Spiky Spikes in All the Mods 10: To the Sky

Spiky Spikes gives you 6 tiers of spikes. The more expensive the spike, the more damage it deals, and each tier also does something different when it kills a mob.^[1]

The six tiers

• Wooden Spike won't kill mobs.^[1]
• Stone Spike kills mobs, but they drop no items and no XP.^[1]
• Iron Spike kills mobs and they drop items, but no XP.^[1]
• Golden Spike is the opposite of iron: you get XP but no items.^[1]
• Diamond Spike gives the same drops as a player kill, and it can be enchanted like a sword.^[1]
• Netherite Spike does everything the diamond spike can do, plus blast resistance, even against the Wither.^[1]

The mod's project page adds a few details. It pitches the spikes as a way to improve your mob farms. Wooden spikes slowly damage mobs and bring them down to half a heart. Diamond and netherite spikes can take most sword enchantments through an anvil, and netherite spikes deal no damage to players.^[2]

Where it fits in the pack

The pack includes Spiky Spikes 21.1.2 for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.21.1. You'll meet it in the quest "Spiky Spikes" quest in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts, which unlocks after the Getting Fluid XP quest. The quest pitches it as an alternative if you don't like Iron Spikes or Mob Mashers, and it completes when you have any one of the six spikes.^[1][3]

Spiky Spikes gives you 6 tiers of spikes for your mob farms, and each tier does something different when a mob dies on it. In this pack, the quest "Spiky Spikes" quest sits in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts, after Getting Fluid XP. It completes when you hold any one of the six spikes, so you can start with whichever tier fits your farm.^[1][2]

Start with the cheap tiers

The Wooden Spike slowly damages mobs, but does not deal a killing blow. The pack leaves its recipe as the mod's own. Wooden spikes bring mobs down to half a heart.^[2][4][5]

3× Wooden SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Wooden Sword	Empty slot
Wooden Sword	any log that burn	Wooden Sword
any log that burn	any log that burn	any log that burn

Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike

The Stone Spike also keeps the mod's own recipe. It kills mobs, but they drop no loot and no experience. It's good for clearing mobs out, not for collecting anything from them.^[2][4][5]

3× Stone SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Stone Sword	Empty slot
Stone Sword	Smooth Stone	Stone Sword
Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone

Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike

Pick your drops: iron or gold

From the iron tier up, the pack has changed the recipes. Use the recipe blocks below, not what you remember from the mod's defaults. The Iron Spike kills mobs and gives you their normal loot, but no experience.^[4][5]

3× Iron SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Iron Sword	Empty slot
Iron Sword	any iron ingot	Iron Sword
any iron ingot	any iron storage block	any iron ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike

The Golden Spike is the opposite. Mobs drop only experience and no loot. Iron and gold each give you half of what you want, so which one you build first depends on whether you need items or XP.^[4][5]

3× Golden SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Golden Sword	Empty slot
Golden Sword	any gold ingot	Golden Sword
any gold ingot	any gold storage block	any gold ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike

Go for the full drops

The Diamond Spike deals a lot of damage, and mobs drop all their loot as if a player had killed them. It also accepts most sword enchantments through an anvil. The pack changes this recipe as well.^[2][4][5]

3× Diamond SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Diamond Sword	Empty slot
Diamond Sword	any diamond gem	Diamond Sword
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike

The Netherite Spike does everything the diamond spike does. It is also resistant to explosions and to the wither boss, and it does not damage players. The pack changes this recipe too.^[1][2][4][5]

Netherite SpikeChanged by the pack

Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)

• Diamond Spike
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:netherite_spike

Spiky Spikes adds six spike blocks, and each one changes what happens when a mob dies on it.^[5]

What each spike does to loot

The tier you pick decides what a killed mob gives you, so choose it based on what your farm should produce.^[2][5]

• Wooden Spike slowly damages mobs, but does not deal a killing blow.^[4][5]
• Stone Spike: mobs killed on it do not drop any loot or experience.^[4][5]
• Iron Spike: killed mobs only drop their normal loot, without experience.^[4][5]
• Golden Spike: killed mobs only drop experience, without any loot.^[4][5]
• Diamond Spike: killed mobs drop all loot, like when killed by a player.^[4][5]
• Netherite Spike drops loot the same way as the Diamond Spike. It is also resistant to explosions and the wither boss, and it does not damage players.^[4][5]

Enchanting diamond and netherite spikes

The Diamond and Netherite spikes accept most sword enchantments, which you apply via an anvil.^[5]

Crafting

The pack changes the recipes for the Iron, Golden, Diamond and Netherite spikes. The Stone and Wooden spikes use the mod's own recipes. The blocks below show the exact in-pack recipes.^[4]

3× Wooden SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Wooden Sword	Empty slot
Wooden Sword	any log that burn	Wooden Sword
any log that burn	any log that burn	any log that burn

Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike

3× Stone SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Stone Sword	Empty slot
Stone Sword	Smooth Stone	Stone Sword
Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone

Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike

3× Iron SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Iron Sword	Empty slot
Iron Sword	any iron ingot	Iron Sword
any iron ingot	any iron storage block	any iron ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike

This recipe is changed by the pack.

