Easy Skeletons
by LifeInFlow
Easy Skeletons, from LifeInFlow, changes how hostile skeletons behave through a difficulty slider, a skeleton mode switch and a few items.
What it does
The mod lets a world owner or server admin set skeleton difficulty from 0% to 200%, so skeletons can be made easier or harder than vanilla. A skeleton mode setting offers Off, Harmless, Vanilla and Adjustable options, and once the menu is opened a few values can be changed there. Each value can also be set with commands, which is useful on servers.
Skeleton Killer, a new item, is available through an advancement, and an advancement named Skeleton Elimination asks the player to kill 20 skeletons with it. A Suspicious Floating Skeleton Head is added as well; it shoots living entities within range, except its summoner. The mod is aimed at players who find vanilla skeletons too difficult.
Easy Skeletons requires Geckolib. It runs on the client and the server together, so both need it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, across 13 release versions 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, and the code is covered by All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Adjustable difficulty
A slider sets skeleton difficulty anywhere between 0% and 200% of the vanilla level.
Skeleton mode switch
Skeleton behavior can be set to Off, Harmless, Vanilla or Adjustable.
Skeleton Killer item
A new item that is earned through its own advancement and is required for the elimination goal.
Skeleton Elimination advancement
Completed by killing 20 skeletons with the Skeleton Killer item.
Suspicious Floating Skeleton Head
A floating head that shoots living entities within range, except the one that summoned it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
No Skeletons is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so it removes skeletons rather than adjusting them. One in 2000 Skeleton is a client-side only mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, released under the MIT License and covering 1.20.1 – 26.2, so it changes skeletons on the client alone. Killer Head is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt 1.14 – 26.2, and needs only the server to run it, leaving clients optional. Easy Skeletons is client and server, so both sides must run it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Skeletons | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
| No Skeletons | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-07-18 |
| One in 2000 Skeleton | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-12 |
| Killer Head | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
Questions
Does Easy Skeletons need Geckolib?
Do the client and the server both need the mod?
How are the skeleton values changed on a server?
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What the author says
This mod is designed for people that find the vanilla skeletons too difficult. Within this mod you can adjust the skeletons to your will.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/easy-skeletons
- Owner
- LifeInFlow
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15