Aurora's ShadersShaders · 1.20 – 1.21Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
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Based on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
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Based on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Tricked Shaders is a shader pack made by tricked33. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 95,259 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 6, 2026.
Tricked Shaders has had 8 releases on Modrinth since May 19, 2025. 5 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.2, released on Sep 5, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 643 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2 | Sep 5, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.1 | May 10, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.0.1 | Apr 19, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
2.0 | Apr 10, 2026 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
1.3 | Nov 29, 2025 | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Release |
Based on Mellow Shader
Tricked Shaders enhance the visuals of Minecraft while maintaining a respectable level of performance (at least for me) and staying true to the original aesthetic. It focuses on refining what is already there rather than attempting to make Minecraft a hyper-realistic experience.
In contrast to the original Mellow Shader, my version reduces overall brightness without compromising color or clarity, giving the game a deeper, more atmospheric appearance. In every lighting scenario, the end, nether, and overworld all feel more balanced, richer, and immersive. All settings are customizable, but profiles are gone as to not ruin the settings.
(Shaderpack only updates when Mellow has a big visual upgrade :D)
Written by tricked33. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Tricked Shaders in the list and click Done.
Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricked Shadersthe one you looked at | 95K | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 6, 2026 | Free |
| Aurora's ShadersCrafterAurora | 948K | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 28, 2025 | Free |
 Mellow 2.Oyour-friend | 22K | 1.20 – 26.x | Jul 29, 2026 | Free |
 Vanilla AdvancedThePlaneGuy45 | 58K | 1.20 | Oct 19, 2023 | Free |
Yes. Tricked Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.
Yes. Tricked Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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