
Ancient Gems Reforged expands the Minecraft universe by introducing various unique gems and minerals, scattered across all three dimensions, significantly enriching the mining experience. The mod doesn't just offer a new arsenal of tools, weapons, and armor; it redefines progression through advanced mechanics: increased harvest levels, a nerf to high-tier materials (diamond and netherite), and a durability system conditioned by the dimension you are in and the difficulty level you are playing on. With the threat of new enemies hidden within ores and chests, exploration becomes a much more challenging experience.

➤ Nerfed diamond and netherite to encourage mining (decreased durability)
➜ Tools and weapons crafted with diamond (vanilla) or netherite in all dimensions
↪ 97.5% less durability in hard (durability/40) - 95% less durability in normal (durability/20) - 90% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/10)
➜ Armors crafted with diamond (vanilla) or netherite in all dimensions
↪ 95% less durability in hard (durability/20) - 90% less durability in normal (durability/10) - 80% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/5)
➤ Replaced vanilla ores (netherite, diamond, emerald, gold, nether gold, iron and coal)
➤ Ore generation modified
➜ Replaced iron ore with hematite ore and decreased generation
➜ Decreased gold ore generation
➜ Increased diamond ore generation
➜ Increased ancient debris generation
➜ Replaced nether gold ore
➤ Compatible with ores in 'ore dictionary' (only metals)
➤ Harvest level increased to 9 (vanilla 4)
➤ Added 75 gems
➜ 25 Overworld gems
➜ 25 Nether gems
➜ 25 End gems
➤ Added 26 minerals
➜ 18 metals (5 alloys)
➜ 3 fuels
➜ 5 others
➤ Added 86 armor set and swords
➤ Added 85 tools set
➤ Added new weapons (battle axe, bone breaker, crosier and heavy sword)
➤ Added new tools (hammer, sharp hammer and sickle)
➤ The durability (tools, weapons, and armors) will change depending on the dimension and difficulty
➜ Tools and weapons crafted from Overworld materials (while you remain in the dimension)
↪ In the Nether dimension: 87.5% less durability in hard (durability/8) - 75% less durability in normal (durability/4) - 50% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/2)
↪ In the End dimension: 93.75% less durability in hard (durability/16) - 87.5% less durability in normal (durability/8) - 75% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/4)
➜ Armors crafted from Overworld materials (while you remain in the dimension)
↪ In the Nether dimension: 75% less durability in hard (durability/4) - 50% less durability in normal (durability/2) - 100% durability in easy or peaceful (no change)
↪ In the End dimension: 87.5% less durability in hard (durability/8) - 75% less durability in normal (durability/4) - 50% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/2)
➜ Tools and weapons crafted from Nether materials (while you remain in the dimension)
↪ In the End dimension: 90% less durability in normal or hard (durability/10) <-> 80% less durability in easy or peaceful (durability/5)
➜ Armors crafted from Nether materials (while you remain in the dimension)
↪ In the End dimension: 75% less durability in hard (durability/4) - 50% less durability in normal (durability/2) - 100% durability in easy or peaceful (no change)
➜Tools, weapons, and armor crafted from End materials, they don't change in any dimension
➤ Added new mobs
➜ Parasites (one for each dimension)
➜ New silverfishes (one for each dimension)
➜ Scuttlers (one for each dimension)
➜ Mimics (one for each dimension)
➜ Hermit skeletons (one for each dimension)
➜ Spectrums (one for each dimension)
➜ Guardians (one for each gem)
➤ Added 15 fruits with respectives food recipes
➜ 7 Overworld fruits
➜ 5 Nether fruits
➜ 3 End fruits
➤ Added 6 treasure chests (two types for each dimension)
➤ Added many items (apples, carrots, souls, rods, hearts, keys, orbs and more)
➤ Added many construction blocks (blocks, cut blocks, cut slabs, cut stairs, grates and chiseled blocks)
➤ Added many decorative blocks (trapdoors, doors, bars, fences, chains, lanterns and braziers)
➤ Traducido al español (ES-ES)


➤ Overworld gems
➜ Class D: aquamarine, citrine, chrysocolla, spinel and zircon
➜ Class C: opal, garnet, peridot, malachite and jasper
➜ Class B: alexandrite, topaz, jade, agate and onyx
➜ Class A: crystalline diamond, tourmaline, ruby, fluorite and sapphire
➜ Class A+: white diamond, red tourmaline, purple ruby, green fluorite and pink sapphire
➤ Nether gems
➜ Class D: umbalite, nuummite, iolite, indraneelam and morganite
➜ Class C: bloodstone, azurite, danburite, sillimanite and almandine
➜ Class B: zoisite, blizzard, lepidolite, chrysoberyl and tiger's eye
➜ Class A: hexagonite, charoite, black opal, pietersite and serpentine
➜ Class A+: ghostly hexagonite, spooky charoite, cursed opal, soul pietersite and spectral serpentine
➤ End gems
➜ Class D: jadeite, benitoite, carnelian, larimar and enstatite
➜ Class C: goshenite, rhodonite, variscite, hawk's eye and cuprite
➜ Class B: ametrine, turquoise, boulder opal, unakite and titanite
➜ Class A: achroite, sphene, sunstone, seraphinite and moonstone
➜ Class A+: rainbow achroite, heavenly sphene, shining sunstone, stellar seraphinite and glowing moonstone

