For players who want a vibrant twist on Minecraft’s visuals, the Amethyst Shaders for Minecraft 1.21.10 offer a colorful and atmospheric upgrade. Built as a modified version of Complementary Reimagined, this shaderpack was developed by Gamerbenyt as part of the official Amethyst Group project. While still in an early alpha stage and not without bugs, it already delivers a distinctive look.
The shader enhances the game with deeper sky colors, brighter blocks, and improved lighting effects. During the day, skies appear more saturated, while clouds gain a glossy outline that makes the world feel more stylized. Every block pops with more vivid colors, giving builds and landscapes extra life.
Different dimensions also get their own unique upgrades:
- The End: Features a denser starry sky with brighter light beams, creating a more otherworldly atmosphere.
- The Nether: Gains stronger contrast, such as more intense blues in soul sand valleys.
If you’re interested in trying out a shader that’s still evolving but already visually striking, downloading Amethyst Shaders for Minecraft 1.21.10 is worth checking out.
How To Download Amethyst Shaders 1.21.10
This Minecraft Shader is fully compatible with Minecraft 1.21.10 and previous versions. Please follow the steps below:
- Scroll down, you will find the downloads section. There is the Amethyst Shaders link.
- You have to choose now if you want to do this with Optifine or with Iris.
- In the downloads section, you can find two different links. Click on both links, it will lead you to two different websites.
- Download both files. The first file would be Optifine 1.21.10 and then the shaderpack.
- Let me guide you through.
- Click on the first link.
- You will be immediately taken to the website where you will download the shader. Take a look on the right.
- You should see the section with “Downloads”.
- Choose the right Minecraft version and hit “Download“.
- Click on the second link and do the same with Optifine or Iris.
- After you have both files, you need to take them and drop them on the desktop.
- For in-depth tutorial on this, check out my How To Install Shaders in Minecraft tutorial.
How To Install Amethyst Shaders 1.21.10
The first thing you will do is to double-check that you have the Shaders and Optifine 1.21.10 on the desktop.
- Please go to the Windows Search Bar. It’s located in the middle bottom of your screen.
- Type in %appdata% and hit “search” or enter.
- A new window will pop up, it’s the roaming folder.
- There should be “.Minecraft” folder, find it and open it.
- Scroll down and find “shaderpacks” folder, open it.
- When you are in there, take Amethyst Shaders 1.21.10 and drop it there.
- What should we do with Optifine now? It’s easy.
- Get back to the desktop and then double-click on the installation file.
- First thing you should do is to read the information, when you are ready, hit install.
- Finally, open Minecraft Launcher.
- Choose Optifine version and hit play.
- When you get to the Minecraft menu, go to the “Options” -> “Video Settings” -> “Shaderpacks”.
- Simply double-click on the shaderpack, when you do that, the shaderpack is enabled.
- Hit “Done” and go enjoy your new look of the game!
Amethyst Shaders — Download Links
[1.21.x – 1.20.x] Amethyst Shaders
[1.21.x – 1.20.x] Iris Shaders