Hardcore Wither
by thor12022
Hardcore Wither makes each Wither fight harder as a player fights more of them, with rewards that scale to match.
What it does
Withers spawned near a player gain special abilities that grow more difficult over time. When several players are close to a spawning Wither, the experience of all of them with Withers is counted together. Most of the abilities add boosted health, and several are meant to be learned through play rather than explained up front. Every ability can be disabled or adjusted in the config files, and each one can be blacklisted in specific dimensions where it does not suit the setting.
The mod is published for Forge only, for 1.7.10 and 1.10.2. The latest file is 1.10.2-2.2.3-beta, released 2021-11-13 on the beta channel. The server and every player need the mod installed. Public source code and an issue tracker are available.
Key features
Scaling Wither difficulty
The difficulty of Withers rises with the experience of the players nearby, so repeated fights become harder.
Shared experience
When several players are around a spawning Wither, their combined experience with Withers determines its strength.
Configurable abilities
Each special ability can be turned off or tuned in the config, and blacklisted per dimension.
Looting on Nether Stars
Nether Stars can be affected by the Looting enchantment, at a rate set in the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Repeated Wither fights
Players who fight Withers often meet stronger versions as their experience grows, with rewards increasing to match.
Multiplayer servers
Groups that fight a Wither together share its difficulty scaling, based on everyone's experience.
Who it’s for: Players who want Wither fights to change over time, and server owners who want to tune or limit those changes per dimension through the config files.
How it compares
Deicide: Wither is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved. Better Wither is also Forge for 1.20.1, but it is server-side only, so players can join without it. More Withers targets 1.12.2 on Forge, client and server, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Wither | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.10.2 | Client and server | 2021-11-13 |
| Deicide: Wither | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
| Better Wither | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-01-19 |
| More Withers | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
Questions
Does Hardcore Wither need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader and versions does Hardcore Wither support?
Can the difficulty changes be turned off?
In the catalog
Hardcore Wither is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 556 mods support Minecraft 1.10.2.
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What the author says
The more Withers you fight, the harder the fight gets, and the sweeter the rewards. Withers spawned around you get increasingly difficult special abilities. If a Wither is spawned with multiple players around, all of their experience with Withers is taken into account.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-wither
- Owner
- thor12022
- Published
- 2021-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-11-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15