Is optifine allowed for 1.16.5?

no

Btw ita not, but u should play on 1.16.1

For fucks sakes

Hmm

you can use 1.16.5 but the ender pearls trade rate is low and now decrease the amount of the drop aswell as obsidian and strings, hes right use 1.16.1, use soduim if no optifine, tbh why is optifine not allowed?

@CocohMC It increases the players reach and changes how mob spawning works, plus there are a lot of other settings that aren't fair (i.e. turning off fog)

sodium also is advantageous

@electricoyt Sodium was made to try and change the game as little as possible, what advantages does it give besides better fps and smoother play?

It is banned, you can't use it.