3× Golden SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Golden Sword	Empty slot
Golden Sword	any gold ingot	Golden Sword
any gold ingot	any gold storage block	any gold ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike

This recipe is changed by the pack.

3× Diamond SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Diamond Sword	Empty slot
Diamond Sword	any diamond gem	Diamond Sword
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Netherite SpikeChanged by the pack

Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)

• Diamond Spike
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:netherite_spike

This recipe is changed by the pack. It upgrades a Diamond Spike rather than starting from scratch.

Unverified The sources here include no config files for this mod, so any adjustable values are not shown in this guide.

Spiky Spikes gives you 6 tiers of spikes. The pack's quest "Spiky Spikes" quest sits in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts, right after the Getting Fluid XP quest. Its task accepts any one of the six spikes, so you can pick your tier and still tick it off.^[1]

The more expensive the spike, the more damage it does. Each tier also changes what happens when something dies on it, so pick the tier based on what you want from your mob farm.^[1]

Tier breakdown

• Wooden Spike: it won't kill anything.^[1]
• Stone Spike: it kills, but drops no items and no XP.^[1]
• Iron Spike: it drops items but gives no XP.^[1]
• Golden Spike: the opposite of Iron. It gives XP but no item drops.^[1]
• Diamond Spike: it gives player kill drops, and you can enchant it like a sword.^[1]
• Netherite Spike: it does everything the Diamond Spike can, and adds blast resistance, even against the Wither.^[1]

Crafting each tier

The Wooden and Stone Spike recipes are the mod's own. The Iron, Golden, Diamond and Netherite Spike recipes are changed by the pack, so don't rely on what you remember from the mod's defaults. The recipes below are the exact ones in this pack.^[4]

3× Wooden SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Wooden Sword	Empty slot
Wooden Sword	any log that burn	Wooden Sword
any log that burn	any log that burn	any log that burn

Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike

This is the mod's own recipe, unchanged by the pack.

3× Stone SpikeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Stone Sword	Empty slot
Stone Sword	Smooth Stone	Stone Sword
Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone	Smooth Stone

Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike

This is the mod's own recipe, unchanged by the pack.

3× Iron SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Iron Sword	Empty slot
Iron Sword	any iron ingot	Iron Sword
any iron ingot	any iron storage block	any iron ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike

The pack changes this recipe from the mod's version.

3× Golden SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Golden Sword	Empty slot
Golden Sword	any gold ingot	Golden Sword
any gold ingot	any gold storage block	any gold ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike

The pack changes this recipe from the mod's version.

3× Diamond SpikeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Diamond Sword	Empty slot
Diamond Sword	any diamond gem	Diamond Sword
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike

The pack changes this recipe from the mod's version.

Netherite SpikeChanged by the pack

Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)

• Diamond Spike
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: spikyspikes:netherite_spike

The pack changes this recipe. It is a shapeless recipe that uses the mod's copy components recipe type.

Spiky Spikes only shows up in one quest chapter in this pack: Chapter 2: The Cool Parts. There's a single quest for it.^[1]

Spiky Spikes (Chapter 2: The Cool Parts)

The quest "Spiky Spikes" quest unlocks after the Getting Fluid XP quest in the same chapter, so you'll reach it once you've got that one done.^[1]

The task is flexible: you only need to submit one spike, and any of the six tiers counts. That means Wooden Spike, Stone Spike, Iron Spike, Golden Spike, Diamond Spike or Netherite Spike will all complete it.^[1]

The quest text pitches spikes as an alternative if you don't like Iron Spikes or Mob Mashers, and it also sums up what each tier does on a kill. The more expensive the spike, the more damage it deals.^[1]

• Wooden: won't kill.^[1]
• Stone: kills, but doesn't drop items or XP.^[1]
• Iron: drops items but no XP.^[1]
• Gold: the opposite of Iron, so it gives XP but no items.^[1]
• Diamond: gives player kill drops, and it can be enchanted like a sword.^[1]
• Netherite: does everything Diamond can, plus blast resistance, even against the Wither.^[1]

All the Mods 10: To the Sky 2.0.4 ships Spiky Spikes 21.1.2, the NeoForge build for Minecraft 1.21.1. The mod has been in the pack since version 1.0 or earlier. I have no pack changelog entries for this mod, so everything below comes from the mod's own changelogs.^[3]

Changes by mod release

• 21.1.0 (2024-09-17): the mod was ported to Minecraft 1.21.1.^[6][7]
• 21.1.1 (2025-05-01): compatibility with other mods improved for spikes that yield experience drops.^[6][7]
• 21.1.2, entry dated 2025-08-25: a new entity type tag named spikypikes:spike_damage_immune was added. The changelog files this entry under a v21.1.1 heading, and the namespace is spelled "spikypikes" there, so I'm giving it exactly as written.^[6]

The entity type tag is the one change in this list that affects how spikes treat entities. The changelog doesn't say what the tag does, so check it in-game before you rely on it.^[6]