Spiky Spikes guide for All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2 to 1.2.1
Spiky Spikes guide for All the Mods 10: To the Sky
Last verified for All the Mods 10: To the Sky v1.2.1 on Oct 16, 2026 · text last changed Oct 16, 2026
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- Recipes shown
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- Items named
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- Quests covered
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5 sections are written for this pack; 1 is shared from another pack's guide.
Every recipe and number here was checked against All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2.1's own files.
What is Spiky Spikes?
2 parts
Spiky Spikes adds spike blocks that hurt mobs standing on them, which makes them a handy tool for mob farms. There are 6 tiers, and each one behaves differently. The pack includes version 21.1.2 of the mod, built for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.21.1.[1][2]
The six tiers
- Wooden Spike: slowly damages mobs but does not deal a killing blow. It brings mobs down to half a heart.[1][3]
- Stone Spike: damages and kills mobs, but they drop no loot and no experience.[1][3]
- Iron Spike: kills mobs and they drop their normal loot, but no experience.[1][3]
- Golden Spike: kills mobs and they drop experience, but no loot.[1][3]
- Diamond Spike: deals a lot of damage, and mobs drop everything as if a player had killed them. You can put most sword enchantments on it using an anvil.[1][3]
- Netherite Spike: does everything the Diamond Spike does, and it resists explosions. The wither boss cannot destroy it, and it deals no damage to players.[1][3]
In short, the more expensive the spike, the more damage it deals, and the kill behavior changes with each tier. Pick the tier that matches what your farm needs: loot only, XP only, or both.[3]
Where it fits in the pack
The "Spiky Spikes" quest quest sits in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts and unlocks after the Getting Fluid XP quest. The quest pitches the mod as an alternative if you don't like Iron Spikes or Mob Mashers. Its task accepts any one of the six spikes, so you only need to get one to complete it.[3]
How do you get started with Spiky Spikes?
5 parts
Spiky Spikes gives you six tiers of spike blocks for mob farms. The pack's quest book covers them in the quest "Spiky Spikes" quest, in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts, right after Getting Fluid XP. The quest accepts any one of the six spikes.[3]
The more expensive the spike, the more damage it does, and each tier changes what happens when a mob dies. Here is how I'd work up the tiers.[3]
Wooden Spike
The Wooden Spike uses the mod's own recipe. It slowly damages mobs but does not deal a killing blow.[4][5]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any log that burn | ||
| any log that burn | any log that burn | any log that burn |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike
Stone Spike
The Stone Spike also uses the mod's own recipe. It kills mobs, but they drop no loot and no experience.[4][5]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike
Iron and Golden Spikes
These two split the rewards. The Iron Spike gives normal loot without experience. The Golden Spike gives experience without any loot. The pack has changed both recipes from the mod's, so follow the recipes below.[3][4][5]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any iron ingot | ||
| any iron ingot | any iron storage block | any iron ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any gold ingot | ||
| any gold ingot | any gold storage block | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike
Diamond Spike
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 changed this recipe too.[1][4][5]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any diamond gem | ||
| any diamond gem | any diamond storage block | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike
Netherite Spike
The Netherite Spike is the top tier. It does everything the Diamond Spike does, and it resists explosions and the wither boss. It also does not damage players. The pack changed its recipe as well, so check the one below.[3][4][5]
Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)
Diamond Spike
- any netherite ingot
Recipe id: spikyspikes:netherite_spike
How does Spiky Spikes work?
3 parts
Same as in the All the Mods 10: To the Sky 2.0.4 guide
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.[1][5]
- Wooden Spike slowly damages mobs, but does not deal a killing blow.[5][6]
- Stone Spike: mobs killed on it do not drop any loot or experience.[5][6]
- Iron Spike: killed mobs only drop their normal loot, without experience.[5][6]
- Golden Spike: killed mobs only drop experience, without any loot.[5][6]
- Diamond Spike: killed mobs drop all loot, like when killed by a player.[5][6]
- 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.[5][6]
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.[6]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any log that burn | ||
| any log that burn | any log that burn | any log that burn |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any iron ingot | ||
| any iron ingot | any iron storage block | any iron ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike
This recipe is changed by the pack.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any gold ingot | ||
| any gold ingot | any gold storage block | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike
This recipe is changed by the pack.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any diamond gem | ||
| any diamond gem | any diamond storage block | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike
This recipe is changed by the pack.
Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)
- 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.
How do you progress through Spiky Spikes?
