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Shadow Spellbooks : Shadowy Spells

Adds a brand-new SHADOW magic school to Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks, featuring destructive shadow spells, custom scrolls, unique particles, custom sounds, new items, End loot, and high-impact dark magic effects.

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Latest stable file Shadow-SpellBooks-Forge-1.20.1-1.3.5.jar
Game version 1.20.1
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About this project

What does Shadow Spellbooks : Shadowy Spells add?

Shadow Spellbooks: Shadowy Spells is an addon for Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks that introduces a completely new magic school: SHADOW. 🌑

The SHADOW school focuses on dark energy, shadow constructs, binding magic, dimensional movement, and large-scale destructive spells. Each spell is built to have its own combat role and visual identity instead of simply being the same attack with different colors.

Features

  • New SHADOW magic school
  • 10 unique SHADOW spells
  • Custom Shadow spell scrolls
  • Custom spell icons
  • Custom spell models and visual effects
  • Multiple custom particle types including:
    • shadow glyphs
    • broken rune circles
    • crystalline spires
    • shadow mist
    • magical arcs
    • glowing shards
    • dark motes
  • Completely custom Shadow spell sounds
  • Multiple sound variations for casts and impacts
  • Shadow Focus
  • Shadow Shard
  • Umbra Core
  • Dedicated Shadow Arsenal creative tab
  • Shadow scrolls and materials can be discovered in The End
  • Full integration with Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks
  • Spell tooltips show useful combat information such as damage and area

Shadow Spells

Some of the spells include:

Shadow Beam
Fires concentrated Shadow energy forward in a powerful ranged attack.

Shadow Spires
Summons massive Shadow structures from the ground to damage enemies in an area.

Shadow Bind
Creates a binding Shadow formation that controls nearby enemies.

Shadow Blade Wheel
Forms rotating Shadow blades capable of repeatedly striking nearby targets.

Shadow Step
Uses Shadow magic for rapid repositioning while damaging enemies caught in the movement.

Shadow Brand
Places destructive Shadow energy onto enemies before unleashing its full effect.

Shadow Orbit
Creates orbiting Shadow projectiles that attack nearby enemies.

Dark Fountain Gate
Opens a persistent Shadow construct capable of controlling an area.

Shadow Judgement
Surrounds a target with Shadow magic before delivering a powerful finishing attack.

Shadow Cataclysm
The ultimate SHADOW spell — a large multi-stage attack built for late-game combat.

Visual Style

Shadow Spellbooks: Shadowy Spells uses its own dark-purple and black visual identity with stronger, more solid effects instead of faint transparent particles.

Spells use layered custom visuals with runes, shards, arcs, mist, sigils, spires, and glowing Shadow energy to make attacks feel much more powerful and readable during combat.

The SHADOW scroll also uses its own custom modeled appearance designed to fit naturally alongside Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks items.

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.20.1
  • Forge
  • Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks

Project description from CurseForge.

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