🌵 Pricks 'n' Planks
Pricks 'n' Planks is a compact Minecraft mod with a desert theme that adds a complete set of wooden blocks made from cactus, including signs, boats, fences, and a unique pottery sherd. All elements are carefully designed to seamlessly integrate into the vanilla game. Whether you're expanding a desert village, building a prickly outpost, or simply love green-toned constructions, this mod offers just the right amount of content to make the game more natural, immersive, and useful without complicating gameplay.
🪵 Cactus Block Set
The mod introduces a completely new type of wood created from cactus, with all the familiar blocks from a full wooden family:
- Cactus planks, slabs, stairs, fences, gates
- Doors and trapdoors with a unique cactus-style design
- Buttons, pressure plates, boats, and chest boats
- Cactus signs and hanging signs
🌿 The color palette pairs especially well with bamboo wood, particularly bamboo blocks — perfect for builders who appreciate warm natural tones and harmonious block sets.
🥣 Cactus Stew
- Prepare a bowl of Cactus Stew — a hearty new dish that grants the special Thorny effect. It deals damage to attackers, similar to the "Thorns" enchantment. Great for tanks, pranksters, or anyone who prefers passive-aggressive defense.
🏺 Desert Archaeology
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Dive deeper into the sands with a new Cactus Pottery Sherd, found through archaeology at desert wells. Combine it with other sherds to create beautifully decorated pots with a unique prickly pattern.
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Unearth new secrets hidden in the sand! Desert wells now contain the Cactus Pottery Sherd through archaeology — combine it with others to create decorated pots with a unique cactus pattern. If you're lucky, you might also discover the rare Spine Armor Trim smithing template, found in desert wells and desert pyramid chests, perfect for giving your gear a sharp, cactus-inspired style.
💥 Throwable Cactus and Cactus TNT
Spice up your survival gameplay with new prickly firepower:
- 🌵 Throwable Cactus — A reusable ranged weapon that deals explosive prickly damage
- 💣 Cactus TNT — Explodes without terrain damage, scattering throwable cacti in all directions — great for crowd control or desert defense!
🎵 New Music Disc – "Thorns"
A prickly, atmospheric track inspired by desert oases. Found exclusively in desert pyramids — a worthy reward for brave explorers.

✅ Compatibility
- ✅ Minecraft 1.21.6+
- ✅ Fabric and Quilt
- ✅ Requires Fabric API
Add some extra bite (and a few prickles) to your builds with Pricks 'n' Planks — a small but stylish expansion that gives cactus the love it deserves!