2 parts
Spiky Spikes gives you six tiers of spikes. In this pack the mod appears in the "Spiky Spikes" quest quest in Chapter 2: The Cool Parts, which comes after the Getting Fluid XP quest. The quest pitches the mod as an alternative if you don't like Iron Spikes or Mob Mashers.[3]
The quest task accepts any one of the six spikes, so whichever tier you make first is enough. The more expensive the spike, the more damage it does, but each tier also changes what a kill gives you.[3]
Tier breakdown
- Wooden Spike: the cheapest tier, and it won't kill.[3]
- Stone Spike: kills don't drop items or XP.[3]
- Iron Spike: kills drop items, but no XP.[3]
- Golden Spike: the opposite of iron, so you get XP but no item drops.[3]
- Diamond Spike: gives player kill drops, and it can be enchanted like a sword.[3]
- Netherite Spike: does everything the Diamond Spike can do, plus blast resistance, even against the Wither.[3]
Crafting each tier
The Wooden Spike and Stone Spike use the mod's own recipes. The Iron, Golden, Diamond and Netherite Spike recipes are all changed by this pack, so don't rely on what you remember from the mod. The recipes below are the exact in-pack versions.[4]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any log that burn | ||
| any log that burn | any log that burn | any log that burn |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:wooden_spike
This is the mod's own recipe.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:stone_spike
This is the mod's own recipe.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any iron ingot | ||
| any iron ingot | any iron storage block | any iron ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:iron_spike
Changed by the pack.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any gold ingot | ||
| any gold ingot | any gold storage block | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:golden_spike
Changed by the pack.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any diamond gem | ||
| any diamond gem | any diamond storage block | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: spikyspikes:diamond_spike
Changed by the pack.
Copy Components Shapeless Recipe (spikyspikes)
- any netherite ingot
Recipe id: spikyspikes:netherite_spike
Changed by the pack.
Which All the Mods 10: To the Sky quests use Spiky Spikes?
3 parts
Spiky Spikes shows up in a single quest in the pack, so this one is quick. It sits in the chapter "Chapter 2: The Cool Parts" and is called "Spiky Spikes" quest.[3]
What the quest asks for
The task is easy: you just need to hold any one of the mod's spikes. Wooden Spike, Stone Spike, Iron Spike, Golden Spike, Diamond Spike and Netherite Spike all count, so you can pick whichever tier you can afford.[3]
Where it fits in the order
The quest comes right after the "Getting Fluid XP" quest in the same chapter. You need to finish that one first before Spiky Spikes unlocks.[3]
What the quest says about the tiers
The quest pitches Spiky Spikes as an alternative if you don't like Iron Spikes or Mob Mashers. It says there are 6 tiers, and the more expensive the spike, the more damage it deals. Each tier also behaves differently when it kills something.[3]
- The Wooden Spike won't kill.[3]
- The Stone Spike kills, but doesn't drop items or XP.[3]
- The Iron Spike drops items but no XP.[3]
- The Golden Spike does the opposite of Iron: it drops XP but no items.[3]
- The Diamond Spike gives player-kill drops, and you can enchant it like a sword.[3]
- The Netherite Spike does everything Diamond can, and adds blast resistance, even against the Wither.[3]
What changed in Spiky Spikes between versions?
1 part
All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2.1 ships Spiky Spikes 21.1.2. The mod has been in the pack since version 1.0 or earlier.[2]
The pack changelogs have no entries for this mod, so everything below comes from the mod's own changelog.[7]
Mod changelog
- 21.1.0 (2024-09-17): the mod was ported to Minecraft 1.21.1.[7][8]
- 21.1.1 (2025-05-01): improved mod compatibility for spikes that yield experience drops.[7][8]
- Newest entry (2025-08-25): added an entity type tag called spikypikes:spike_damage_immune. The changelog files this under a v21.1.1 heading, even though it appears in the 21.1.2 changelog, and the tag is spelled exactly like that there ('spikypikes', not 'spikyspikes'). I'm repeating it as written.[7]
If you're on 1.2.1, you already have all of these changes.[2][7]
Sources
- Spiky Spikes project page (modrinth) · official mod data
- All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2.1 mod list · pack file
- All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2.1 quests: "Chapter 2: The Cool Parts" · pack file
- All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.2.1 recipe dump: recipes making Spiky Spikes items · pack recipe dump
- spikyspikes tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- All the Mods 10: To the Sky 2.0.4 recipe dump: recipes making Spiky Spikes items · pack recipe dump
- Spiky Spikes 21.1.2 changelog · changelog
- Spiky Spikes 21.1.1 changelog · changelog
Where this guide comes from
Written from what All the Mods 10: To the Sky itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.
Guide last verified Oct 16, 2026.
Guides for other versions: 1.6 to 2.1.0 · 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 · 1.0 to 1.0.2