Dynamic Villager Drops
Dynamic Villager Drops changes what villagers leave behind when they die, with loot tied to each villager's profession.
What it does
Each profession gets its own death drops. Butchers and farmers leave bread and crops, Clerics leave items linked to magic trades such as ender pearls and ender eyes, and Blacksmiths, Weaponsmiths, Toolsmiths and Armorers leave diamonds, iron and iron gear. Villagers at the lower levels leave emeralds, and Nitwits leave a small amount. Wandering traders are covered too, with drops suited to a trader who travels and explores.
The mod is a server mod, so only the server needs it and players join without installing it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the latest build targets 26.3. The mod is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is not open source. It has no required dependencies, and the data pack version works on other server platforms.
Key features
Profession-based drops
Each villager profession yields items that match its role in the village, so a dead villager is not a generic loot source.
Trade-linked loot
Cleric villagers can drop magic-linked trade goods such as ender pearls and ender eyes, and farmers may drop crops like potatoes.
Weapon and armor drops
Blacksmiths, Weaponsmiths, Toolsmiths and Armorers leave diamonds, iron and iron gear relevant to their trade.
Wandering trader drops
Wandering traders leave their own set of items, suited to a traveling trader.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server economies
Server owners who run trade or survival economies can use villager deaths as a steady source of materials.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want villager deaths to matter for the economy, and players who hunt villagers for specific materials on a server running the mod.
How it compares
Villagers Buy Ender Pearls focuses on Clerics buying ender pearls, is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 26.3. Villager/ Wandering trader drops covers similar drops but is not open source and is under All rights reserved. Cleric Heal Villager is limited to 1.21.9 – 26.3 and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Villager Drops | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-08 |
| Villagers Buy Ender Pearls (Cleric) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Villager/ Wandering trader drops | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-25 |
| Cleric Heal Villager | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Dynamic Villager Drops need to be installed on clients?
Which loader should a server use?
Does the mod change villager trades?
In the catalog
Dynamic Villager Drops is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-villager-drops
- Owner
- TheKingOfNerds
- Published
- 2025-12-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15