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Destructive Moon

by Smallfireworks

Destructive Moon changes the Blood Moon event in Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 by adding new hostile mobs that appear only during it.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

During a Blood Moon, zombies behave as relentless hunters, and the mod adds a Blood Zombie that spawns naturally only on those nights. A Blood Zombie breaks through certain blocks and places temporary Blood Blocks to build a path toward its target, and once it locks onto a player it pursues with long-lasting persistence before giving up. Enhanced Celestials is required, and Apotheosis and Champions-Unofficial are optional companions.

The mod adds two items for control of the event. A Blood Eye is crafted and used to force a Blood Moon on the upcoming night, and the item carries a warning in its description. A Pure Eye reveals when the next Blood Moon is scheduled, and using it prevents that night from turning hostile. The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and Forge and NeoForge files target 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.

Key features

  1. Blood Zombie

    A new hostile mob that spawns naturally during a Blood Moon and stands apart from ordinary zombies in strength.

  2. Persistent pursuit

    Blood Zombies keep following a locked target and are hard to shake off, since they seldom give up the chase.

  3. Block breaking and Blood Blocks

    Some blocks can be broken through, and temporary Blood Blocks form a route toward the zombie's target.

  4. Blood Eye and Pure Eye

    The Blood Eye forces a Blood Moon on the next night, while the Pure Eye shows the scheduled Blood Moon and prevents it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.1.6-1.21.1
1.20.11.1.6-1.20.1Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Enhanced CelestialsA mod adding new Lunar Events like blood moons and harvest moons!
Required

Optional 2

Champions-UnofficialThis mod is an unofficial port of the Champions mod for higher version.
Optional
ApotheosisAll things that should have been
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Blood Moon is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.4 that only the server needs, and players may add it, and it is released under All rights reserved, so its code is not open source. Hunter's Moon is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 that either side can run, and it is also under All rights reserved. Destructive Moon is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Destructive MoonForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-07-08
Blood MoonFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4Server required, client optional2025-03-16
Hunter's MoonForge and NeoForge1.19.2 – 1.20.1Client and server2025-10-02

Questions

Which loaders does Destructive Moon support?

Destructive Moon is published for Forge and NeoForge only, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.

Does Destructive Moon need Enhanced Celestials?

Yes. Enhanced Celestials is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside Destructive Moon.

Does the server need Destructive Moon?

Yes. Both the server and every player need the mod, since it runs on client and server.

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What the author says

Are the Blood Moons from Enhanced Celestials not quite stressful enough for you? This mod aims to fix that. Destructive Moon is an addon for Enhanced Celestials, designed to make the Blood Moon a truly terrifying and challenging event. When the red moon rises, the night will no longer be just about more monsters—it…
Smallfireworks, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Smallfireworks
Published
2025-12-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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