Cowzilla
by HiddenThorn
Cowzilla adds hostile cows, a cow boss and cow-themed weapons and gear to NeoForge worlds, for players who want something a bit humorous.
What it does
The mod adds several hostile and neutral cows to the overworld: Soldier Cow, a weak enemy with 10 health points that attacks players and also attacks normal cows, Exploding Cow, which rushes the player and detonates, and Giant Cow, a neutral mob that attacks only when another mob attacks it. Ghost Cow is an ethereal spirit that can be summoned from a Ghost Cow Essence or a Ghost Cow Staff, and it fights mobs and players alike.
Cowzilla is the boss, a large black cow marked with green spots, with 200 health and a damage output of 19. It is summoned with a Pearl Cowzilla, crafted from a totem of undying, soul sand, raw beef, a netherite ingot and a pearl, so it can be fought in survival mode. Defeating it drops rare gear. The mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published for NeoForge only, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, which does not make it open source.
Key features
Soldier Cow
A grey-skinned hostile cow with red eyes and armor-like plating, weak enough to be handled with a few hits.
Exploding Cow
A cow with 5 health that charges at the player and explodes, and that also targets other cows.
Giant Cow
A neutral mob that defends itself when attacked, dropping food and leather because of its large size.
Ghost Cow and Ghost Cow Staff
Ghost Cow Essence is made from a ghast tear, leather and raw beef, and the staff summons a Ghost Cow that can inflict Wither, Slowness and Weakness.
Cowzilla boss
A boss with 200 health and 19 damage, summoning Soldier Cows during the fight and dropping rare gear when defeated.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival boss encounter
Players who craft a Pearl Cowzilla can summon the boss in a survival world without creative tools.
Who it’s for: Players who want humorous hostile mobs and cow-themed equipment in a NeoForge world, and server owners who want an optional boss that all players on the server can reach.
How it compares
Chaotic Cows is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it requires both client and server. Cow Tools is also a NeoForge mod for client and server, but it is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 26.3. The Ghast Cow is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.5 – 26.1.2, open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowzilla | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-10 |
| Chaotic Cows | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-01-24 |
| Cow Tools | NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
| The Ghast Cow | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-05 |
Questions
Does Cowzilla need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Cowzilla support?
How is Cowzilla summoned?
In the catalog
Cowzilla is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,801 Cursed mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Cowzilla mod, this mod was created because I wanted to add something a bit humorous into Minecraft, so I added some hostile cows, giant cows, and a massive cow boss, I also added some various equipment, craftables, and collectibles to make you more powerful in Minecraft all of which are cow themed…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cowzilla
- Owner
- HiddenThorn
- Published
- 2024-10-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15