Facing Wand
Facing Wand is a Forge tool for 1.20.1 that lets a player set the orientation of entities, freeze their AI and frame them for filming.
What it does
Creators use the wand to turn mobs toward one of the cardinal directions, which makes staging a scene quicker than adjusting each entity by hand. A second function freezes or unfreezes the AI of selected mobs, so a scene can be held still while the camera moves. The wand also handles several entities at once by selecting a region, and a live box preview shows which entities are inside it before any change is applied.
The mod suits people who arrange entities for recorded footage and set up staged layouts. It works with vanilla and modded entities alike. Action bar messages confirm each change, so the result is visible without opening a chat log. Facing Wand needs Forge for 1.20.1 and is installed on both the client and the server, so every player and the server need it, and its license is the MIT License.
Key features
Cardinal direction control
Entities can be turned to face north, south, east or west, giving a quick and exact way to orient them.
Freeze and unfreeze AI
Selected mobs can have their AI paused or resumed on demand, which keeps a staged scene still between takes.
Regional multi-entity selection
A region can be marked so that many entities are changed in one action rather than one at a time.
Real-time box preview
The selected region is drawn as a box in the world while it is being chosen, so the affected area is visible in advance.
Action bar status feedback
Each action posts a short notice to the action bar, confirming what changed on which entities.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Content creators, animators, map makers and video directors who arrange entities for recorded scenes and need quick control of their facing and behavior.
How it compares
Cinematica is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it runs on the client and server like Facing Wand, but it is not built around entity orientation. MobWand is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 published under All rights reserved, also run on both sides. CloudFreeze is a client-side only mod for Fabric and Forge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved, so it differs from Facing Wand in both environment and version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facing Wand | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| Cinematica | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-22 |
| MobWand | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-10 |
| CloudFreeze | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-08-07 |
Questions
Does Facing Wand need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Facing Wand use?
Can the wand control modded entities as well as vanilla mobs?
Which license does Facing Wand use?
In the catalog
Facing Wand is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
More from NarcissoOrigin
Similar mods
What the author says
Facing Wand is a lightweight utility Minecraft mod that allows players and creators to easily control entity orientations, manage mob AI states, and set up scene layouts for cinematic recording and video production. This mod is designed specifically for content creators, animators, map makers, and boss battle video…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/facing_wand
- Owner
- NarcissoOrigin
- Published
- 2026-08-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15