How do I install Lightning Cast?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Lightning Cast work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Lightning Cast

by rainzhao2000 · on Modrinth

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Lightning Cast Datapack

A simple datapack that introduces Lightning Stick item to summon lightning at where you look with right-click.

How to Install

Download and move zip file into your world save e.g .minecraft\saves\yourworld\datapacks\ or new world
For new world, you may have to enable the datapack with /datapack enable

How to obtain Lightning Stick

a. Use /function lightning_cast:stick command

b. Craft with blaze rod and nether star

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as lightning_cast_v1.2.zip
Download size: 762 KB
Download link checked 23 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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