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Enhanced Boss Bars

by Naku

Enhanced Boss Bars changes how the health bars of large boss mobs are shown on screen, adding a bar for each of seven bosses.

ForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyAll rights reserved1.16.5 – 1.21.1

What it does

The bars cover seven bosses: Frostmaw, Ferrous Wroughtnaut, and the other large mobs in the list. Each one appears on the HUD while it is in combat range, replacing the default boss display with a larger, styled bar.

Forge and NeoForge are the supported loaders. Builds cover 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 across five release versions, with 1.21-1.0.0 for 1.21 and 1.21.1-1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest files. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. The mod is not open source, and it is released under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Styled boss bars

    Seven boss mobs each get a dedicated, enlarged health bar in place of the vanilla boss display.

  2. Adjustable HUD position

    The HUD placement of the boss information can be set through the Horizontal Ratio and Vertical Ratio options, or switched off entirely.

  3. Texture pack compatibility

    Bosses from two incompatible mods display their bars when the texture pack version is used.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.21.1-1.0.0
1.211.21-1.0.0Not available
1.20.11.20.1-1.0.0Not available
1.19.21.19.2-1.0.0Not available
1.16.51.16.5-1.0.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Boss fights in survival

Players fighting the seven bosses see each health bar clearly while the fight takes place.

Who it’s for: Players who want clearer health readouts during boss fights in modded survival or adventure worlds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Cobblemon Boss Bars is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, client-side only and not open source. Bars for Days is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 that is open source under the MIT License and needs the client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Enhanced Boss BarsForge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 1.21.1Client-side only2026-01-29
Cobblemon Boss BarsFabric and NeoForge1.21.1Client-side only2026-07-26
Bars for DaysForge1.16.5Client and server2022-05-24

Questions

Does Enhanced Boss Bars need to be installed on the server?

No. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing.

Which loaders does Enhanced Boss Bars support?

Forge and NeoForge are supported. Files for 1.21.1 are published for NeoForge, and files for 1.21 are published for Forge.

Can the HUD position of the boss bars be changed?

Yes, through the Horizontal Ratio and Vertical Ratio options, and the display can be turned off entirely.

In the catalog

Enhanced Boss Bars is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

I hope you enjoy it and thank you very much for watching. 1.19.2 and older versions: - Main Menu -> Mods -> Jade -> Config -> Jade Settings -> Display entities -> OFF
Naku, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Naku
Published
2024-07-14
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureDecorationMobs
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