Conan Exile Mods Guide: Best Mods & How Modding Works

Conan Exiles has one of the healthiest mod scenes in survival gaming, and the Enhanced (UE5) update in May 2026 reset the entire ecosystem: every Legacy (UE4) mod was invalidated, modders rebuilt against a new devkit, and the Workshop now separates mods by an Enhanced tag. This guide covers the mods actually worth running in 2026 — the leveling overhaul EAA, the admin staple Pippi, the QoL king IQOL, and the content giants — plus how installing them works on your client and server.

Here's what you'll learn:

• What "modding" means for Conan Exiles Enhanced in 2026
• The best mods by category, with Workshop IDs
• What EAA actually is (and why every server ad mentions it)
• Client and server install in five steps
• Load order rules and patch-day survival

The 2026 Mod Scene: Enhanced Tag or Bust

The UE5 move changed modding permanently. Old UE4 mods simply don't load — the engine jumped to UE5.6, physics moved from Apex to Chaos, and asset files were reorganized. The Workshop now tags mods built with the new devkit as Enhanced; Legacy listings are marked incompatible. Two consequences:

• Always filter by the Enhanced tag before subscribing. A Legacy mod will crash your client or fail to appear — the most common support ticket of May–June 2026.
• Modders re-published rather than updated. Most active mods returned within weeks as new Enhanced listings; abandoned mods are gone for good. Check each listing's "Last Updated" date against the current game patch.

Per the official modding documentation for Conan Exiles Enhanced, the refreshed Mod Dev Kit requires modders to migrate their projects and recompile — and the devkit docs walk through the compile errors to expect. Day-one mod support for several popular mods was confirmed at launch.

The full install workflow — client subscribe, server modlist.txt, SteamCMD, load order, and what to do when a patch breaks everything — is covered in our unofficial patch guide. This page is about which mods to pick.

The Best Conan Exiles Mods (2026)

EAA deserves a closer look because it's the mod you'll see in half of all Enhanced server ads ("PvE/3x EAA"). The listing "[Enhanced] EAA — Enhanced Perks & Level" is the leveling companion to the Enhanced Armory & Arsenal family: it raises the level cap to 300 with 120 attribute points, lets attributes reach 30 (with a new perk at 25 and a choice of two perks at 30 — 18 new perks total), and delivers over 10,000 knowledge points by level 300. It's a lightweight mod that doesn't touch vanilla perks, which is why server owners pair it with boosted XP rates for a longer, deeper progression curve.

Client and Server Install in Five Steps

1. Subscribe on the Workshop — the Conan Exiles Enhanced Workshop with the Enhanced tag filter on. Steam downloads mods to your mods folder and updates them automatically.
2. Enable in-game — launch and open the Mods menu (use the in-game menu, not the launcher tab — the launcher's mod list is a known UE5-era bug that often shows zero).
3. Set the load order — dependencies first, overhauls before fixes, and match your client order to the server's exactly.
4. Server side — hosts install via Workshop ID (one +workshop_download_item 440900 <id> line per mod) and list the active mods in ConanSandbox/Mods/modlist.txt.
5. Patch day — every game patch breaks some mods. Back up saves, expect 1–7 days for authors to recompile, and unsub anything tagged Legacy.

For the detailed server-side steps (SteamCMD, modlist.txt formatting, the * prefix, Conay mod-sync), see the unofficial patch guide — it's the complete install reference.

"Wings of Valkyrie" and Other Odd Search Queries

Two search terms show up around Conan modding that deserve honest answers:

• "Wings of Valkyrie" — there is no base-game quest by this name. The closest real item is the "[Legacy] Wings Of Valhalla" mod, which adds Valkyrian armor sets (Silver/Gold/Fallen/Desert/Jungle/Mountain/Lava variants) and a custom level curve, or the Aesir/Valkyrie-themed armor in the base game. The "demonic sorcery quest" phrasing suggests a modded or server-specific quest — unverified, so treat any guide claiming it as a base-game quest with suspicion.
• "EAA" — covered above: the Enhanced Armory & Arsenal mod family and its Enhanced Perks & Level leveling overhaul (Workshop 3720326124). It is the single most common mod acronym on Enhanced server listings.

Are Mods Safe?

• Official servers: no mods. The Workshop is explicit — mods run on private/unofficial servers only.
• Download from the Workshop. Community warnings from the Funcom forums: over 95% of Conan mods live on the Steam Workshop, and third-party copies are frequently years out of date — a recipe for crashes. Use the Workshop, not Nexus, for Conan mods (a few modders maintain current Nexus releases, but verify dates).
• BattlEye interaction — signature-mismatch errors usually mean a client/server anti-cheat state mismatch, not a bad mod.

FAQ

What are the best Conan Exiles mods in 2026? EAA (Enhanced Perks & Level, Workshop 3720326124) for leveling/progression depth, Pippi (880454836) for server admin, IQOL (2275543723) for quality-of-life fixes, Emberlight (1369802940) for content, and LBPR/Pythagoras Support Beams for building. Filter the Workshop by the Enhanced tag before subscribing.

What does EAA mean in Conan Exiles? EAA is the Enhanced Armory & Arsenal mod family; its "Enhanced Perks & Level" companion (Workshop 3720326124) raises the level cap to 300 with 120 attribute points, new attribute perks at 25/30, 18 new perks total, and 10,000+ knowledge points by max level. It's the most common mod on Enhanced server ads ("PvE/3x EAA").

Do Conan Exiles mods work on official servers? No. Official servers block mods entirely — the Workshop states this explicitly. Mods only run on private, co-op, or dedicated unofficial servers, and both client and server must run identical mod lists and load order.

How do I install Conan Exiles mods on my server? Subscribe via Workshop on the client; server-side, add +workshop_download_item 440900 <WorkshopID> per mod (or use your host's Workshop installer UI) and list the active mods in ConanSandbox/Mods/modlist.txt with the * prefix. Restart the server, then match your client's load order to it.

What happened to old mods after the Enhanced update? The UE5 move (May 5, 2026) invalidated every Legacy (UE4) mod — old builds crash or fail to load. Modders rebuilt against the new devkit and re-published with an Enhanced tag; abandoned mods are gone. Always filter the Workshop by the Enhanced tag and check each mod's Last Updated date.

Related Guides

• Conan Exiles Unofficial Patch: Install Guide & What It Fixes
• Conan Exiles Servers Guide: Hosting & Server Types
• Conan Exiles Enhanced Guide: The UE5 Upgrade Explained
• Conan Exiles Thralls Guide: Taming & Best Thralls
• Terraria Mods Guide

Official resources: Steam store page · Steam Workshop — Conan Exiles Enhanced · UE5 Mod Dev Kit documentation · Official wiki — Modding · EAA — Enhanced Perks & Level on the Workshop

Last Updated: August 13, 2026