Knight Bodyguard
by juls3mc
Knight Bodyguard adds a recruitable knight mob that players can tame and order to guard them in a fight.
What it does
A tamed knight follows its owner and attacks hostile mobs that threaten them, and it will also strike other tamed mobs that hurt it. The knight is given health and armor values comparable to diamond gear, with a melee attack of 8 damage and a reach of 3 blocks. It heals itself slowly over time, and players can also heal it directly, which the author does not recommend because the cost is high.
Taming takes iron ingots, which the player must give to the knight until it is satisfied. Right-clicking the knight while holding an item opens its chest, and sneaking while right-clicking makes it sit; punching it makes it stand again. Knights occasionally spawn in the overworld during the day, according to the author's notes. Installation needs Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod.
Key features
Guarding a recruited owner
A recruited knight protects its owner and fights hostile mobs in their area.
Chest and item storage
Right-clicking the knight while holding an item gives it a chest to store items in.
Sitting and standing
Sneaking while right-clicking the knight makes it sit, and a punch makes it stand.
Self-healing
The knight regenerates health slowly without help, so it can recover between fights.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Ultimate Hollow Knight Mod is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment, but it is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source. Knight Armor and Weapons covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and is likewise closed under All rights reserved. Epic Knights of TerraFirma is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.20.1 on Forge, so it is the option to choose when source access matters.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Bodyguard | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-22 |
| Ultimate Hollow Knight Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-21 |
| Knight Armor and Weapons | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Epic Knights of TerraFirma | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-19 |
Questions
Does Knight Bodyguard need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Knight Bodyguard support?
How is a knight tamed in Knight Bodyguard?
In the catalog
Knight Bodyguard 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
This mod adds a knight that occassionally spawns on the overworld during the day, or at least that's how it's supposed to be. In order to tame him, you must give him iron ingots until he is satisfied. You can also technically heal him with them, but I wouldn't recommend that since it would be fairly expensive and he…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/knight-bodyguard
- Owner
- juls3mc
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15