- Rewards - Add fully custom rewards, like executing commands and giving items on level up.
- Menus - Intuitive and fully configurable menus show players everything they need to know about skills - accessed using /skills.
- Sources - Customize XP sources for each skill, with support for custom blocks and items.
- Loot - Customize loot from any specific block and mob XP source, with support for any item and commands.
- Jobs - Optional feature allowing players to select skills as jobs to earn money while gaining XP.
- Stat Modifiers - Modify any stat value with commands or while using custom items or armor.
- XP Multipliers - Multiply skill XP with the power of permissions or link multipliers to items.
- Messages - Pre-translated messages for 15+ languages that are fully configurable and user-selectable.
- Item Requirements - Add skill level requirements to use a specific item or all items of a type.
- Placeholders - Numerous provided PlaceholderAPI placeholders, plus widespread placeholder support within the plugin.
- XP Requirements - Configure XP required to level up for each skill with full equation support.
- Developer API - A comprehensive developer API with support for adding custom skills, stats, and abilities.
- SQL - Support for database storage with MySQL for higher performance and cross-server syncing.
- Mana - A mana system used by mana abilities and interactable with commands and placeholders.
- Action/Boss Bar - Configurable action and boss bars for displaying health, mana, and when XP is gained.
- Leaderboards - Skill leaderboards and rankings, including power level and skill average.
- Backups - Automatic backups to protect your user data in case of an emergency.
- AuraMobs - An add-on that adds mob levels based on skill levels
- PlaceholderAPI - View the list of placeholders, no e-cloud download needed
- Vault - Money level up rewards
- WorldGuard (1.13+) - Disable XP gain in certain regions, use the aureliumskills-xp-gain flag
- Holographic Displays and DecentHolograms - Damage indicators with critical hit colors
- LuckPerms - Permission rewards
- Eco series
- AuraSkills has no required plugin dependencies, but Java 17 is required.
- ProtocolLib is an optional dependency.
AuraSkills does not support or is not compatible with the following server software:
- CraftBukkit - Action bar will not work
- Modded hybrid servers (Mohist, Magma, CatServer) - Modded environments do not work well with Bukkit plugins in general
Support Discord
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Wiki and Documentation
Click here to view the Wiki and Documentation
You can find info about Configuration, Messages, Stats, Commands, Permissions, Rewards, and Placeholders on the Wiki.
Messages and Languages
Change your personal language using /skills lang [language]. Change the default language using the default_language option in config.yml and restarting the server.
Help translate the plugin on Crowdin, if you don't see your language ask on the Discord server for it to be added.
Installation
How to install the plugin:
- Place the jar you downloaded into your plugins folder
- Restart the server (Do not reload)
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Formerly Aurelium Skills
Enhance the survival experience:
AuraSkills is a feature packed skills plugin designed to add depth to your server. Players level up skills to gain stat levels and unlock both passive and abilities.
Keep players engaged:
The skills system rewards players for time spent on core Minecraft activities. Stats make players incrementally stronger while abilities introduce convenient and unique mechanics.
Build an RPG system:
With an extensive configuration and feature set, AuraSkills is the perfect foundation for your RPG experience. Create custom items, loot tables, and rewards to take full advantage of the skills system.
Skills:
Players gain skill XP and level up by doing tasks or actions specific to a skill.
Stats:
Stats are specific gameplay buffs gained alongside leveling skills.
Abilities:
Each skill has 5 passive abilities that level up every 5 skill levels by default.
Mana Abilities:
Skills can have an active ability that consumes mana when activated.
Enhance the survival experience:
AuraSkills is a feature packed skills plugin designed to add depth to your server. Players level up skills to gain stat levels and unlock both passive and abilities.
Keep players engaged:
The skills system rewards players for time spent on core Minecraft activities. Stats make players incrementally stronger while abilities introduce convenient and unique mechanics.
Build an RPG system:
With an extensive configuration and feature set, AuraSkills is the perfect foundation for your RPG experience. Create custom items, loot tables, and rewards to take full advantage of the skills system.
Skills:
Players gain skill XP and level up by doing tasks or actions specific to a skill.
Stats:
Stats are specific gameplay buffs gained alongside leveling skills.
Abilities:
Each skill has 5 passive abilities that level up every 5 skill levels by default.
Mana Abilities:
Skills can have an active ability that consumes mana when activated.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21
- 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 Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
AuraSkills is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21, 26.1. Downloaded 721,601 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.