Mini-boss Boss Bars
Mini-Boss Boss Bars gives boss bars to mini-bosses that lack one, including vanilla's Elder Guardian and Warden in some setups.
What it does
Mini-bosses are strong foes that do not count as true bosses, so in vanilla they show no boss bar. This mod grants them one, and the bar tracks health the same way a boss bar does. Boss bars added by the mod do not always behave like a regular boss bar: a bar stays hidden until a mini-boss takes at least one strike of damage from a player, and it hides again when the player moves more than 60 blocks away from the mini-boss.
The mod is a server-side addon and is required on the server, while clients may leave it out. It reads its settings from a config file on 1.20.1 and uses a configuration datapack on 1.21.1. Installation does not need any listed mod to be present; it adjusts to the mods that are installed. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the latest build, 1.0.37, covers 1.21.1. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Boss bars for mini-bosses
Mini-bosses from other mods and vanilla's Elder Guardian and Warden receive a health bar.
Damage-triggered display
A bar appears only after a player lands at least one hit, which keeps the screen clear around quiet enemies.
Distance hiding
The bar disappears when the player is 60 blocks or more from the mini-boss and returns after another hit.
Per-boss exclusions
Individual bosses can be excluded from showing a bar through the configuration.
Force-show command
A command forces bars to display for testing purposes, with separate command names on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
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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
Modpacks with boss mods
Featured modpacks such as Apotheosis, Aquamirae and Battle Towers add bosses with their own designs, and this mod gives their mini-bosses a bar.
Who it’s for: Players running modpacks with many mini-bosses and server owners who want consistent health feedback against them.
How it compares
Elderly Guardians is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. Boss Ultimatum is also server-side only and is not open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Armor HUD Durability Bars is client-side only, so it works on its own on a client and does not affect boss bars on a server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini-boss Boss Bars | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-20 |
| Elderly Guardians | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-04-28 |
| Boss Ultimatum | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-04 |
| Armor HUD Durability Bars | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-20 |
Questions
Does Mini-Boss Boss Bars need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod installed to see the bars?
How does the force-show command work?
In the catalog
Mini-boss Boss Bars is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod serves as an addon to any mod featuring conspicuously resilient foes that don't quite qualify as true bosses and thus lack boss bars of their own, and does basically what the title of the mod says, by granting them their very own boss bars that track their health (like any other boss should)! This also…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mini-boss-boss-bars
- Owner
- TheExiIedFeIIow
- Published
- 2024-04-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15