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Instrumental Mobs

by Mrbysco

Instrumental Mobs gives several vanilla monsters an instrument and a chance to drop one when they die, with each mob type tied to a different instrument.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.16.5 – 26.3

What it does

Seven monsters each carry an instrument in the mod: Creepers play a French horn, Endermen a tuba, Zombies a drum, Husks cymbals, Skeletons a xylophone, Spiders maracas and Ghasts a microphone. The instrument selection is applied to a configurable share of spawning monsters, so some of them carry an instrument from the start.

Mobs with an instrument can also drop it when they die, with a chance that is set in the config. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it depends on Fabric API for Fabric and Forge Config API Port for the other loaders. It is open source under the MIT License, published since 2022-05-24 and last updated on 2026-09-30, with source code and an issue tracker public. Builds cover 1.16.5 – 26.3 across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

Key features

  1. Instrumented creepers

    Creepers can spawn carrying a French horn, which becomes a drop when they are killed.

  2. Instrumented endermen and zombies

    Endermen carry a tuba and zombies carry a drum, each drawn from the same spawn selection.

  3. Instrumented husks, skeletons and spiders

    Husks use cymbals, skeletons use xylophones and spiders use maracas, each as its own mob variant.

  4. Instrumented ghasts

    Ghasts can spawn with a microphone, adding a musical option to the nether.

  5. Configurable spawn share and drop chance

    The share of monsters that carry an instrument and the chance of an instrument drop are both set in the config.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.314.0.1Not available14.0.1
26.213.0.0Not available13.0.0
26.1.112.0.0Not available12.0.0
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.21.1111.0.0Not available11.0.0
1.21.1010.0.0Not available10.0.0
1.21.89.0.0Not available9.0.0
1.21.58.0.0Not available8.0.0
1.21.47.0.0Not available7.0.0
1.216.0.3Not available6.0.3
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.65.0.0Not available5.0.0
1.20.44.0.0Not available4.0.0
1.20.2Not availableNot available3.0.1
1.20.12.2.12.2.1Not available
1.20Not available2.1.2Not available
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required

Questions

Does Instrumental Mobs need Fabric API?

On Fabric, Fabric API is required. On Forge and NeoForge the required dependency is Forge Config API Port instead.

Does the server need Instrumental Mobs too?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which versions does Instrumental Mobs support?

Builds cover 1.16.5 – 26.3 across the three loaders, and the latest Forge file is 2.2.1 for 1.20.1, while the latest Fabric and NeoForge files are 14.0.1 for 26.3.

More from Mrbysco

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Ageing Spawners1.12.2 – 26.3Roughly Enough Professions (REP)1.18.2 – 26.3EMI professions (EMIP)1.20.1 – 1.21.1Just Enough Professions (JEP)1.16.5 – 26.3Raided1.18.2 – 26.3Distant Friends1.18.2 – 26.2

What the author says

Currently it adds the following instrumental mobs: French Horn Creepers Each of the instrumental mobs have a chance to drop their instrument.
Mrbysco, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Mrbysco
Published
2022-05-24
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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