Magispeller‘s April Fool Bosses
by Magispeller
Magispeller's April Fool Bosses for Forge adds an angry ghast boss, summoned by a command, that pursues the nearest player through the Overworld.
What it does
The mod centers on one enlarged, angry ghast. It has 200 health, roughly twenty more than a normal ghast, and a visual scale of 2, making it a true giant among ghasts. Its explosions reach power 3, which can wreck terrain and deal heavy damage to anything nearby. Its attacks are a triple fireball volley fired in rapid succession each cycle. Its near-invulnerability means nearly all damage is ignored, except fireballs it reflects back.
The boss is spawned with the command summon aprilbosses:angry_ghast. Unlike a regular ghast that drifts at random, it actively tracks and follows the nearest player. Its speed is boosted for a night-time chase. The zombie apocalypse game rule, from the cf217af build, can also turn zombies into more dangerous apocalypse variants, which pairs with the boss on servers that enable it.
The mod requires Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 and is needed on both the client and the server, so every player on a server that runs it must install it too. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, with version 1.0 dated 2026-06-29 as the latest file. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Enlarged angry ghast
A scaled-up ghast with 200 health and a visual scale of 2, larger than any regular ghast.
Terrain-wrecking explosions
Explosions of power 3 can destroy blocks and deal massive damage to players and mobs close by.
Triple fireball volley
Each attack cycle fires three fireballs in rapid succession instead of a single shot.
Player-tracking pursuit
The boss actively chases the nearest player rather than drifting randomly, and speeds up at night.
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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
Summoned encounters
Server owners and map makers can place the boss with a single summon command for a one-off fight.
Themed event worlds
Worlds built around the playful boss encounters of this mod can bring the angry ghast back as a recurring challenge.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want a hard, short boss fight on a 1.20.1 Forge world or server, and map makers who want an unusual encounter built around a single boss.
Questions
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
How is the boss summoned?
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What the author says
Angry Ghast (from 25w14craftmine) - 200 HP — 20× more than a normal ghast - Explosion Power 3 — devastates terrain and deals massive damage - Triple Fireball Volley — fires three fireballs in rapid succession per attack cycle - Player-Tracking AI — actively pursues the nearest player instead of drifting randomly …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/magispellers-april-fool-bosses
- Owner
- Magispeller
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15