➤ Alloys
➜ Magnalium
↪ Ingredients: aluminum dust + magnesium dust + coal dust
↪ Smelt the dust


➜ Steel
↪ Ingredients: iron dust + chromium dust + coal dust
↪ Smelt the dust


➜ Nitinol
↪ Ingredients: titanium dust + nickel dust + coal dust
↪ Smelt the dust


➜ Wolfram carbide
↪ Ingredients: wolfram dust + cobalt dust + coal dust
↪ Smelt the dust


➤ Refined metal
➜ Block of metal
↪ Ingredients: 2 different alloys ingots + iridium ingot

➜ Block of incandescent metal
↪ Smelt the block

➜ Block of cold metal
↪ Dip the block in water until it cools down

➜ Refined metal ingots
↪ Ingredients: block of refined metal

➤ Base Gem / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Ingredients: any gem fragment (Overworld, Nether or End) + bluestone dust
➜ Smelt the dust


➜ Add soul (Overworld, Nether or End)

➤ Overworld gems refining
➜ Reinforced metal ingots
↪ Ingredients: metal dust (silver, gold, platinum or palladium) + diamond fragment + iridium dust
↪ Smelt the dust


➜ Class D
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + reinforced silver ingot / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + reinforced silver ingot / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class C
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + reinforced gold ingot

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + reinforced gold ingot / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class B
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + reinforced platinum ingot

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + reinforced platinum ingot / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class A and Class A+
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + reinforced palladium ingot / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + reinforced palladium ingot / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Nether gems refining
➜ Souls of metal
↪ Ingredients: metal dust (silver, gold, platinum or orichalcum) + netherite scrap fragment + Nether soul

➜ Class D
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + soul of silver / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + soul of silver / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class C
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + soul of gold / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + soul of gold / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class B
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + soul of platinum / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + soul of platinum / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class A and Class A+
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + soul of orichalcum / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + soul of orichalcum / 1.20.1 or above

➤ End gems refining
➜ Hearts of metal
↪ Ingredients: metal dust (silver, gold, platinum or mithril) + skystone fragment + End heart

➜ Class D
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + heart of silver / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + heart of silver / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class C
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + heart of gold / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + heart of gold / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class B
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + heart of platinum / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + heart of platinum / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Class A and Class A+
↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem chunk + heart of mithril / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients (smithing table): gem base + gem chunk + heart of mithril / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Special gems
➜ Heavy gem
↪ Ingredients: heavy core (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients: left and right side of the heavy core (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Sharp gem
↪ Ingredients: sharp core (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients: left and right side of the sharp core (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.20.1 or above

➜ Orb
↪ Ingredients: orb (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Ingredients: left and right side of the orb (Overworld, Nether or End) + any gem / 1.20.1 or above


➤ Treasure chest drops
➜ Ingots (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)
➜ Diamonds
➜ Overwolrd gems chuncks
➜ Side of the ancient skull (left or right)
➜ Part of orb (4 different parts)
➜ Heavy core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of heavy core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Sharp core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of sharp core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Ancient apple
➤ Nether Treasure chest drops
➜ Ingots (silver, gold, platinum or orichalcum)
➜ Netherite scrap
➜ Nether gems chuncks
➜ Side of the Nether ancient skull (left or right)
➜ Part of Nether orb (4 different parts)
➜ Nether Heavy core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of nether heavy core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Nether Sharp core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of nether sharp core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Phoenix feather
➤ End Treasure chest drops
➜ Ingots (silver, gold, platinum or mithril)
➜ Skystones
➜ End gems chuncks
➜ Side of the End ancient skull (left or right)
➜ Part of End orb (4 different parts)
➜ End Heavy core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of end heavy core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ End Sharp core / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2
➜ Side of end sharp core (left and right) / 1.20.1 or above
➜ Sacred gem fragment

➤ Battle axe
➜ 30% chance to deal extra damage
➜ 25% slower than a sword
➜ 4 (
) more damage than a sword
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld battle axe ingredients: sharp gem + heavy gem + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether battle axe ingredients: sharp gem + heavy gem + Nether rod

↪ End battle axe ingredients: sharp gem + heavy gem + End rod

↪ Sacred battle axe ingredients (smithing table): battle axe (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Sacred battle axe ingredients (smithing table): phoenix stone + battle axe (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Bone breaker
➜ 40% chance to cause slowness
➜ 20% chance to cause mining fatigue
➜ 37.5% slower than a sword
➜ 5 (

) more damage than a sword
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld bone breaker ingredients: heavy gem + ancient skull + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether bone breaker ingredients: heavy gem + Nether ancient skull + Nether rod

↪ End bone breaker ingredients: heavy gem + End ancient skull + End rod

↪ Sacred bone breaker ingredients (smithing table): bone breaker (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Sacred bone breaker ingredients (smithing table): phoenix stone + bone breaker (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Crosier
➜ 90% less durability
➜ Different effects depending on the gem it is crafted with
➜ 37.5% slower than a sword
➜ 3 (
) less damage than a sword
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld crosier ingredients: orb + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether crosier ingredients: orb + Nether rod

