Nova Arcana seeks to be a magic mod rekindling the feeling of greats such as Thaumcraft while going a fundamentally different direction. Craft spells and use great staffs to cast them, all the while seeking to further your knowledge of the magical world, seeing just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
In this alpha, 6 spells are obtainable along with the modifier system, which further expands what each spell can do.
DO NOT ADD THIS MOD TO YOUR MAIN WORLD YET, BUT PLEASE DO MAKE A TEST WORLD AND PLAY AROUND. FUTURE UPDATES ARE LIKELY TO BREAK SAVES DUE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OF THE MOD
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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.
- Ships as nova_arcana-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 160 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.