Armor Stand Overhaul
Armor Stand Overhaul is a data pack that gives every armor stand arms by default, so players and server owners get the arms without placing each stand by hand.
What it does
Armor stands spawned with the ShowArms tag show arms, and the data pack applies this to stands that players summon in the world. Stands that already exist get arms only when they are summoned again with the tag, so older builds keep their look until they are replaced.
The data pack is written to stay light. It tags armor stands and leaves other entities alone, and it does not add a constant NoAI check on every stand, which would otherwise add lag on servers with many stands. Build worlds, villages and maps that rely on stands can use it without changing their existing structures.
The pack runs on the server, and only the server needs it: players join without installing anything. It is published as a data pack for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.20.3 – 1.21.11 and 1.21.11 as the latest build. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Arms on new stands
Armor stands summoned with the ShowArms tag appear with arms, using the tag set in the summon command.
Tag-based targeting
The pack acts only on armor stands carrying the tag, so other stands and entities keep their default behavior.
Low overhead
It avoids constant per-stand checks, so the arms do not cost extra processing on servers with many stands.
Summon-only changes
Existing stands keep their old look unless they are summoned again with the arms tag.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Build worlds and maps
Builders who place many stands for scenes can summon them with arms in one command, giving poses a more natural look.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can add the pack to a server to give new stands arms without asking players to install anything.
Who it’s for: Server owners and map builders who use armor stands for decoration or storytelling and want arms on newly summoned stands without a client mod.
Questions
Does Armor Stand Overhaul need a mod loader?
Do players need to install the pack?
Why do existing armor stands keep their old look?
In the catalog
Armor Stand Overhaul is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Armor Stand Overhaul is a simple and lightweight data pack that brings the arms to armor stands by default!\ You can summon an armor stand with arms with the ShowArms (/summon minecraft:armor_stand ~ ~ ~ {ShowArms:1b}) tag, but that only works on the ones you summon.\ This data pack gives every armor stand, old or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-stand-overhaul
- Owner
- sniffercraft34
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15