Cerberu
by KalebLangley
Cerberu adds a Forge enchantment to helmets that heals nearby pets when the wearer damages a creature, and can move pet damage onto the player.
What it does
Players who wear a helmet carrying the Cerberu enchantment gain a healing effect: when the wearer attacks a creature, pets close by recover health. The enchantment can also be configured to redirect damage. Once the player's health falls below a set percentage, damage that would reach a pet lands on the player instead, which keeps pets alive in long fights.
The mod is aimed at survival players who keep pets and at server owners who want a shared pet-support gear option. Its settings cover the healing behavior, the damage threshold and a list of damage sources excluded from the transfer. Loot tables, rarity, tradeability and curse status are adjustable too, so the enchantment can be made common, rare, obtainable from loot books or removed from them.
Cerberu runs on Forge 1.20.1 only, with a single build, 1.0, published on 2024-07-25. Both the server and every player need it, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Healing through attacks
Each attack the wearer lands on a creature heals pets within range, so pets recover during the fight itself.
Damage transfer above a threshold
While the player's health is above the configured percentage, pet damage is taken by the player instead.
Configurable loot and trade rules
Rarity, whether the enchantment appears in loot books, tradeability and curse status can each be changed.
Healing and damage settings
The healing amount, the damage threshold and the excluded damage sources are set in the config.
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: Survival players who keep pets, and server owners who want to adjust how the enchantment is obtained and how it behaves in combat.
How it compares
Simple Command Whistle is a Forge 1.20.1 mod for commanding pets, published under All rights reserved and not open source, and it runs on client and server. WMITAF is open source under the MIT License, covers 1.16.4 – 1.20.2 across Forge, Fabric and NeoForge, and is client-side only, so it does not touch pet healing on a server. Cerberu has a single Forge 1.20.1 build, while Enchantment Custom Table covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 26.3 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerberu | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-25 |
| Simple Command Whistle | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
| WMITAF | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.4 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2023-02-24 |
| Enchantment Custom Table | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
Questions
Does Cerberu need Forge?
Does the server need Cerberu installed?
Can the enchantment be made rare or removed from loot books?
Which versions does Cerberu support?
In the catalog
Cerberu is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Cerberus is a unique Minecraft Forge mod that adds a special enchantment to your helmet. When players wear a helmet with this enchantment, any damage they deal to creatures will heal their nearby pets. Additionally, when the pets take damage, if the player's health is above a certain percentage, the player will take…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cerberu
- Owner
- KalebLangley
- Published
- 2024-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15