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Craftable Wither Skulls

by Antre des loutres

Craftable Wither Skulls lets players craft Wither Skeleton skulls from a set of ingredients, so the Wither fight stays reachable without waiting for natural spawns.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer required, client optionalMIT License1.16 – 26.2

What it does

Wither Skeleton skulls become a crafting recipe that combines several ingredients, giving players a fixed route to the skull they need for a Wither summon. Without this, the skull depends on random Wither Skeleton drops, which can be rare. Crafted skulls work with the vanilla Wither boss fight and the rest of the normal game rules, so no separate boss or altered stats are introduced.

The server needs the mod for the recipe to work, while players can join without it: the server must run it, and clients may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the 1.0.0 build reaches 26.2 as well as the versions listed for the other platforms. A data pack version is also published for servers that prefer that route.

The code is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Installation is simple: place the jar in the mods folder, or drop the data pack into the world's datapacks directory, then start the server. Nothing else needs to be configured for the recipe to appear.

Key features

  1. Craftable Wither Skeleton skulls

    Wither Skeleton skulls can be crafted from a set of ingredients instead of relying only on drops from Wither Skeletons.

  2. Accessible Wither fight

    The Wither boss can be summoned without waiting for natural Wither Skeleton spawns in the world.

  3. Vanilla gameplay kept intact

    The crafted skull follows the existing Wither summon rules, so the boss fight plays as it does in vanilla Minecraft.

  4. Data pack option

    A data pack build exists for servers that want the recipe without installing a mod.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
26.1.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
26.1.11.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
26.11.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
1.21.101.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
1.21.91.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.21.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2
1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.71.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.61.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.51.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.41.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.31.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.21.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.81.0.0+mc1.21.2-1.21.8
1.21.11.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.11.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.11.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.1
1.211.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.11.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.11.0.0+mc1.21-1.21.1
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.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want a reliable route to the Wither fight, and players on those servers. Players do not need the mod installed, since the server runs it alone.

How it compares

Full comparison

Where's My Wither Skeleton Skull (WMWSS) is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 and runs on client and server, so both sides need it. Always a Wither Skull is server-side only, supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16.5 – 26.3, and is released under All rights reserved, not open source. Craftable Wither Skulls is the one that runs with the server required and the client optional.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Craftable Wither SkullsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.16 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-23
Where's My Wither Skeleton Skull (WMWSS)Fabric, Forge and NeoForge1.17.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-05-26
Always a Wither SkullFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-02

Questions

Does Craftable Wither Skulls need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server must run the mod, and the client may leave it out, so players can join without installing it.

Which loaders does Craftable Wither Skulls support?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. A data pack build is also available for servers that do not want a mod.

Does Craftable Wither Skulls work on Minecraft 26.2?

Yes. The latest file, 1.0.0+mc1.21.9-26.2, is dated 2026-08-23 and targets 26.2 on all three loaders.

In the catalog

Craftable Wither Skulls is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Version: 1.0 Minecraft Version: 1.21.1+ Author: Antre des loutres
Antre des loutres, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Antre des loutres
Published
2025-09-28
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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