Illusioners (Fabric)
by Starshooter
Illusioners changes the Illusioner mob, adding a clone ability in which fake illusioners move around the real one and shoot fake arrows.
What it does
The mod reworks the Illusioner, an Illager mob that is part of the vanilla game but goes unused there. Its clone ability is the main change: the real Illusioner turns invisible while several illusions move around it, and the illusions shoot fake arrows. To find and kill the real one, a player first has to attack an illusion. Destroying an illusion leaves trail particles that point toward the invisible Illusioner, and attack-area particles mark where to strike.
Defeating an Illusioner drops Shadow Dust, which can be brewed into a Potion of Blindness. A new Illusioner Spawn Egg appears in the creative inventory. Popping illusions and hitting the Illusioner without popping its illusions earn custom advancements. Installation has to happen on both sides: the server and each connecting player need the mod, and builds are published for Fabric and Quilt across 1.21.4 – 1.21.7.
Key features
Improved Illusioner mob
The Illusioner gets a clone ability that creates moving illusions around the real mob.
Fake arrows from illusions
Illusions shoot fake arrows while the real Illusioner stays hidden.
Trail and attack-area particles
Popping an illusion leaves a trail toward the invisible Illusioner, and particles mark the area to strike.
Shadow Dust drop
Killed Illusioners drop Shadow Dust, which is used to brew a Potion of Blindness.
Custom advancements
Popping illusions and hitting the real Illusioner without popping illusions each grant a custom advancement.
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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.
How it compares
Wandering Illusioner is a server-required mod with optional client support, released under All rights reserved and published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.19 – 26.3. Illusioner added to minecraft is client-side only and not open source, with builds for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge covering 1.19.4 – 1.21. Illusioners is limited to Fabric and Quilt, so Forge and NeoForge players cannot use it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illusioners (Fabric) | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 1.21.7 | Client and server | 2025-07-01 |
| Wandering Illusioner | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-18 |
| Illusioner added to minecraft | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-26 |
Questions
Does Illusioners need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders can run Illusioners?
Which game versions have files for Illusioners?
In the catalog
Illusioners (Fabric) is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.
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What the author says
Illusioners adds functionality to the Illusioner, the unused Illager mob! This is the Fabric version of Illusioners. It must be installed on both the server and the client.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/illusioners-fabric
- Owner
- Starshooter
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15