↪ End crosier ingredients: orb + End rod

↪ Sacred crosier ingredients (smithing table): crosier (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Sacred crosier ingredients (smithing table): phoenix stone + crosier (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Heavy sword
➜ 25% slower than a sword
➜ 3 (
) more damage than a sword
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld heavy sword ingredients: heavy gem + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether heavy sword ingredients: heavy gem + Nether rod

↪ End heavy sword ingredients: heavy gem + End rod

↪ Sacred heavy sword ingredients (smithing table): heavy sword (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.16.5 to 1.19.2

↪ Sacred heavy sword ingredients (smithing table): phoenix stone + heavy sword (crafted with End gems class A+) + sacred gem / 1.20.1 or above

➤ Hammer
➜ Better ore drops (gem ores only)
➜ Gem ores drop fragment and chunk (no fragment embedded)
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld ingredients: heavy gem + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether ingredients: heavy gem + Nether rod

↪ End ingredients: heavy gem + End rod

➤ Sharp hammer
➜ 100% more durability
➜ It is used to hasten the process of breaking dirt, sand, gravel, and other soil blocks (like a shovel)
➜ It is used to hasten the breaking of wood-based or other tough organic blocks (like an axe)
➜ It is used to mine rocks (any), rock-based blocks and metal-based blocks (like a pickaxe)
➜ It is not used to collect ores (except redstone, lapis lazuli, copper and Nether quartz)
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld ingredients: sharp gem + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether ingredients: sharp gem + Nether rod

↪ End ingredients: sharp gem + End rod

➤ Sickle
➜ It is used to harvest fruits
➜ It is used to shear certain entities
➜ Crafting
↪ Overworld ingredients: sharp gem + rod (silver, gold, platinum or palladium)

↪ Nether ingredients: sharp gem + Nether rod

↪ End ingredients: sharp gem + End rod



➤ Plowed blocks
➜ Blocks created by using a hoe
↪ Plowed netherrack: created using a hoe on netherrack

↪ Plowed End stone: created using a hoe on End stone

➤ Fertilized blocks
➜ Fertilized blocks are needed to plant colored fruit seeds (only grown on these blocks)
➜ Blocks created by using fertilizer
↪ Fertilized Dirt: created using fertilizer on farmland

↪ Fertilized netherrack: created using fertilizer on plowed netherrack

↪ Fertilized end stone: created using fertilizer on plowed End stone

➤ Growing up
➜ Plants only grow in their original dimension and in fertilized blocks
➜ Growth time
↪ First stage: 20 to 40 seconds
↪ Second stage: 40 to 80 seconds
↪ Third stage: 60 to 120 seconds
↪ Final stage: 80 to 160 seconds

➤ Drops (need a sickle)
➜ Unripe fruit
↪ Negative effect (Varies according to the fruit): 100% probability
↪ Spawn 1 to 4 parasites: 100% probability
➜ Normal fruit
↪ Drop 1 fruit: 100% probability
↪ Drop 1-2 seeds: 75% probability
↪ Spawn 1 parasite: 25% probability
➜ Big fruit
↪ Drop 3 fruits: 100% probability
↪ Drop 1-2 seeds: 75% probability
↪ Spawn 1 parasite: 25% probability

➤ Basic ingredients
➜ Flour
↪ Ingredients: wheat

➜ Dough
↪ Ingredients: water bucket + flour

➜ Cream
↪ Ingredients: milk bucket

➜ Cream cheese
↪ Ingredients: laetiporus dust + sugar + cream

➜ Jam bottle
↪ Ingredients: laetiporus dust + sugar + fruit (any) + glass bottle

➤ Foods
➜ Donuts
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + dough + sugar

➜ Dango
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + dough + sugar + stick

➜ Ice cream
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + cream + snowball + bowl

➜ Pie
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + sugar + dough

➜ Muffin
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + sugar + dough + paper

➜ Jelly
↪ Ingredients: jam bottle (any) + slimeball + bowl

➜ Jam sandwich
↪ Ingredients: jam bottle (any) + bread

➜ Cheesecake
↪ Ingredients: fruit (any) + cream cheese + dough


➤ For those who downloaded the old "Ancient Gems" mod, I'm letting you know that I lost the entire project, except for a few textures, due to a problem with my PC. Therefore, I decided to delete the CurseForge files and start from scratch.
➤ This new mod is built from the ground up (except for a few textures), retaining some elements from the previous one but with many improvements, including numerous bug fixes, optimized textures/models and a radical performance boost.
➤ Updating so many versions of the mod is a major undertaking. As a result, I will be limiting the number of versions that receive new content moving forward.
➜ Minecraft 1.16.5: The version I play on with my friends.
➜ Minecraft 1.20.1 & 1.21.1: Currently the most popular versions of the game.
➜ Minecraft 1.21.8: The latest version of the mod.
➤ If you found a bug or have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment. I try to reply to everyone (though I might take a bit sometimes).