Alex's Mobs
by AlexModGuy
Survival worlds gain 89 new mobs from Alex's Mobs, ranging from real-world creatures such as grizzly bears and roadrunners to fictional ones like the endergrade.
What it does
Most of the added mobs are real-world creatures, including grizzly bears, roadrunners and orcas. The rest are fictional, among them the endergrade and the bone serpent. Every creature is described as having a purpose, either a unique drop, a mechanic or a function, and none of them exist only for decoration. Their presence also makes some biomes feel more populated. Models, textures, animations and AI are styled to match the latest vanilla additions.
Many mobs leave items that can be crafted into weapons, arrows, potions and armor with special effects. Rare or endangered animals, such as the komodo dragon and the hammerhead shark, release their items when they carry out a particular action instead of only on death. Most real-world mobs are not hostile by default but can be provoked by distance or by being attacked, similar to polar bears and piglins in vanilla. Most of the fictional mobs are hostile. Both the server and each player need it, since the environment is client and server, and it requires Citadel. Forge and NeoForge builds cover 6 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.20.1.
Key features
89 new mobs
The mod adds 89 creatures, split between real-world animals and fictional mobs such as the endergrade.
Mob drops for crafting
Drops from many mobs are used to craft weapons, arrows, potions and armor with special effects.
Action-based drops
Rare animals drop items by performing a specific action, so their items are not limited to death.
Provocable behavior
Most real-world mobs are neutral and become aggressive when approached or attacked, while most fictional mobs are hostile.
Configurable spawns
Spawns can be set by BiomeDictionary type, biome registry name, dimension tag or biome category, which suits modpacks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Required by 13 mods
Use cases
Modpacks
Biome, block, mob and dimension mods can sit alongside it, and it fits both vanilla-style and heavily modded packs.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack builders who want a large set of new creatures with crafting drops and fine control over where each mob spawns.
How it compares
Naturalist is also a Client and server mob mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 26.3, but it uses a custom license and is not open source. Bears Update is a Forge-only Client and server option for 1.19.2 under All rights reserved. Ocean Giants is Server-side only, under the MIT License, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on Forge and NeoForge, so it covers a different version range and needs no client install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex's Mobs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-06 |
| Naturalist | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Bears Update | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-09 |
| Ocean Giants | Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-18 |
Questions
Does Alex's Mobs need Citadel?
Do players need the mod if the server has it?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
Can server owners control where mobs spawn?
In the catalog
Alex's Mobs is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Alex's Mobs is a Forge mod that adds 89 new mobs to Minecraft. All of these mobs fall into either two categories: most of them are real world creatures, like Grizzly Bears, Roadrunners, Orcas, etc; but some of them are purely fictional, like the Endergade and Bone Serpent. All of these creatures fulfill a necessary…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/alexs-mobs
- Owner
- AlexModGuy
- Published
- 2023-11-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15