Sortilege

First of, Sortilege adds Magic Staves. Because how would a magic mod not add an excuse to go pew pew.

They are available in all 6 Vanilla materials (Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold, Diamond and Netherite), and serve as a middleground between melee (Swords) and ranged combat (Bows). To do so, they shoot a ray of particles that travels instantly, ignores gravity and does damage to anything in their path - stopping when hitting a block or after it cannot pierce anymore.

Different tiers affect the range, damage and max amount of targets. Lastly, Staves go under cooldown after you use them: no charging required (unless you set one in the configs), but you cannot spam either - this cooldown is fully configurable.

They also deal magic damage, giving that almost unused feature some love!

Staves also come with their very own set of enchantments, ranging from pure stats boosts...

• Unbreaking, the infamous
• Potency! Increases damage like how Sharpness does on swords. Level 1-5
• Stability! Increases the beam's range. Level 1-5
• Chaining! Increases the beam's pierce. Level 1-3
• Wisdom! Decreases the staff's XP cost. Level 1-3

... to new effects!

• Bonk! Your staff can be used as a melee weapon, and retains its magical properties when doing so.
• Push! The beam now pushes foes away. Level 1-2
• Pull! The beam now pulls foes to you. Level 1-2
• Blizzard! Light Blue particles, and the beam freezes foes. Level 1-2 | Incompatible with Brazier, Blast and Blitz
• Brazier! Orange particles, and the beam burns foes. Level 1-2 | Incompatible with Blizzard, Blast and Blitz
• Blast! Dark Red particles, and the beam triggers a small explosion where it stops. At max level, it also triggers one on every target hit! Level 1-2 | Incompatible with Blizzard, Brazier and Blitz
• Blitz! Yellow particles, and the ray shocks foes, slowing and weakening them. Level 1-2 | Incompatible with Blizzard, Brazier and Blast

but do not forget... curses...

• Curse of Ignorance... Using the staff costs experience, or increase the already existing cost if set in configs.

A staff's particle color changes depending on the type of staff, and the enchantments it has. You can also dye it in a crafting table to have it be exactly the color you want.

You can also click with Lapis Lazuli on a staff in your inventory to overcharge it. This displays as a second durability bar, and prevents your staff from consuming experience to shoot as long as it is present.

Staffs are extremely configurable, from simply changing a staff's stats, to adding your own or disabling the default ones! Read the wiki to learn how to do that.

You already know about Splash and Lingering Potions: We are bringing you a new type, the Antidotes!

Brew Glow Ink into any non instant potion to get the corresponding Antidote (also works works with any modded effect, as long as the corresponding potion exists); then, drink it while you are under the effect to instantly remove it, like a precise Milk Bucket. You will also be immune to that effect for the next 5 minutes.

On top of that, they also stack up to 16 in a single slot, and are much faster to drink than regular potions.

Want your thrusty potion back? No problem! Just brew your spare Antidotes with normal Ink, and the transformation will be reversed

Sortilege also fully overhauls the brewing and potion system, and exposes it to datapacks.

Now, potions stack to 8, are faster to drink (only 1s compared to vanilla's 1.6s), last for longer, but go on a 10s cooldown after being used. Maybe they will finally be usable in regular gameplay.

Furthermore, potion brewing is now accessible from Cauldrons! By placing one above a lit campfire, it will start bubbling, and you can then toss certain ingredients in to brew potions. Cauldrons placed above a Soul Campfire will even refill over time!