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Random Block Drops

A data pack that randomizes block drops in the game, could you beat Minecraft this way?

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Quick answer

Which Random Block Drops release matches 1.20.6 Forge?

Updated 8 days ago

Best match for your filters 3.0+mod

Game version 1.20, 1.20.1, 23w31a

Loader Fabric, Forge, NeoForge

Random Block Drops 3.0+mod targets 1.20, 1.20.1, 23w31a with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Random Block Drops required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Optional

Dedicated server Optional

Loader for this release Fabric, Forge, NeoForge

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Random Block Drops 3.0+mod need?

3.0+mod on 1.20.6 Forge. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Random Block Drops without breaking your instance.

Built for Random Block Drops 3.0+mod on 1.20.6 Forge. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use 3.0+mod. It targets 1.20, 1.20.1, 23w31a with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside 3.0+mod. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Random Block Drops add?

⛏️ What is this?

Break any block and it can drop pretty much anything in the game — not just what that block normally gives. Mine dirt and you might walk away with a diamond sword. Mine stone and maybe you get an elytra. It's loot-box mining.

Mobs still drop their normal vanilla loot — this only touches blocks.

🎲 How the odds work

There are 367 possible drops on 1.21 – 26.2 (361 on 1.20.x, 353 on 1.16 – 1.19, and 452 on 26.3, which adds the new Wilderness Bound items like poplar wood, cushions, straw beds and wool/concrete stairs and slabs), from common stuff (sticks, seeds, wool) all the way up to legendary (elytra, dragon egg, nether star). The rarer the block, the better your odds:

Block type	Good luck?
Dirt, sand, gravel, leaves	Mostly basic stuff
Stone, wood, cobblestone	A bit better
Coal, iron, redstone, copper	Now we're talking
Gold ore	Pretty good odds
Diamond, emerald, ancient debris	Coin flip on something great

Silk Touch doesn't stop this — that's on purpose.

🍀 Fortune makes you luckier (new in 3.0)

The Fortune enchantment on the tool you mine with now improves your drops. Every level shifts the odds towards rare, epic and legendary items, and away from common ones. The pool of items itself never changes — only how likely each rarity is.

Example, mining a diamond-tier block (diamond, emerald, ancient debris) on 1.21 – 26.2:

Tool	Legendary drop	Epic or legendary
No Fortune	1 in 49	1 in 7
Fortune I	1 in 35	1 in 6
Fortune II	1 in 25	1 in 5
Fortune III	1 in 19	1 in 4

It works on every block, not just ores — a Fortune III pickaxe on plain dirt takes a legendary from about 1 in 7,000 to about 1 in 1,250. Mining with your bare hand or a tool without Fortune works exactly like before. You still get exactly one item per block.

🏆 Achievements

24 custom advancements to chase: full armor and tool sets (iron, gold, diamond, netherite — plus chainmail), all 6 mob heads, all the music discs in the loot pool, beating the Wither and the Ender Dragon with the pack turned on, and getting your hands on a legendary drop — or all five of them. New in 3.0: Fortune Hunter, for collecting coal, redstone, lapis lazuli, nether quartz, a diamond and an emerald — the six drops Fortune is made for.

✅ Compatibility

The pack comes in two files — grab the one that matches your Minecraft version:

1.16.x – 1.19.x → random_block_drops_1_16x_1_19x_v3_0.zip
1.20.x – 26.3 (including 1.21.x, 26.1 and 26.2) → random_block_drops_3_0.zip

Each file switches versions automatically behind the scenes, so you don't have to think about it beyond picking the right one. On some older versions Minecraft may show a "made for a different version" warning — it's just a label, the pack works normally. Snapshots and pre-releases aren't officially supported.

Coming from 2.x? Version 2.3 and earlier covered 1.19.x in the main file. From 3.0 on, 1.19.x is handled by the 1.16 – 1.19 file, and the main file starts at 1.20.

📥 Install

Drop the .zip into your world's datapacks/ folder (no need to unzip it), then run /reload or restart the world. You'll get a chat message confirming it's active. Updating? Delete the old version from that folder first.

Project description from Modrinth.

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