MineUniverse lists 159 data packs for Minecraft 1.16.2, ranked by total downloads. Together they have more than 8.1 million downloads.
Enderdragon Loot x Advanced Netherite Compatibility Datapack
![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!
Quest Dimensions & Mob Hunts
A Minecraft quest datapack focused on mob hunting, dimensions, and milestone-based rewards. Progress through separate quests such as Overwo… 720 downloads
ChangeVeinSize
With this datapack you can change the vein size of all the ores of Minecraft 39.4K downloads
RANDOM DROPS
Each block and mob drops completely random items. No two drops are the same. Complete Minecraft using only luck. 61.1K downloads
Easier Netherite
Reduces the ingredients of a Netherite Ingot down to 1 Scrap and 1 Gold Ingot. 1.6K downloads
Climbable Chains
Adds iron and copper chains to the list of climbable blocks. 3.4K downloads
Anti Enderman Grief
prevent endermen from picking up blocks! By DerexXD updated Jun 4, 2025
The most downloaded data packs for 1.16.2 are Ender Dragon Loot x Advanced Netherite Compat, Aether Compat and Spawn Animations [Data Pack], followed by Fortune Works On Ancient Debris and All Mob Heads. In the last 30 days, 6 of them (4%) received a new file for 1.16.2. Recent updates include Quest Dimensions & Mob Hunts, ChangeVeinSize and RANDOM DROPS.
Minecraft 1.16.2 was released on August 11, 2020. Compared with nearby versions, 1.16.2 has 7 more data packs than 1.16.1 (152) and 1 more than 1.16.3 (158). Popular categories for 1.16.2 include Utility (101), Adventure (25) and Miscellaneous (12).
Ranked by downloads on MineUniverse, the top five data packs for Minecraft 1.16.2 are Ender Dragon Loot x Advanced Netherite Compat, Aether Compat, Spawn Animations [Data Pack], Fortune Works On Ancient Debris and All Mob Heads.
MineUniverse lists 159 data packs for Minecraft 1.16.2. In the last 30 days, 6 of them (4%) received a new file for 1.16.2. Together they have more than 8.1 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 159 data packs for Minecraft 1.16.2 on MineUniverse are free to download.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.2 was released on August 11, 2020. MineUniverse lists 159 data packs for it.
