The tools provided in the base game give you ample possibilities. But there are times when they feel a little limiting, or if you’ve played the game for years then you probably want something new by now. The mods you’ll find here not only make it easier to go wild with your creativity, but also unlock a world of possibilities when it comes to building your ideas (virtually, of course).
25. Basalt Blocks
Check Out This Mod Are two different basalt blocks not enough for you? My my, how demanding we get after years if vanilla play. Basalt Blocks is pretty straightforward: the mod adds new basalt blocks that are perfect for any type of building, ranging from world to house and even castle building. No more complaining there are too few of them. Now show me what you can do with 36 different blocks!
24. Dirt Slabs
Check Out This Mod Slab up your Minecraft building with the Dirt Slabs mod. I honestly do not know what you can really achieve with these new slabs, which come in different colors and materials, considering how many block types are in the game… But I have a hunch you’ll be able to surprise yourself nonetheless. These are certainly great for aesthetic styles, if that’s something you’re after.
23. Carpenter’s Blocks (lower)
Check Out This Mod If you really want your creations to stand out, Carpenter’s Blocks is a mod worth trying. This is a very simple building mod that lets you add textures on-the-fly to any craftable block. You can also add textures to stairs, fences, and anything else you can think about. The hammer and the chisel included in this mod will also let you change the block shapes, granting you ultimate crafting power that you’ve been craving for so long.
22. Instant Buildings
Check Out This Mod I wonder how much funnier Minecraft would be if we could build things instantly? I suppose my days spent wondering are over, thanks to the Instant Buildings mod. This is a must-try add-on that lets us build a lot of different buildings instantly. Just grab the blocks in creative, place them, and watch a new village spring up from the earth as if it were a flower. A flower that immediately blooms, of course.
21. Fast Building Mod
Check Out This Mod If building anything instantly takes the fun out of the game for you, then you maybe have a look at this one. The Fast Building mod continues placing blocks in a line until you’re out of block, or until you run out of space. The mod can be used to place blocks both horizontally and vertically, so you can see how useful it actually is once you get going. Especially if you have a thirst for creativity that no blueprint can quench.
20. StadiumCraft
Check Out This Mod I never knew I needed a sports stadium in Minecraft so badly… until I discovered the StadiumCraft mod. Here you’ll be able to build an extremely detailed stadium complete with seating, advertising billboards, floodlights, nets, and everything you can think of to provide some solid entertainment for your villagers. And maybe some entertainment for yourself, in case exploring and building starts growing stale.
19. Hospital Mod
Check Out This Mod Every city worthy of its name needs a fully-functional hospital. Even if this city is full of virtual citizens. With the Hospital Mod, you’re able to create a working hospital in Minecraft. This comes complete with tons of objects and machines that allow you to set up x-ray rooms, multi-bed wards, and so on. Things look so great that it almost feels like you’re playing Surgeon Simulator.
18. Darksteel Mod
Check Out This Mod I have always wanted to be a villain. If only to be able to create dungeons full of evil traps. And thanks to the Darksteel Mod, I won’t need to fall to the dark side to make my dream come true. This mod introduces, among many other features, a dungeon building kit. And it’s really more fun than it sounds. This also comes with new mobs and even a brand new boss. A boss that I’ll put right at the beginning of the dungeon, to show that I really mean business.
17. ModernArch Mod
Check Out This Mod Your buildings will never look the same with the ModernArch mod. While the mod doesn’t feel much in tune with the Minecraft spirit(as it doesn’t introduce any new craftable items) the ModernArc Mod is an essential mod for all the builders out there. It adds new decorative items like mirrors, cabinets, desks, tables, and plenty of other nifty furniture building blocks. They do not have any real function here. But new items don’t need to have a function if you’re just going for design ideas.
16. Chisel 2
Check Out This Mod You can never have too many block types in Minecraft: variety is the spice of life, after all! Chisel 2 adds a ton of new blocks, some of them so unique that you may have a hard time integrating them into your creations. And if your amazing building is located near the sea, throw the Ball O’ Moss at it to turn its blocks mossy. A very bad idea in the real world, an amazing one in Minecraft.
15. World Edit
Check Out This Mod Building is all well and good. But what about rebuilding an entire world itself? World Edit has got to be one of the most versatile Minecraft building mods ever made. It provides tools that make it possible to place or erase multiple blocks at the same time, so it’s basically The Sims but Minecraft edition. Plus you can also reshape the world to your liking. Understanding the advanced editing technique requires a lot of time and patience, but the effort will be worth it. Give this a try if you like, but don’t give up on it too quickly!
14. Effortless Building Mod
Check Out This Mod Here’s how I like my building process: Effortless. And a bit random, too. The Effortless Building Mod provides all the tools you need to make building faster and smoother. Like the ability to mirror blocks in real-time, or to replace existing blocks, build repeated sections quickly, and so on. But what truly sets this mod apart from all the others is the ability to place random blocks using the Randomizer Bag. If you feel like you can control chaos, this is your chance to prove it.
13. BuildCraft
Check Out This Mod People have weird tastes sometimes. Some have an unhealthy love for dirt slabs. Others, for pipes. With the pipe networks you can build in BuildCraft, you’ll almost feel like you’re playing Super Mario Bros. rather than Minecraft. Unlike the classic platformer, however, these pipes have unique functions that’ll help you transport stuff from one place to another. That way all your creations will be well-stocked with whatever they need. And even if you do not have to transport anything anywhere, can you say no to gold, diamond, emerald, or obsidian pipes? I know I can’t.
