lestx's Standable Striders
by lestx
lestx's Standable Striders lets players stand on adult Strider mobs in the Nether, turning them into moving platforms.
What it does
Adult Striders, which normally only serve as lava mounts, can carry a player who stands on top of them. The change gives Striders a platform-like function, modeled on the Happy Ghast, so they help more with placing and moving through the Nether. Vanilla Strider behavior is otherwise left in place, so the mob keeps its original role and identity.
The change is narrow in scope: no new mob is added, and the gameplay change is limited to letting a player stand on the Strider. Its aim is to fit into vanilla play as a logical addition, letting Striders carry players across lava and reach spots that used to be out of reach.
The mod runs on the server. Players join without installing it, since the environment is server required and client optional. It is published for Fabric only, for 1.21.11 and 26.2, with 1.0.0 for 26.2 as the latest file. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Stand on adult Striders
An adult Strider can carry a player who stands on its top, giving the mob a platform-like role.
Happy Ghast-inspired platform
The standing behavior takes its idea from the Happy Ghast, applied to the Strider's existing movement.
Better Nether traversal
Striders become more useful for moving across lava and positioning in the Nether, where they were limited to mounting.
Vanilla Strider identity kept
The mod changes only the standing behavior, so the mob keeps its original role and appearance.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who already use Striders in the Nether and want more practical movement, and server owners who want a small, focused change to vanilla mob behavior.
How it compares
Warm Striders is a server-side only Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.2, with All rights reserved and no open source code. AirBlockFromGhast runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.6 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is server-side only as well. Fast or Slow Happy Ghast is server-side only on Fabric for 26.2 – 26.3, and it is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lestx's Standable Striders | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-24 |
| Warm Striders | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-04 |
| AirBlockFromGhast | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-07 |
| Fast or Slow Happy Ghast | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does lestx's Standable Striders need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
lestx's Standable Striders is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
lestx's Standable Striders lets you stand on top of vanilla Striders, giving them platform-like behavior inspired by the Happy Ghast. Instead of only being used as a lava mount, Striders become more useful for positioning, movement, and general Nether traversal. The goal of this mod is to expand what Striders can do…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lestxs-standable-striders
- Owner
- lestx
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15