Minecraft 1.16 has 154 data packs on MineUniverse, with more than 3.6 million downloads combined. Spawn Animations [Data Pack] is the most downloaded of them.
![Spawn Animations [Data Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/871/160/256/256/638288454054918022.png)
Hostile mobs dig out of the ground or poof into existence when they spawn!
Ancient debris gives netherite scraps, affected by fortune
Looking for a way to heal your character faster in Minecraft? Now you can do it while you sleep with our Healing Bed datapack.
![More Mobs [Data Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/873/493/256/256/638293553773021074.png)
Humanoid mobs get new variants through over 85 custom player heads or unused vanilla mobs! No Resource Pack needed!
Vein Miner datapack automatically mines connected ore blocks when you break one
A datapack that allows mobs from the twilight forest mod to be aggressive again~
![Infinity and Mending [Data Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/987/985/256/256/638499328730029117.png)
Adds ability to craft bow with mending and infinity at same time
Each block and mob drops completely random items. No two drops are the same. Complete Minecraft using only luck.
Instantly preview and test any Minecraft font with easy in-game commands — ideal for creators, resource-pack artists, and modpack designers.
Allows server administrators to conveniently disable the entity radar, mini-map, and other features of the Xaero's Map series of mods to make competi…
![Trident Craft [Data Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/1010/717/256/256/638534546615243146.webp)
This mod allows for the gaining of experience during nighttime rest, meaning you will have more opportunities to develop your character.
With this datapack you can change the vein size of all the ores of Minecraft
![Invis item frame [Data Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/1010/698/256/256/638534527855763940.png)
Adds 5 destructive TNTs along with a TNT launcher
A datapack adding advanced machines and energy systems.
![Craftable Uncraftable Objects [CUO]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/1568/85/256/256/639016655507490576.png)
Craft Anything You Can't Craft It In Your Vanilla Minecraft!
Now you can have unlimited lives. Totems are craftable with golden apples.
Quest Dimensions & Mob Hunts
A Minecraft quest datapack focused on mob hunting, dimensions, and milestone-based rewards. Progress through separate quests such as Overwo… updated Oct 7, 2026
ChangeVeinSize
With this datapack you can change the vein size of all the ores of Minecraft updated Oct 6, 2026
RANDOM DROPS
Each block and mob drops completely random items. No two drops are the same. Complete Minecraft using only luck. updated Oct 3, 2026
Easier Netherite
Reduces the ingredients of a Netherite Ingot down to 1 Scrap and 1 Gold Ingot. updated Sep 24, 2026
Climbable Chains
Adds iron and copper chains to the list of climbable blocks. updated Sep 23, 2026
Anti Enderman Grief
prevent endermen from picking up blocks! By DerexXD updated Sep 21, 2026
Behind Spawn Animations [Data Pack], the ranking continues with Fortune Works On Ancient Debris, All Mob Heads, HealingBed and More Mobs [Data Pack]. By category, Utility leads with 97 data packs, followed by Adventure (24) and Miscellaneous (12).
Recent activity: 6 data packs (4%) got a new file for 1.16 in the last 30 days. Recently updated picks include Quest Dimensions & Mob Hunts, ChangeVeinSize and RANDOM DROPS. Mojang released Minecraft 1.16 on June 23, 2020. Against its nearest versions, 1.16 has 39 more data packs than 1.15.2 (115) and 2 more than 1.16.1 (152).
By downloads, the leading data packs for Minecraft 1.16 are Spawn Animations [Data Pack], Fortune Works On Ancient Debris, All Mob Heads, HealingBed and More Mobs [Data Pack].
MineUniverse currently has 154 data packs for Minecraft 1.16. Recent activity: 6 data packs (4%) got a new file for 1.16 in the last 30 days. Together they have more than 3.6 million downloads.
1. Download the data pack .zip file (do not extract it). 2. New world: click Data Packs on the world creation screen and drop the .zip in. Existing world: open .minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks. 3. Put the .zip into the datapacks folder of the world (servers: world/datapacks). 4. Run /reload in game (or rejoin the world) and check it with /datapack list.
Yes. All 154 data packs for Minecraft 1.16 on MineUniverse are free to download.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 was released on June 23, 2020. MineUniverse lists 154 data packs for it.
