BetterPoisonousPotato
Transforms poisonous potatoes into a risk/reward gamble with 40% chance for powerful buffs (Strength II + Jump Boost I + Speed II for 5 minutes) or 60%…
⬇ Download on ModrinthPoisonous Potato Enhancement Mod - A Minecraft Forge mod that transforms the eating experience of poisonous potatoes from purely negative to a risk/reward gamble.
What It Does When a player eats a poisonous potato, instead of just getting poisoned like in vanilla Minecraft, your mod creates a 40/60 chance system:
40% Chance (Good Outcome):
Strength II effect for 5 minutes Jump Boost I effect for 5 minutes Speed II effect for 5 minutes No poison effect at all
60% Chance (Bad Outcome):
Poison effect for 30 seconds (shorter than vanilla)
Key Features Balanced duration (5 minutes for good effects vs 30 seconds poison) Uses proper Forge 1.21.5 event handling Clean removal of all negative effects when getting positive ones
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
- 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 BetterPoisonousPotato.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
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