Aspect Alchemy
Brew unique potions by combining alchemical aspects of Minecraft items! Aspect Alchemy adds a deep, customizable potion-making system using an Aspect Cauldron. Combine ingredients based on their hidden "aspects" to create powerful elixirs
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At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
Aspect Alchemy adds a deep, customizable potion-making system using a special Aspect Cauldron. Combine ingredients based on their hidden "aspects" (status effects) to create powerful elixirs — then collect them in bottles of different sizes, infuse arrows, or just bathe in the brew directly.
Every ingredient has hidden aspects which can be discovered through experimentation.
Blocks
- Aspect Cauldron — the main block of the mod. Holds up to 3 water levels (just like vanilla), tracks a
boilingstate, and stores up to 3 ingredients. Breaking it drops an empty cauldron. - Aspect Empty Cauldron — the base form; fill it with water to get started.
Heating & Boiling
Place the cauldron over a Campfire, Fire, Soul Fire, Lava, or Magma Block to heat it up. Heating takes 10 seconds (200 ticks). Remove the heat source and the cauldron cools down instantly.
- While boiling, the cauldron emits bubble particles and plays ambient lava sounds.
- ⚠️ Entities standing inside a boiling cauldron take 1 damage per second unless fire-immune.
Adding Ingredients
Add up to 3 unique ingredients by right-clicking with them in hand or throwing them in with Q. Duplicate ingredient types are not accepted.
Each ingredient carries a list of status effects (its aspects). The system works like this:
- An effect must appear across 2 or more ingredients to be included in the final potion.
- Amplifier = number of occurrences minus 1, capped at level V.
Living Water Visuals
- Water color dynamically changes based on added ingredients — it shows the average blend of all active effects' colors.
- Empty cauldron resets to classic vanilla blue.
- Visual feedback lets you see the brew's composition at a glance.
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Stand inside a cauldron with a brewed potion to absorb its effects — 1 second of exposure = 3 seconds of effects, refreshed every tick. Great for a quick heal before exploration or combat without consuming a bottle.
- Fire on the entity is extinguished while standing inside.
- ⚠️ Instant Damage in the brew deals extraordinary damage.
Bottle Sizes & Multi-Use Bottles
Each scoop of the cauldron lowers the water level by 1. At level 1, the cauldron empties and reverts to its empty form.
Vanilla Bottle: 1 sip
Small Bottle: 2 sips
Medium Bottle: 3 sips
Large Bottle: 4 sips
Multi-use bottles (MultiUsePotionItem) can be refilled from the cauldron — as long as the effects in the bottle match those in the cauldron and the bottle isn't already full.
Dynamic Potion Names & Colors
Potions get a dynamically generated name based on their strongest effect: [Prefix] [Effect] [Roman Numeral]
- Prefix depends on whether the dominant effect is beneficial or harmful.
- Color = average of all active effects' colors.
- Potion names appear in blue; arrow names appear in red.
Tipping Arrows
One water level = 32 tipped arrows. Infuse them by:
- Right-clicking with regular arrows in hand, or
- Throwing them into a boiling cauldron with Q
Arrows inherit the cauldron's effects, dynamic name (red text), and custom color. Usage count is stored in NBT.
- Place the Aspect Cauldron over a heat source.
- Fill it with water (spawns with 1 level by default).
- Add up to 3 unique ingredients (right-click or Q-throw).
- Wait for it to boil — watch the water change color.
- Scoop your potion with any bottle size, tip arrows, or jump in to bathe.
Effects must appear in at least 2 ingredients to make it into the final potion. Plan your combinations wisely.
