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Dragon Nest

by ThirtyFangs

Dragon Nest is a World generation mod by ThirtyFangs that adds an alternative way to obtain a dragon egg after the Ender Dragon has been defeated.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.21.4 – 26.3

What it does

Dragon nests are rare structures that appear near the end islands, and each one offers a way to collect an egg after the dragon falls. The vanilla egg is unique and cannot be retrieved after it is placed, so the nests let a world have another source. Obtaining one from a nest still leaves only one player owning a dragon egg at a time.

Players who want the nests to appear in an existing world need to fly a long way through the end islands to reach them, and a datapack variant offers the same route without changing the code. The mod is meant to stay close to vanilla: it keeps the original rarity of the egg and adds a new route to it rather than replacing the old one.

Dragon Nest runs on the server and is not needed on the client. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, across 13 release versions 1.21.4 – 26.3, with snapshot builds published. The mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.

Key features

  1. Rare dragon nests

    Nests appear as rare structures near the end islands, keeping the egg's original value.

  2. Alternative egg source

    A nest gives a second way to get a dragon egg after the dragon has been killed.

  3. Vanilla-friendly design

    The egg stays unique and vanilla behavior is kept, with the nests added beside it.

  4. Data pack option

    A data pack variant provides the same way to obtain eggs on servers without installing a loader mod.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.21.111.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.101.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.91.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.81.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.71.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.61.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.51.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.41.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Adding a route to the egg

A world that has already defeated the dragon can still get an egg from a nest on the end islands.

Vanilla-style servers

Server owners who want the egg to stay rare can add nests while keeping one egg per player.

Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want a second way to obtain a dragon egg in a vanilla-like world, without changing the rules of the egg itself.

How it compares

Full comparison

Eggbound is a server-side only mod for Fabric, published for 1.21.11 alone and not open source. Monster Eggs is a client and server mod for Forge and NeoForge, open source under the MIT License, covering 1.18.2 – 26.3. Dragon Nest works on either side, and neither side strictly needs it, yet it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Dragon NestFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-02-02
EggboundFabric1.21.11Server-side only2026-07-10
Monster EggsForge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-05

Questions

Which loaders does Dragon Nest support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt have files, and a data pack variant is also available for servers.

Does Dragon Nest need to be on the client?

No. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Can a dragon egg be retrieved after it is placed?

The mod keeps the vanilla rule that an egg cannot be retrieved once placed, so nests supply a new source instead.

In the catalog

Dragon Nest is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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Similar mods

Biomes O' Plenty1.7.10 – 26.3Terralith1.18.2 – 26.3YUNG's Better Nether Fortresses1.18.2 – 26.1.2Dungeons and Taverns1.19 – 26.3Yeetus Experimentus1.18.2 – 26.3Towns and Towers1.18.2 – 26.3

What the author says

This datapack adds some very very rare dragon nests, a new way to obtain dragon egg once the dragon has been killed and that the egg can't be retrieved! This datapack is vanilla friendly, in the way that originally, the dragon egg is unique, but once the dragon has been killed once, it is normally not possible to get…
ThirtyFangs, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ThirtyFangs
Published
2025-09-24
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

World generation
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