BattleFoxes (polymer)
by jthkhaose
BattleFoxes turns foxes into tameable combat companions that fight alongside players, guard areas and grow stronger over time.
What it does
Once tamed, a fox becomes an active companion that uses quick strikes, dodging and flanking moves in combat. Every fox grows its own temperament and way of fighting, so no two feel alike. Wild BattleFoxes act as territorial guardians that patrol designated areas and attack hostile mobs, which gives bases and farms living protection without a constant player presence. Foxes gain experience from killing hostile mobs and from landing hits or protecting the player, and they can level up to earn upgrade points.
The mod works on a Fabric server and needs the server side to run; players with the vanilla client can join without installing it. It is built with Polymer, so its content is sent to vanilla clients. Evolution at level 50 produces larger foxes with soul-flame particles and raises the level cap to 100. The mod is published for 1.21.11 only, with version 5.0.0 as the latest Fabric file, released 2026-03-27, and it is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Five upgrade tracks
Foxes spend upgrade points across five tracks, each capped at level 5, to shape how they fight.
Combat tactics by target
Foxes flee creepers and kite skeletons and phantoms with circle-strafing pounces, while cautious retreats keep them safer against witches, blazes and endermen.
Melee rush and bonuses
Foxes rush zombies, spiders and most standard mobs; armor and bite bonuses stack with equipped fox armor and swords.
Recovery and healing
Foxes regenerate health out of combat, use emergency pounces when health drops low, and eat sweet berries to heal themselves.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want loyal fox companions on a Fabric survival server, and server owners who want automatic guardians for bases and farms without iron golems.
How it compares
Fox Tame / Tameable Fox is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that runs on client and server and is released under All rights reserved, so both the server and players need it. No Endermen is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that is server-side only and is released under All rights reserved, so players need nothing installed. BattleFoxes is server required with optional client and is also All rights reserved, focused on tamed combat companions and guardians.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BattleFoxes (polymer) | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-27 |
| Fox Tame / Tameable Fox | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-09 |
| No Endermen | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does BattleFoxes need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft version does BattleFoxes support?
How do foxes evolve?
In the catalog
BattleFoxes (polymer) is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Battlefox adds loyal combat partners you can tame and wild guardians that patrol and protect areas on your server. Built with Polymer, everything works seamlessly for vanilla clients. No mods required on the player side.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/battlefoxes-polymer
- Owner
- jthkhaose
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15