Arrow In The Knee
by RazorPlay01
Arrow In The Knee makes arrows stick visibly in every living mob after they are shot, not only in players, as the Skyrim meme suggests.
What it does
In vanilla Minecraft only players show arrows embedded in their bodies after taking hits. The mod extends that same rendering to cows, zombies, skeletons and other living entities, so a shot creature carries the arrows that struck it. Arrows are placed at random across the model parts of each entity, following the logic the game already uses for players.
The mod targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 10 release versions, 1.19.2 – 26.3. Fabric API is required on every loader. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the project publishes a source repository and an issue tracker. It needs no configuration, so installing it is enough to start seeing the effect in a world.
Because it only changes how arrows are drawn, it adds no items, blocks or mechanics. Players who want more changes to mob behavior or drops will need other mods alongside it.
Key features
Arrows on living mobs
Every living mob displays arrows stuck in its body after being shot, matching what players already see.
Vanilla-style placement
Arrows are positioned randomly across the model parts of each entity, using the same approach the game applies to players.
No setup
The mod works after installation with no options to adjust, and it leaves the rest of the rendering pipeline unchanged.
Lightweight rendering
The change is limited to drawing arrows on entities, so gameplay systems such as combat and drops are untouched.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Combat in survival worlds
Players fighting groups of mobs see each target visibly accumulate arrows as it takes hits.
Who it’s for: Players who want mobs to show damage from arrows, and players who enjoy the humorous side of the Skyrim meme.
Questions
Does Arrow In The Knee need Fabric API?
Does the mod change how mobs fight or drop items?
In the catalog
Arrow In The Knee is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee..." Now every mob in Minecraft can share that experience! Bring the iconic Skyrim meme to life in Minecraft! "Arrow In The Knee" is a simple yet satisfying mod that extends the vanilla arrow-stuck-in-body rendering to all living entities, not just…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aitk
- Owner
- RazorPlay01
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15