BetterPhantoms
by Renthy
BetterPhantoms changes how phantoms spawn and attack on Fabric servers, with settings for group size, aggression and timeout.
What it does
The mod replaces the vanilla phantom spawn rule, so phantoms no longer depend on how long a player has gone without sleeping. Instead, phantoms can appear in the End dimension at random positions around a player, up to eight times. Their behavior is changed as well: phantoms stay neutral toward players until a player attacks first, and once a swarm is provoked, the phantoms in it become aggressive together.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it and only the server needs the Fabric loader and Fabric API. Settings for spawn group size, aggression and timeout are available through its configuration file, letting server owners tune how often phantoms appear and how long they stay hostile.
BetterPhantoms is published for Fabric only, with a single build, 1.0.0, for 1.21.5, released on 2025-04-25. Fabric API is required, and the code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Custom spawn timing
Phantoms can spawn at random positions around a player in the End dimension, up to eight times, instead of following the vanilla sleep rule.
Neutral until provoked
Phantoms stay neutral and only attack a player who attacks them first.
Swarm aggression
When one phantom in a swarm is provoked, the swarm turns aggressive as a group.
Configurable spawning
Group size, aggression and timeout can be adjusted in the configuration file.
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
Use cases
Server tuning
Server owners who find vanilla phantoms too frequent can change group size and timeout without touching the game code.
Quieter nights
Players who build or explore at night can avoid phantoms unless they start a fight.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run Fabric 1.21.5 and want to adjust phantom behavior, and players on those servers who want phantoms to stop attacking without provocation.
How it compares
Phantoms in the End is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 26.2, open source under the MIT License, and runs on client and server. Phantom Switch is also a Fabric mod, for 1.21 – 26.3 and open source under the MIT License, and runs on client and server. BetterPhantoms covers only 1.21.5 and is server-side only, so players need nothing installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterPhantoms | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-25 |
| Phantoms in the End | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| Phantom Switch | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does BetterPhantoms need Fabric API?
Do players need to install BetterPhantoms?
Which game version does BetterPhantoms support?
Where are the phantom settings changed?
In the catalog
BetterPhantoms is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterphantoms
- Owner
- Renthy
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15