Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II
If you have spent any time running a wizard build in Prominence II, you already know the pain. Fireballs crawl through the air, Frostbolts hit like wet snowballs, and Arcane Missiles feel more like a light breeze than a barrage of magic. The Wizards class from Daedalus' Wizards mod has always been a fan favorite for its fantasy flair, but its damage output has lagged far behind the Archer for far too long. That is exactly the problem Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II sets out to solve.
What This Datapack Actually Does
This is a data-driven rebalance pack that works alongside the Wizards mod rather than replacing it. On its own, the datapack does nothing. When dropped into the paxi folder of your Prominence II instance and paired with the Wizards mod, it rewrites the spell scaling and cooldown values so that wizards can finally compete with archers in raw DPS. The original mod author keeps full credit, and nothing here overrides or inhibits the base mod in any way.
The goal is simple: make wizards viable. They have been notoriously underpowered for how common they are in modpacks, and this is the first serious attempt at pushing them into a usable state.
Spell Changes Breakdown
Fire Spells
- Fireball projectile velocity increased from 1.5 to 2.5
- Fireball spell scaling increased from 0.8 to 1
- Fire Breath spell scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.2
- Fire Breath cooldown decreased from 10 to 8 seconds
- Meteor scaling increased from 1 to 1.5
- Wall of Fire cooldown increased from 24 to 28 seconds
Fire gets a clear damage boost across the board. The Wall of Fire cooldown bump is a deliberate tradeoff, since a stronger Meteor and faster Fireballs more than make up for the extra four seconds.
Frost Spells
- Frostbolt projectile velocity increased from 1.5 to 2.5
- Frostbolt spell scaling increased from 0.8 to 1.6
- Frost Nova cooldown decreased from 10 to 8 seconds
- Frost Nova spell scaling increased from 0.5 to 1.0
- Frost Shield cooldown decreased from 30 to 25 seconds
- Blizzard spell scaling increased from 0.7 to 1.4
- Blizzard cooldown increased from 16 to 24 seconds
Frostbolt doubling its scaling is the headline change here. Blizzard hits twice as hard but takes longer to come back, which rewards players who time their casts instead of spamming.
Arcane Spells
- Arcane Missiles projectile velocity increased from 1.5 to 2.0
- Arcane Missiles spell scaling increased from 0.5 to 0.75
- Arcane Blast spell scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.4
- Arcane Beam spell scaling increased from 1.0 to 2.0
- Arcane Beam cooldown decreased from 10 to 9 seconds
Arcane Beam jumping from 1.0 to 2.0 scaling is a massive buff, and the shortened cooldown makes it a reliable rotation staple. Arcane Missiles still fire in a spread, but each projectile now travels faster and hits noticeably harder.
Compatibility and Requirements
Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II is built for the Prominence II modpack and works on the Minecraft 1.20.1 version that the pack runs on, using the Forge loader. Because it is a pure datapack, you do not need to touch any config files or edit mod jars. Everything is handled through the data-driven systems the Wizards mod already exposes.
If you manage multiple instances, the foxygame.net launcher makes life easier here: its add-on catalog lets you slot Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II into the right profile in a single click, and it keeps version compatibility in check so you never load a mismatched pack by accident.
How to Install
Getting this running takes less than a minute. Here is how to install it properly:
- Make sure you have the Wizards mod and the Paxi mod installed in your Prominence II instance
- Locate the paxi folder inside your Minecraft instance directory
- Drop the datapack file into the paxi folder without unzipping it
- Launch the game and confirm the pack loads on world creation or reload
If the changes do not appear, double-check that the datapack is in the paxi folder and not the standard datapacks folder. Paxi loads packs globally, which is why it is the required delivery method here.
Why It Is Worth Downloading
Anyone who wants to download Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II is getting a focused, lightweight fix that respects the original mod while making an entire class fun to play again. Wizards Rebalanced - Balancing Datapack for Prominence II for Minecraft does not add new spells or flashy effects; it simply tunes numbers so that Fire, Frost, and Arcane builds all feel rewarding instead of frustrating. If you have ever abandoned a wizard run halfway through because the damage just was not there, this is the datapack that changes your mind.
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