Boss Whackers
by boypika
Boss Whackers gives players swords and related items that can defeat Minecraft bosses in a single hit, a route vanilla play does not offer.
What it does
The mod adds swords that one-shot bosses, so a fight that normally takes many hits can end at once. The items are obtained late in progression, which keeps them from appearing early in a survival world. Harvesting Nether stars becomes easier, and beacons can be built faster with the same items. Crafting recipes are included for each item. Boss Whackers needs Fabric API, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 30 release versions, 1.16.2 – 1.21.8.
Key features
One-hit boss swords
Swords that defeat Minecraft bosses in a single hit, which vanilla combat does not allow.
Late-game progression
The items are obtained only in the late game, so they do not appear in early survival.
Faster nether stars and beacons
Harvesting nether stars and building beacons take less effort with the mod's items.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
1 Hit is a server-side mod under the MIT License, published for 1.16 – 26.3. Its server is required while clients may leave it out, so players can join without installing it. Remnant Bosses is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Whackers | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-01 |
| 1 Hit | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-14 |
| Remnant Bosses | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does Boss Whackers need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Boss Whackers is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Adds a way to one-shot all of the bosses that exist in Vanilla Minecraft. If it wasn't obvious enough, these are not early game items and should only be obtained in the late game to become more powerful and to generally make the harvesting of nether stars easier to make beacons faster.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/boss-bashers
- Owner
- boypika
- Published
- 2023-06-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15