Desert Scourge
by Bimba
Desert Scourge adds a unique worm boss that is summoned in the desert with a Suspicious Horn, and it has 250 HP.
What it does
The boss attacks in two ways. It strikes the player directly when it surfaces, and from underground it sends out mini-worm minions that jump out of the sand to reach players. It also picks random players to attack from below the ground, so no position on the surface is fully safe.
Sand Tornadoes start in the desert and move toward the nearest player while throwing sand into the sky. Their spawn chance rises during rainy weather. After the Desert Scourge is defeated it drops a new item that can be placed on the player's head. The content is added through a data pack, which needs the Bundles experiment enabled in the world, and the bundle recipe is included as a craft. The server needs the mod, while clients may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the latest build 1.2 for 1.21.1. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source; its source code is public. Builds cover 1.20.6 – 1.21.1.
Key features
Desert worm boss
A unique worm boss with 250 HP, summoned in the desert with a Suspicious Horn.
Underground attacks
The boss attacks from below the sand and summons mini-worm minions that jump out to reach players.
Sand Tornadoes
Tornadoes spawn in the desert and chase the nearest player, throwing sand into the sky, more often in rainy weather.
Boss drop
After death the Desert Scourge drops a new item that can be placed on the player's head.
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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.
How it compares
Throwing Sand runs on the server with clients optional, and it is open source under the MIT License with files for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11. Ancient Sands runs on the client and server together, is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21 on Forge and NeoForge. Desert Villager Trader needs both sides and is not open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Scourge | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.6 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-09-07 |
| Ancient Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-08-02 |
| Desert Villager Trader | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
Questions
Does Desert Scourge need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Desert Scourge support?
Why does the boss not appear after installing the mod?
In the catalog
Desert Scourge is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/desert-scourge
- Owner
- Bimba
- Published
- 2024-06-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15