Item Aspect Reference (Spoiler Warning)
Spoiler
| Ingredient | Aspects (Status Effects) |
|---|---|
| Rabbit's Foot | Speed, Jump Boost, Mining Fatigue, Luck |
| Phantom Membrane | Speed, Slow Falling, Levitation |
| Sugar | Speed, Absorption, Saturation |
| Blaze Powder | Speed, Strength, Fire Resistance, Glowing |
| Sweet Berries | Speed, Hunger, Instant Damage |
| Feather | Slow Falling, Speed, Weakness |
| Ender Pearl | Speed, Levitation, Weakness |
| Redstone | Haste, Strength, Night Vision, Instant Damage |
| Gunpowder | Haste, Strength, Hunger, Glowing, Instant Damage |
| Lapis Lazuli | Haste, Water Breathing, Hunger, Luck |
| Quartz | Haste, Glowing, Weakness |
| Fermented Spider Eye | Jump Boost, Blindness, Nausea, Poison, Weakness |
| Ghast Tear | Regeneration, Fire Resistance, Health Boost, Levitation, Bad Omen |
| Golden Apple | Regeneration, Absorption, Luck |
| Milk Bucket | Saturation, Regeneration, Weakness |
| Honey Bottle | Instant Health, Regeneration, Slowness |
| Turtle Helmet | Resistance, Water Breathing, Slowness, Mining Fatigue |
| Obsidian | Resistance, Slowness, Fire Resistance |
| Diamond | Resistance, Health Boost, Luck |
| Amethyst Shard | Resistance, Night Vision, Luck, Slowness |
| Clay Ball | Slowness, Resistance, Instant Health |
| Bone | Weakness, Resistance |
| String | Slowness, Weakness, Invisibility |
| Glistering Melon Slice | Health Boost, Saturation, Slowness |
| Golden Carrot | Night Vision, Saturation, Slowness |
| Magma Cream | Fire Resistance, Hunger, Instant Damage, Unluck, Slow Falling |
| Nether Brick | Fire Resistance, Strength, Wither |
| Spider Eye | Blindness, Poison, Weakness |
| Pufferfish | Water Breathing, Nausea, Poison, Instant Damage |
| Rotten Flesh | Hunger, Strength, Poison |
| Red Mushroom | Poison, Nausea, Strength |
| Brown Mushroom | Instant Health, Hunger, Weakness |
| Glowstone Dust | Night Vision, Nausea, Glowing, Weakness |
| Dragon's Breath | Absorption, Instant Damage, Levitation, Bad Omen |
| Chorus Fruit | Levitation, Nausea, Invisibility |
| Egg | Levitation, Weakness, Instant Health |
| Nether Wart | Resistance, Fire Resistance, Poison, Unluck, Slowness |
| Coal | Strength, Hunger, Instant Damage |
| Soul Sand | Slowness, Wither, Unluck, Invisibility |
| Honeycomb | Instant Health, Slowness, Absorption |
| Wither Rose ⭐ | Wither ×2, Instant Damage, Strength |
| Torchflower ⭐ | Regeneration ×2, Night Vision, Luck |
| Pitcher Plant ⭐ | Absorption ×2, Slowness, Poison, Water Breathing |
| Echo Shard ⭐ | Strength ×2, Speed, Wither |
⭐ = Rare ingredient with a doubled aspect — guaranteed to appear in the potion even without a second matching ingredient.
- Alchemy Automation.
- Integration with other mods.
- Different Minecraft versions support.
- Forge support.
- Alembic Addon: Aspect Separation with different Aspect Solubility (Water / Oil / Alcohol).
- Explosive Potion, Burning Potion (usable as fuel), Potion of Experience, Potion of Zombification.
- Boiling, tanning, and infusing leather armor in potions for permanent status effects.
Bug Reporting
Please report issues on our GitHub Issues page with:
- Minecraft and mod versions.
- Mod list (if relevant).
- Steps to reproduce and logs (via Pastebin).
Community and Support
Support: Nothing, at least for now )
License: MIT License. Feel free to use the code in your projects with attribution.
FAQ
How to install Aspect Alchemy?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Aspect Alchemy for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Aspect Alchemy support?
Aspect Alchemy has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1.
Is Aspect Alchemy needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server
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