Bigger and Better?
by nxneym
Bigger and Better? changes the size of zombies, so some spawn larger, stronger and with more health, and potions can change size too.
What it does
About 5% of zombies spawn with a size between 1x and 6x, and the size scales their strength and health. Larger zombies are considerably tougher. Killing a zombie at 1.5x size or above raises the chance of a Potion of Growth dropping, with the chance increasing as the zombie grows. The mod runs on NeoForge 1.21.1 and needs to be on both the server and every player's client. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with source code public.
Key features
Random zombie sizes
About 5% of zombies spawn between 1x and 6x their normal size, with strength and health scaling along.
Size-scaled potion drops
Zombies at 1.5x size or larger raise the chance of a Potion of Growth dropping.
Brewing and apples
A Brewing Stand upgrades growth and shrinking potions, and crafted apples change a mob's size.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Qa Zombie Enhance is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.21.1 on NeoForge. Leader Zombies Are Larger is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigger and Better? | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-09 |
| Qa Zombie Enhance | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-20 |
| Leader Zombies Are Larger | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-11 |
Questions
Does Bigger and Better? need anything else installed?
In the catalog
Bigger and Better? is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Zombies now have about a 5% chance to spawn with their size scaled between 1x to 6x. Larger zombies are significantly stronger! Killing zombies larger than 1.5x size has a chance to drop a Potion of Growth (drop chance increases with the zombie's size).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bigger-and-better
- Owner
- nxneym
- Published
- 2025-06-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15