
The Origins of Darkness

Everything you need to know about this mod is in here!
World Generation

Dark Gems and Crushed Dark Gems are used to craft various things in this mod.

Dark Temples contain Environmental Accumulators, which can be used for controlling the weather.
Vengeance Spirits

After mobs die, they will leave behind their (Vengeance) Spirit.

Even players have spirits!

You can collect these spirits inside boxes.

Vengeance Spirits are useful for a number of things, including putting them inside a Spirit Furnace for automatically obtaining their drops using some blood.
Some more Machines and Tools

Various utility tools exist in this mod.

But there are also some new and fun mobs!
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Compatibility
Which Minecraft versions and mod loaders the mod supports.
| Loader | MC 26.2 | MC 26.1.2 | MC 26.1.1 | MC 1.21.11 | MC 1.21.10 | MC 1.21.8 | MC 1.21.4 | MC 1.21.1 | MC 1.21 | MC 1.20.4 | MC 1.20.1 | MC 1.19.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Neoforge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
Dependencies
Other mods required (or optional) to run this mod.
Recent updates
Latest releases with the author's changelog notes.
Changelog for Minecraft 1.21.1
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
1.21.1-1.2.95 - 2026-09-05 12:53:14
Fixed
- Fix lightning striking inverted potentia losing stack size, Closes #1256
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Changes since last release: https://github.com/CyclopsMC/EvilCraft/commits/master-26
Changelog for Minecraft 26.1.2
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
26.1.2-1.2.104 - 2026-09-05 12:58:26
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As always, don't forget to backup your world before updating! Requires CyclopsCore version 1.20.0 or higher.
Fixes:
- Fix lightning striking inverted potentia losing stack size, Closes #1256
Changes since last release: https://github.com/CyclopsMC/EvilCraft/commits/master-26
Related mods
Mods in the same category as this one.
Developer resources
Processes
Every recipe the mod adds, grouped by how it is made.
Structures
Every structure the mod generates, with biomes and placement.
Items
Biome Extract
Blood Bucket
Blood Cap
Blood Extractor
Blood Infusion Core
Blood Orb
Blood Orb
Blood Pearl of Teleportation
Blood Potash
Blood Stain
Blood-Waxed Coal
Blook
Bound Blood Drop
Bowl of Empty Promises
Burning GemStone
Condensed Blood
Corrupted Tear
Creative Blood Drop
Crushed Dark Gem
Dark Gem
Dark Power Gem
Dark Stick
Darkened Apple
Dull DustShow all 65 items →Blocks
Block of Blood-Waxed CoalBlood Chest
Blood Infuser
Bloody Cobblestone
Colossal Blood Chest
Dark Block
Dark Blood Brick
Dark Blood Brick Stairs
Dark Brick
Dark Brick Stairs
Dark Ore
Dark Power Gem Block
Dark Tank
Deepslate Dark OreEntangled Chalice
Eternal Water Block
Gemstone Torch
Hardened Blood
Lightning Bomb
Obscured Glass
Powered Sanguinary Pedestal
Purifier
Reinforced Undead Plank Stairs
Reinforced Undead PlanksShow all 39 blocks →Version history
EvilCraft 1.20.1-1.3.2 (MC 1.20.1) → 1.21.1-1.2.95 (MC 1.21.1): 3 recipes added · 2 recipes removed · 105 recipes updated.