12. NiftyBlocks Mod
Check Out This Mod Enough with these dull grey blocks. It’s time to bring some color to your Minecraft world. NiftyBlocks Mod adds a lot of different materials, as well as new blocks like checkered tiles and lamps that will make your buildings look a lot livelier. And if you really cannot make due without a little grey, you can use the asphalt blocks to create a modern Minecraft city that will be the envy of the world.
11. Industrial Craft
Check Out This Mod Industrial Craft is among the most popular crafting mods ever made for Minecraft. But it includes plenty of features that are great if you’re into building as well. Among the many new items are Metal Poles and Rubber Sheets, that can be used to create obstacle courses. Plus a ton of machines that will make your life easier in the game, and also look amazing inside that huge house you spent thousands of hours building.
10. Just Enough Items Mod
Check Out This Mod I have just enough items to create everything I want. Only because I installed this mod. The Just Enough Items mod is one that I’d recommend for players who are not particularly patient. Isn’t that most of us? It grants immediate access to any block in the game and to any recipe too, including those added to the game through other mods. Minimum effort, maximum profit.
9. Crafting Tweaks Mod
Check Out This Mod Crafting can be so tiresome in the vanilla game, that you may just give it up entirely and prefer to move onto more exciting ventures. I don’t blame you. Now if you indeed gave up crafting, but not entirely, you’ll probably want to take a look at the Crafting Tweaks Mod. This is a very handy freebie that adds a few commands that make crafting much easier to manage. This also works great with a few other mods, so it can definitely become the gateway to much bigger worlds, with little risk of bugs from the overlap.
8. Prefab Mod
Check Out This Mod Prefabs are definitely handy in the real world. And even more so in Minecraft! Prefab lets you place several different premade buildings like houses and farms anywhere in the world without having to build them manually. The selection is actually so vast that you may end up never building anything in the vanilla way ever again. Depends how much you really like building, I guess? The mod even includes a premade ready-to-go portal to the Nether: what else could you ask for?
7. Light Overlay Mod
Check Out This Mod Think a mod that controls mob spawn rates has got nothing to do with building? Well think again! The Light Overlay Mod lets you know how much the total lighting in your area influences mob spawning. It also lets you tweak these values to spawn even more mobs, or to make mobless areas. Great for dungeon designers who want to make their creations the most dangerous in the world. And a solid choice for those pacifists who want their Minecraft experience to be as relaxing as possible.
6. Minecraft Painting Mod
Check Out This Mod Teachers always told me I couldn’t draw or paint (great teachers, I know). Well with the Painting Mod, I proved all of them wrong. It’s a pretty simple mod that has a ton of potential, as it lets you repaint any block in the game in any way you wish. Meaning you can turn your walls into a work of art of unprecedented quality. Are you ready to become the next Minel-angelo? Sorry for the pun, couldn’t resist.
5. Bounding Box Outline Reloaded
Check Out This Mod The Bounding Box mod is the only one you really need when you get the urge to improve your villages and cities, without tearing everything down. This mod puts the titular bounding boxes around every structure in your world. This lets you instantly see how much space you have to build other structures, or how much you can expand existing ones. It’s probably something you’d use if you really like building detailed areas. But also helps a lot with pre-planning ideas too. And if you’re looking for ideas, I’d recommend Minecraft Building Inc. There’s a lot of really cool stuff there, also totally free!
4. Mine Menu
Check Out This Mod With all the Minecraft mods one can install, it’s easy to mess things up. Or even lose track of every new feature. But not with the Mine Menu mod in play. This handy little thing is not just for building, but rather meant to help you build by organizing all the mods you’ve installed along the way. It introduces a new menu system where you can pin all building functions onto, making it very easy to pick what you want without having to remember hundreds of different commands. If something like this isn’t essential, I’m not sure what else could be.
3. Building Gadgets Mod
Check Out This Mod For a proper building job, you need the right tools. And no tools are better than the ones included in the Building Gadgets mod. The two new gadgets added here are the Construction Gadget: which lets you build structures from a distance (and quickly). And the Exchanger Gadget: which lets you exchange any given block in a structure with any other of your choosing. With these two gadgets, creating the perfect Minecraft world will be a lot easier with a lot fewer headaches.
2. Blockus Mod
Check Out This Mod Did I already say you can never have too many blocks in Minecraft? The Blockus mod adds even more blocks, including a lot of decorative blocks as well as simple building blocks that come in different variants. This is truly the mod that will let you be as creative as humanly possible. All of these new items can also be crafted in Survival mode. So no matter where, no matter how, no matter when, this mod will be an asset to your next Minecraft session.
1. MrCrayFish’s Furniture Mod
Check Out This Mod How can we top off all the building we’ve been doing? By prettying it all up. Plenty of Minecraft mods introduce new furniture items. But none are on the same level as McCrayFish’s Furniture mod. Why? Because all the items included in this mod are incredibly detailed, but also created in the game’s blocky style. This means that they never look out of place. No matter what building you’re designing, there’s probably some furniture in here fit to match.
