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NETHER VAULTS
Nether Vaults is a vanilla experience that adds challenge chambers in the Nether, adding new weapons, a new type of enemy, and themed trial spawners and…
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NEW LAUNCH TRAILER
1. New Weapon
1.1 Combat Axe
The combat axe is an exclusive weapon that can only be obtained in the Nether, specifically in the new structures.
Features:
- High damage with both critical and normal hits.
- Long cooldown time.
How to craft it:
- Obtain the Combat Axe Blade, a new item found in Abyssal Vaults.
- Combine it with a blaze rod to create the combat axe.
2. New Structures
2.1 Abyssal Lava Bastion
- Small chambers located in the Nether Wastes.
- Contain abyssal spawners and new vaults with treasures, including the Combat Axe.
2.2 Abyssal Sand Bastion
- Larger and more difficult than the previous bastion.
- Has multiple floors, each more challenging than the last, leading to the treasure chamber.
- Provides more loot than the Abyssal Lava Bastions.
3. New Enemy
3.1 Brute Rider
- Combination of a hoglin and a brute piglin.
- Equipped with armor, slow but strong in melee combat.
- Can appear in groups, surrounded by guards with the same equipment.
- If defeated, another brute takes its place, maintaining the threat.
4. New Blocks
4.1 Nether Vault
- Contains enchanted armor, golden apples, blocks, and new items.
- Requires: new Nether Key.
- It is the most common vault within the bastions.
4.2 Abyssal Vault
Higher quality loot, including:
- New music disc
- Netherite upgrades
- Wither skull
- Combat Axe Blade
Requires: new Abyssal Key
4.3 Abyssal Spawner
- Summons enemies to hinder obtaining rewards.
- Can generate Nether keys and other items.
5. New Items
5.1 Abyssal Bottle
- Found in bastion chests and can be traded with piglins.
- Grants the Abyssal Effect, necessary to face stronger forces in bastions and obtain better loot.
5.2 Lava Lobster Stew
- Obtained by milking a lavalobster.
- Provides fire resistance for a few seconds.
5.3 "Pigstep V.2" Disc
- A new version of the Pigstep disc.
- Found in the new bastions.
5.4 Nether Disc Fragment
- Found in common bastion chests.
- Can be traded with piglins.
- Collecting 9 fragments yields the Pigstep V.2 disc.
6. New Effect
6.1 Abyssal Omen
- Works like the Bad Omen in challenge rooms.
- Activates the second phase of abyssal spawners and allows obtaining Abyssal Keys.
- Can be removed with milk or upon death, including regeneration with a totem.
7. New Enchantments
7.1 Heavyweight
- Exclusive enchantment for the Combat Axe.
- Effect: creates a small area explosion when performing a critical hit.
- Impact: damages nearby enemies and the wielder, increases weapon wear but significantly boosts damage.
7.2 Pummeling
- Enchantment with up to 3 levels for the Combat Axe.
- Effect: normal hits stun enemies, causing temporary slowness.
- Enemies can still attack, so it is recommended to keep distance during combat.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as Nether_vaults-1.0.0-neoforge-1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3.6 MB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.