Catch The Lightning
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
This mod adds a crafting ingredient that can be obtained by having a lightning hit a glass bottle. It can be used to make wind charges and electrum from…
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Glass bottles struck by lightning transform into a new item called "Lightning in a Bottle". This new item is used to craft wind charges and also electrum from Create: Crafts & Additions. Has limited Create integration.
⚠️ Only works on ground items and depots - mechanical belts are NOT supported ⚠️
This mod was created with the purpose of making grinding for electrum from C&A a bit less tedious. But then I also got an idea to make it useful in vanilla Minecraft too, so you can make wind charges pretty cheaply.
- 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.
- Ships as catchthelightning-1.0.5.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 15 KB
- Download link checked 23 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.