Forged Lead
by gvoze32
Forged Lead stops leashes from snapping when a leashed mob wanders too far, so the lead stays attached and the animal is pulled back in.
What it does
A leash normally breaks once the leashed mob moves beyond its distance limit, and the lead drops with a break sound. Forged Lead changes that rule so the lead never snaps from distance, and leashed mobs that drift away are tugged back toward the player instead of getting stuck where they stand. The break sound no longer plays in that case because the break never happens. The mod works through Mixin code and is described by its author as lightweight.
The change applies to leads only. Leads still drop normally when a leashed mob dies or is sheared off, so the mod does not alter what happens to the lead after a mob is gone. The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the author maintains one shared codebase across the supported game versions using Stonecutter. Installation is needed on both sides, because the server and every player must run it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and Forged Lead is published for game versions 1.18.2 – 26.2.
Key features
Unbreakable leads
Leashes do not snap due to distance, however far the leashed entity wanders.
Mobs pulled back
A leashed mob that moves too far is drawn back toward the player rather than left behind.
Silent when no break occurs
Because the lead never snaps from distance, the lead-break sound no longer plays in that situation.
Normal drops preserved
Leads still drop when a leashed mob dies or is sheared, so only the distance break is changed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Lead Break Alert is an MIT-licensed open source mod for Fabric and NeoForge, published for 1.21.1 – 26.1.1 with a client and server environment. Strong Leads is a Fabric-only server-side mod for 1.20.4 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and not open source, so clients do not need it. Stretchy Leash is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.19.4 – 26.3 on Fabric. Forged Lead, by contrast, works on Forge as well as Fabric and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forged Lead | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Lead Break Alert | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| Strong Leads | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Stretchy Leash | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-11 |
Questions
Which loaders does Forged Lead support?
Does Forged Lead need to be installed on the server?
Are leads still dropped when a mob dies?
In the catalog
Forged Lead is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Makes leads (leashes) unbreakable in Minecraft. No more leads snapping when your animals wander too far! ForgedLead combines the best features from multiple lead improvement mods into a single, lightweight cross-loader mod.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/forged-lead
- Owner
- gvoze32
- Published
- 2026-07-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15