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Skull Boost

Modpack

Collection of FPS boosting mods and essential mods for pvp. Brings every single mod you will need for PVP. Runs on Vulkan Mod

Type

Modpack

Modrinth Downloads

158

Modrinth ID

Ao49pJRO

Last Updated

Oct 7, 2026

Description

Skull Boost

A performance-focused PvP modpack built around VulkanMod to deliver an exceptionally smooth Minecraft experience. This pack is designed for players who want the highest possible FPS without sacrificing useful PvP features or visual quality.

Compared to the standard Skull Client edition, this version uses VulkanMod as its rendering backend and includes a slightly different selection of mods optimized for Vulkan compatibility.

Features

Extreme Performance

This modpack is built with one goal in mind: maximize FPS.

By combining VulkanMod with carefully selected optimization mods, the pack can provide significantly higher FPS than many traditional PvP clients, especially on compatible hardware. Actual performance improvements will vary depending on your PC specifications, graphics drivers, and game settings.

PvP Enhancements

Everything you need for competitive gameplay is included, such as:

  • Armor HUD
  • Status Effect Timer
  • Shulker Box Tooltips
  • Low Fire
  • Low Shield
  • Clear Water
  • Clear Lava
  • FullBright
  • No Fog
  • Shield improvements
  • Replay Mod
  • Simple Voice Chat
  • Minimap and World Map
  • Many additional quality-of-life features

Custom Resource Pack

The modpack includes a custom PvP resource pack featuring:

  • Low Shield
  • Low Fire
  • PvP-oriented visual improvements
  • Small cosmetic tweaks designed to improve combat visibility

Beautiful Vulkan Rendering

Besides improving performance, VulkanMod also provides a clean and modern rendering pipeline, giving Minecraft a smooth and polished appearance while maintaining excellent responsiveness.

Customizable

Not every player wants the same experience. Any optional mods that you don't want can be easily enabled or disabled through the Modrinth App.

Designed For

  • Competitive PvP
  • Recording
  • FPS maxing
  • Practice servers
  • UHC and Axe PvP
  • SMP PvP and all types of PvP
  • General survival with high performance

Notes

  • This modpack is intended for systems compatible with VulkanMod.
  • Performance improvements depend on your hardware, graphics drivers, installed shaders, and game settings.
  • This edition shares many features with Skull Client but uses a VulkanMod-based setup and a slightly different mod selection to prioritize performance and compatibility.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.21.11

Recommended Gear

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Mod 205,631,872
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Mod 291,529,344
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Mod 81,094,374
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Config API with automatic GUIs, powerful validation options, server-client sync, and more!

Mod 134,972,104
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Mod 197,393,055
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Mod 182,737,604
Lithium (Fabric/NeoForge)

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Mod 234,106,302
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BadOptimizations

BadOptimizations

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Mod Menu

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Mod 236,722,746
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Mod 211,712,430
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Mod 140,967,048
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Mod 70,226,297
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uku's Armor HUD

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Minimalist vanilla-like widget to display your armor items and their durability. Forked by uku.

Mod 9,454,106
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Combat Hitboxes

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Mod 2,458,416
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Consumable Optimizer

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Mod 954,018
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Mod 5,456,667
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Status Effect Timer

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Mod 3,929,280
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VulkanBobby

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Mod 135,013
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Beryl

Beryl

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Mod 19,117,278
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Mod 41,624,867
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Cape | Better Capes

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Mod 1,213,287
Low Fire Reborn

Low Fire Reborn

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Mod 736,920
Better Hitreg

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Mod 848,247
HoloDisplays

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Mod 29,283
Vulkan Motion Blur

Vulkan Motion Blur

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Mod 105,179
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Mod 4,591
Always Shield

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Mod 92,379
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Mod 8,218
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