Mob Variants
ModAdds stronger variants for hostile mobs.
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Maintenance
1 point lost26 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6 days ago (18 Oct 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.3 on Fabric (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 7 of the last 24 months 5 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.7 of the 118 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Xires87/MobVariants 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Xires87/MobVariants 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.371,388 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.1 years, 51 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
69.5 of the 71 points that apply = 98 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Mob Variants adds stronger hostile-mob forms by replacing some vanilla mobs after they spawn, with conversion chances that can depend on where they appear. Cave conversions become more likely at lower depths, while biome-specific forms include the Tropical Spider and wall-climbing Explorer in jungles, Frozen Zombies in snowy biomes, Bloated Corpses in swamps, Corsairs around beaches, oceans, and shipwrecks, and Toxic Slimes in mangrove swamps. Examples of cave variants include an Armored Spider that deflects ordinary arrows, an Undead Warrior whose limited arrows inflict effects such as weakness or blindness, a Forgotten that inflicts mining fatigue, and a Cave Creeper that explodes quickly when set on fire. Nether variants include the fire-immune Infected Piglin, the stronger Ghast-like Nightmare that fires extra small fireballs at close range, the axe-wielding Executioner, the fast Soul Stealer that deals magic damage and moves quickly on soul sand, the fire-setting Lava Slime, and the faster, hard-hitting Zombified Piglin Brute. Other variants bring distinct effects and behaviors: Frozen Zombies slow enemies, Bloated Corpses can release poisonous gas when killed or cause a fire explosion when burning, and Corsairs can swim and wield wooden swords. Conversion chances are configurable, and datapacks can define or replace conversion rules, including requirements based on chance, mob position, biome, or configuration values.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 11 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds 17 items, 17 mobs and 17 loot tables.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 371K
- Created
- 30 Sep 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
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What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
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- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.7 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 3 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
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Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
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We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found34 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 6 a month now, 10 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
154 modpacks include Mob Variants in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 20 Jul 2026
Better OneBlock [One Block]783K downloadslast version with it 27 Jan 2026
MYTHCRAFT5222K downloadslast version with it 6 Dec 2023
Euphoric Curiosity162K downloadslast version with it 1 Nov 2022
Spell Dimension132K downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2026
Medieval Immersed78K downloadslast version with it 6 Aug 2023
AluCraft RPG | 1.20.113K downloadslast version with it 10 Jun 2024
Elevated Expeditions13K downloadslast version with it 22 Mar 2025
Gregorian Nightmares13K downloadslast version with it 23 May 2026
Just Some Mods7.1K downloadslast version with it 26 Feb 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Mob Variants. Share: how many of the modpacks with Mob Variants also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 77% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
FerriteCoreAModin 75% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
LithiumAModin 74% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 55% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
Towns and TowersBModin 55% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
Sodium ExtraAModin 54% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
Friends&Foes (Fabric/Quilt)AModin 53% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
VisualityAModin 51% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 50% of the modpacks with Mob Variants
Dungeons and TavernsBModin 49% of the modpacks with Mob VariantsLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.