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Any backport mod would just cause issues with older mods like thaumcraft 4 and require you to dig through configs to fix them. I'd suggest just grabbing thaumcraft 4 with most of its' addons and some of the complementing mods like witchery.
>Is there anything more recent you guys like
Thaumcraft 6 for 1.12.2 has been shaping up for a number of years to be the second best version of thaumcraft and by extension the 2nd I've always struggled to get into witchery. best magic mod if you're including addons. Augmentation, fix and the multiple ports of addons from 1.7.10 breathed a lot of life into this version. The biggest issue is that Azanor quit around this time so there's very little compatibility with other mods aspect wise. Magic mods past this point tend to suck and not be worth bothering with.
>the modpacks I see on forge
I normally never use modpacks made by others, but thaumic industries 2 expert caught my eye recently I still haven't played it, but I'm considering it.