Damage Spawns Mobs
Damage Spawns Mobs is a Forge minigame that spawns random mobs around any player who takes damage, so a single hit can bring a crowd of creatures.
What it does
Each time a player takes damage that is not fatal, the mod spawns random mobs around them. The pool is not limited to hostile creatures: the author notes that withers, wardens, Ender Dragons and even squids can appear, and mobs from other installed mods are included as well. Players who want to avoid the chaos will try to avoid taking damage.
The mod is configurable through several config options and three entity-type tags. Server owners can add mobs to the spawn pool through included_mobs.json, or remove mobs with excluded_mobs.json. The file under data/damagespawnsmobs/tags/entity_types/ lists the mobs that spawn, and a tag can replace that list entirely. The author describes the experience as slightly easier in some respects and more chaotic in others.
Damage Spawns Mobs runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. It targets Forge and is published for 1.19.2 – 1.20.6, with the latest file for 1.20.6 listed under the 1.20.1-1.0.0 build. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Random mob spawns on damage
Non-fatal damage to a player causes random mobs to spawn around that player, which makes every fight unpredictable.
Mixed spawn pool
Spawns can include bosses, passive mobs and mobs from other installed mods, so the outcome changes from one hit to the next.
Entity-type tags
Included and excluded mob lists are set through JSON tags, and a replacement tag can override the default list completely.
Configurable options
Several config options adjust how the spawn behavior works, letting a server owner tune the balance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Damage Spawns Mobs runs on the server alone, while Random Entity Names is also server-side only and released under the MIT License for 1.20.1. EI EI EI and Limit Far Spawn are both client and server mods for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so players must install them as well. Block Spawn is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and available for Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Spawns Mobs | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-04-22 |
| Random Entity Names | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-11 |
| EI EI EI | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-10 |
| Limit Far Spawn | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-27 |
| Block Spawn | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-06 |
Questions
Does Damage Spawns Mobs need to be installed on the client?
Which Forge versions does Damage Spawns Mobs support?
How can a server owner change which mobs spawn?
In the catalog
Damage Spawns Mobs is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Damage Spawns Mobs is a simple mod, but changes the game immensely, the mod makes it so that any time you take damage (unless the hit is fatal), completely random mobs will spawn around you, these mobs could literally be anything, Withers, Wardens, Ender Dragons, or just harmless Squid, they can even be mobs from…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/damage-spawns-mobs
- Owner
- AlexandersFunAndGames
- Published
- 2023-11-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15