Allow wolves to attack teammates
Allow wolves to attack teammates is a NeoForge mod that lets tamed dogs attack players and mobs even when they share a team with their owner.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft prevents wolves and other mobs from attacking targets on their own team, which the friendly fire setting on a team does not change for mobs. Life series servers often assign players to teams by remaining lives, so a dog owned by a red-team player cannot attack another red-team player under vanilla rules. This mod removes the team check that stops mobs from attacking such targets, letting dogs attack players and mobs that share a team.
The author describes the mod as experimental and says it changes how other mobs behave in general, not only wolves. The author also warns that colored nametags and other team features should be checked after installing it, since it may break some of them. Only the NeoForge loader is published, with the latest file for 1.21.8 dated 2025-07-24.
The mod is needed on both the client and the server, and the code is under the MIT License, so it is open source. Builds exist for 1.21.4 – 1.21.8.
Key features
Team check removed for mobs
Mobs no longer skip targets that belong to their own team when choosing whom to attack.
Dogs attack teammates
Tamed wolves can attack other players and mobs on the same team as their owner.
Experimental behavior change
The change also applies to other mobs, and the author notes it may affect behavior beyond wolves.
Team display may break
Colored nametags and other team-based features may stop working as expected, according to the author.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Life series servers
Servers that split players into teams by remaining lives can let dogs attack players whose owner is on the same team.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who run life series or team-based games on NeoForge and want tamed dogs to attack teammates. The author recommends testing it first because the mod is experimental.
How it compares
Cobblemon: Team Preview is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and it is open source. Irons Spell N FTB Teams is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, also open source. Both alternatives change team features rather than mob targeting.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow wolves to attack teammates | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-24 |
| Cobblemon: Team Preview | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Irons Spell N FTB Teams | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-15 |
Questions
Does Allow wolves to attack teammates need a loader other than NeoForge?
Does the server need the mod?
Will the mod change how other mobs behave?
In the catalog
Allow wolves to attack teammates is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
In vanilla minecraft, mobs will not attack other mobs that are part of the same team. Teams have a 'friendlyFire' attribute, but this only allows players to attack each other, and does not affect mobs aggro. This is particularly problematic in life series mods, that usually assign players to teams based on their life…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/allow-wolves-to-attack-teammates
- Owner
- TwinkleSprinkle
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15