Botania

Botania is a magic mod created by Vazkii. A botanical-themed magic mod centered around generating mana from flowers, then using it to power devices and rituals. As a magic mod it concentrates on spells, rituals, and arcane progression, and it has been downloaded around 90 million times, which puts it among the options players reach for in this space.

Botania is built for players who want tech-style automation expressed entirely through nature and flowers. Generating flora turn resources into Mana, which then powers everything from item production to world-altering rituals, no traditional power cables involved. It rewards a bit of learning, so expect to spend some time understanding its systems before they click.

The mod is available for Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge, so it fits a range of modpacks and launchers. It currently supports Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20.4, and 1.21.1, spanning the 1.20.1 to 1.21.1 releases. It runs on both the client and the server, so on a multiplayer server every player who connects needs it installed alongside the server itself.

Botania works particularly well alongside Patchouli and Just Enough Items. It depends on Patchouli, so those must be present and on the same loader and version. Because it ships for both Fabric and Forge-family loaders, it slots into most popular modpacks regardless of which side they are built on.

Botania has a modest footprint for what it adds and is widely used in modpacks without notable performance concerns.

If you are comparing options, similar mods include Ars Nouveau and Blood Magic. They cover comparable ground, so the right choice usually comes down to your loader, version, and the rest of your pack.