Darts and Blowpipes
by Unknowneth
Darts and Blowpipes adds throwable darts and a blowpipe weapon that uses darts as ammunition, for players who want ranged options beyond bows and crossbows.
What it does
Thrown darts hit about as hard as an arrow fired without drawing the bow. Holding down right-click before throwing makes the shot more accurate. Darts can be imbued with potion effects in the same way as tipped arrows, and imbued darts show their particles on the target. Attacking an enemy from behind with darts can keep it from noticing the player, and a dispenser can fire darts a longer distance than a player can throw them.
Blowpipes are a separate ranged weapon that takes darts or seeds as ammunition. A blowpipe has a cooldown that keeps each dart shot fully accurate, and it can receive bow and crossbow enchantments. Seeds deal 50 percent less damage and are planted automatically on farmland when they hit. Darts and blowpipes are also crafted from common materials, including dispensers.
The Atlatl mod is an optional dependency that can use darts as ammunition. Darts and Blowpipes is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with the 1.0.0 file for 1.21.1 released on 2025-12-12, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Key features
Throwable darts
Thrown darts hit about as hard as an arrow fired without drawing the bow, and keeping right-click held steadies the throw for better accuracy.
Imbued darts
Darts take potion effects the way tipped arrows do, and their particles show on the target so players can see what happened.
Blowpipe weapon
The blowpipe fires darts or seeds, with a cooldown that keeps each dart shot fully accurate, and it accepts bow and crossbow enchantments.
Dispenser firing
A dispenser can fire darts three times farther than a player can throw them, and those shots always land with full accuracy.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
How it compares
Blowguns is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and not open source, so it does not cover the NeoForge builds that Darts and Blowpipes provides. Frogged is a Fabric-only mod for 1.20 – 1.21.4 that is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, while Darts and Blowpipes covers 1.21.1 on both Fabric and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darts and Blowpipes | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-12 |
| Blowguns | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
| Frogged | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-28 |
Questions
Does Darts and Blowpipes need Atlatls?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders can run Darts and Blowpipes?
In the catalog
Darts and Blowpipes is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Darts are a throwable ranged weapon, they deal roughly the same damage as an uncharged arrow. Holding down right-click makes them more accurate when they are thrown. Attacking enemies from behind with darts will prevent them from noticing you.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/darts-and-blowpipes
- Owner
- Unknowneth
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15