Grass=Random Item
Grass=Random Item is a datapack that makes each broken grass block drop a random block, turning the usual grass drop into a surprise.
What it does
Breaking a grass block gives a random block from across the game, so a player might receive a common building block or a rare material. The datapack is aimed at survival runs that want more unpredictable progress and at randomizer challenge worlds that add some chaos to the experience.
The mod is installed by placing the datapack file into the datapacks folder of a world. The server must run it, while players may join without installing anything, so only the server side needs the datapack. Multiplayer is supported. It requires Fabric API and is published for 1.20.3 and 1.20.4 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the 1.0.0 build for 1.20.4 as the latest file. The license is the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Random grass drops
Each grass block that is broken yields a random block instead of the standard drop.
Blocks from across the game
The pool of possible drops includes blocks from throughout the game, from ordinary building blocks to rarer materials.
Datapack installation
The mod is a plain datapack placed in a world's datapacks folder, with no separate jar needed on a datapack setup.
Multiplayer support
The drop change applies to every player on a server that runs the datapack.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Randomizer challenge runs
Players set up a survival challenge in which grass becomes a source of unexpected items for the whole run.
Chaotic survival
Groups on a shared server can use the random drops to make early resource gathering less predictable.
Who it’s for: The mod suits survival players who want their routine resource gathering to produce surprises, and server owners who run randomizer or chaos challenge worlds.
How it compares
Grass Drops Everything is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 that runs on client and server, both sides needing it, under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Effect Randomizer is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.2 – 1.20.4 on Fabric, Forge and Quilt, and only the server needs it. Grass=Random Item differs by changing only the grass drop, while those mods cover other game features.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass=Random Item | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-26 |
| Grass Drops Everything | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-27 |
| Effect Randomizer | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2023-12-12 |
Questions
Does Grass=Random Item need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the datapack?
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In the catalog
Grass=Random Item is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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Minecraft But Grass Drops a Random Block is a simple datapack that makes every grass block drop a completely random block when broken. Every time you break a grass block, you'll receive a random block from Minecraft, making survival much more unpredictable and fun. You might get common building blocks, rare…
Official listing
- Owner
- ThatCandle03803
- Published
- 2026-06-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15