Creeper Player Head Drop
by Shawn404
Creeper Player Head Drop makes a player's head drop when a charged creeper explosion kills them, the same way other mobs drop heads.
What it does
When a charged creeper explosion kills a player, the player's head drops at the death location. The drop works like the head drops from other mobs, so the mod adds no new block or item type. It is a server-side only change, so players join with the vanilla client and nothing installed on their side.
The mod is published for Fabric and targets only Minecraft 1.21.11, with Fabric Loader 0.18.1 or newer and Java 21 required. Installing it means placing the mod jar in the server mods folder, then starting the server. It also works in singleplayer when the jar is placed in the client mods folder. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the code is released under the MIT License.
Key features
Player head drops
A player killed by a charged creeper explosion leaves a player head behind at the place of death.
Mob-style drops
Head drops follow the same pattern as other mobs, so the behavior is consistent with vanilla drop handling.
Vanilla client compatibility
Players connecting to a server running the mod need no extra install, since the change lives on the server.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server drop tweaks
Server owners who want charged creeper deaths to leave a head can add the mod without requiring players to change their clients.
Singleplayer testing
The jar can be placed in a client mods folder to get the same head drop in a single-player world.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric 1.21.11 who want player heads to drop from charged creeper kills, and singleplayer players who want the same behavior locally.
How it compares
Anti Creeper is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is published for 1.21 – 1.21.1, not 1.21.11. Simple Player Heads is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20 – 1.21.8, so it covers an older range than this mod's single version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeper Player Head Drop | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-03 |
| Anti Creeper | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-09-26 |
| Simple Player Heads | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2024-12-31 |
Questions
Does Creeper Player Head Drop need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and version does the mod need?
Does the mod work in singleplayer?
In the catalog
Creeper Player Head Drop is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Drops a player's head when they are killed by a charged creeper explosion. Features - Drops the correct player head on charged creeper kills. - Server-side only: vanilla clients can join without installing the mod. - Works in singleplayer when installed on the client.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creeperplayerhead
- Owner
- Shawn404
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15