Gourd Guards!
Gourd Guards! adds pumpkin-themed mobs and a pumpkin raid event to Minecraft, and players who want to start one need the pumpkin item it is crafted from.
What it does
Raids using the pumpkin theme are the core of the mod. Players craft the raid starter from a pumpkin, and once it is activated the raid spawns waves of pumpkin mobs. The lineup includes Jackkin, a foot soldier with 25 hp; Fearcrow, a scarecrow mob that behaves like a creaking; Galapagourd, a turtle-like mob immune to projectiles with 30 hp and high defense; and Gourdleap, a large frog carrying a pumpkin on its back with 55 hp.
Larger threats appear at the end of the content. Gourdlem is a miniboss with retractable blades for hands and 95 hp. Gourdian is the raid boss with 185 hp, which summons vines to attack the player. The mod requires Geckolib, and it is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The files are released under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Pumpkin raid event
A raid started from a crafted pumpkin item sends waves of pumpkin mobs against the player.
Jackkin foot soldiers
Jackkin are 25 hp foot soldiers that make up the bulk of each raid wave.
Galapagourd defenders
Galapagourd is a 30 hp turtle-like mob that cannot be hurt by projectiles, so melee or other methods are needed.
Gourdian raid boss
Gourdian is a 185 hp raid boss that summons vines to attack players during the fight.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Raid nights on a server
Server owners who want a recurring event can run pumpkin raids for their players, since the raid starter is crafted from a pumpkin.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy mob fights and raid events on Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge, and server owners who want a pumpkin-themed challenge for their players.
How it compares
Virtuso's Grand Battle is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is also client and server and not open source, so it is closest in loader and license to Gourd Guards!. Jack o'Cache is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.2, which means it reaches a wider version range than this mod. Guard Ribbits supports Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourd Guards! | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-05 |
| Virtuso's Grand Battle | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-16 |
| Jack o'Cache | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-12-04 |
| Guard Ribbits | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-03 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Gourd Guards! is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Gourd Guards Is a pumpkin mod that is a mod that adds a pumpkin raid to start the raid you need to get a pumpkin Jem. Its crafted like so. These are the mobs that spawn in the raid.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gourd-guards
- Owner
- Yokaiwatchrules123
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15