The Ink Arena
ModFight through waves of enemies in the ink arena with a boss at the end.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 23 months−10 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.23 months ago (3 Dec 2024). 42 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 48% of these points. 6 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.4 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 2 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
1 point lost14 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.24 of the 168 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%) See the 24 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.3,616,125 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.4 years, 12 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
37.6 of the 64 points that apply = 59 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Ink Arena adds two structures, the Ink Town Ruins, which house the arena event, and the Ancient Ink Temple, which contains traps and a combination lock whose code can be found inside. Breaking the orb at the center of the ruins starts an event in which players fight successive enemy waves before facing a boss; defeating the boss rewards a Soul Core used to craft a new weapon. The eight new enemies include Splotch, Soul Tendril, Ink Brute, Soul Specter, Morphink, Ink Worm, and Ink Titan, as well as the boss; Morphink fires dangerous projectiles and can transform into a stronger enemy if not defeated quickly. The temple's lock rewards a Soul Sigil, which can prevent a fatal blow by restoring the player to half health, though it has a long cooldown. New gear includes the Soul Slicer, which fires a piercing slash when no mobs are nearby, and the Inkstained Grimoire, which casts an ink spell or charges an attack that launches nearby mobs. The Soul Brush lets players place two kinds of runes: a soul rune marks a mob that steps on it, while an ink rune can then trigger an explosion among nearby marked mobs. The additions also include items and blocks such as dried ink clumps, ink waste, paper airplanes, trapped souls, power scrolls, ink fluid, dried ink blocks, soul lamps, and soul cores.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 14 blocks, 26 items, 11 mobs, 4 other entities, 2 structures, 17 recipes, 1 advancement, 2 loot tables and 9 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- TheMrCrow
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 3.6M
- Created
- 20 May 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
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How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found5 of 27 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found90 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found20 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file236 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 13 a month now, 22 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
216 modpacks include The Ink Arena in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Beyond Depth3.4M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Fear Nightfall: Remains of Chaos2.9M downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2025
Soulrend - Dark Fantasy RPG Soulslike1.1M downloadslast version with it 14 May 2025
Fear Nightfall154K downloadslast version with it 21 Feb 2025
Infinity Legends (Palladium)111K downloadslast version with it 7 Aug 2026
Requiem - BETTER FANTASY (The Last Act)91K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 9 Mar 2025
World Terra83K downloadslast version with it 19 Sep 2026
Beyond Depth Insanity57K downloadslast version with it 24 Sep 2026
EL MINE MAS EPICO 244K downloadslast version with it 14 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with The Ink Arena. Share: how many of the modpacks with The Ink Arena also have that mod.
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 82% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
Mowzie's MobsBModin 75% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 74% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
BlueprintAModin 73% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
Alex's CavesCModin 71% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
AttributeFixAModin 69% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 67% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
AquamiraeAModin 66% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 66% of the modpacks with The Ink Arena
AmendmentsAModin 65% of the modpacks with The Ink ArenaLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.