Laychen's Lie
by realfishlu
Laychen's Lie is a reusable magic bottle that captures a living creature with a right-click and releases it again on demand, keeping its exact state.
What it does
Right-clicking a living creature with an empty Laychen's Lie captures it, including mobs that have built-in right-click interactions such as villagers trading or horses being ridden. Captured creatures keep their health, equipment, custom names and other entity data, and a released creature returns in the same state. Using the bottle on a spawn point or a filled bottle on a creature lets players relocate rare or bred animals without a lead rope, which breaks and is awkward to carry across a world.
The mod is for players who move mobs between bases, collect specific creatures or transport pets over long distances on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Because it is client and server, the server and every player need it. Laychen's Lie requires Fabric API and is released under the MIT License, with its source code and issue tracker public. Files cover game versions 1.20.1 – 26.3 across 23 release versions, and the first file was published on 2026-06-11.
Key features
Creature capture
A right-click captures a living entity, and a filled bottle can release it back into the world.
Preserved entity data
Health, equipment and custom data stay with the creature, so a captured mob returns unchanged.
Dynamic bottle names
A filled bottle takes the custom name or the localized name of the creature it holds.
Stacking empty bottles
Empty bottles stack up to 64, while filled bottles do not, which keeps captured entities separate.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
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
Moving pets and tamed animals
A tamed wolf or a named animal can be captured and placed elsewhere without losing its name or state.
Carrying a trap collection
Stacking empty bottles makes it simple to carry a set of capture tools on a long trip.
Who it’s for: Players who relocate mobs or pets between builds, and server owners who want players to move creatures without lead ropes or commands.
How it compares
Better Xp Bottles works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 and runs on client and server, with all rights reserved and no open source license. Experienceable Bottles covers 1.21.9 – 26.2 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and needs only the server, with clients optional. Laychen's Lie instead captures creatures, while the other two bottles store experience.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laychen's Lie | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Better Xp Bottles | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
| Experienceable Bottles | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-31 |
Questions
Does Laychen's Lie require Fabric API?
Do servers need Laychen's Lie installed?
Can a captured creature be released again?
In the catalog
Laychen's Lie is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
The ultimate 100% accurate creature-capture and relocation utility for Minecraft! Have you ever found a rare mob, a perfectly bred animal, or a named pet and struggled to transport it? Lead ropes break, minecarts are tedious, and standard mob-capture mods often wipe custom data.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/laychens-lie
- Owner
- realfishlu
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15