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Mob Captains

by PuckiSilver

With Mob Captains, some mobs spawn as rare, stronger captains that drop gear with enchantments the vanilla game cannot produce.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.17 – 1.21.10

What it does

A Mob Captain is a normal mob that rolls one of four rarities when it spawns: common, uncommon, rare or legendary. The rarity weights are set in the configuration scoreboard, and a spawn chance value controls how often a mob is picked to become a captain. After a captain spawns, the mod pauses captain spawning for a configurable cool-down period, and a separate block area setting stops new captains from appearing near an existing one.

Captains drop items enchanted in ways that are not possible in the vanilla game. Server owners can adjust the timing values, announcements in chat, a sound for nearby players, a particle beam at the spawn point and a glow effect that shows the captain through blocks. A chat-based configuration menu is available in game to operators through the /function ps-mob:config command.

The mod is delivered as a data pack, so it works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it can be used with Data pack server platforms. Files cover 26 release versions, 1.17 – 1.21.10, and the latest build is v3.4.0 for 1.21.10. Only the server must run the pack; players may add it but can join without it. The code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Four captain rarities

    Mobs roll common, uncommon, rare or legendary rarity, each with its own configurable weight.

  2. Unvanilla enchantments

    Captains drop gear enchanted in ways the vanilla game does not allow.

  3. Spawn announcements

    Chat messages and a nearby sound can announce captains by rarity, from none up to all rarities.

  4. Adjustable timing

    Cool-down, despawn protection and the spawn-block area are set in ticks or seconds.

  5. In-game configuration

    Operators can open a chat menu with /function ps-mob:config to change settings while playing.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.10v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.9v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.8v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.7v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.6v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.5v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.4v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.3v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.21.2v3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+modv3.4.0+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.6v3.3.0+modNot availableNot availablev3.3.0+mod
1.20.5v3.3.0+modNot availableNot availablev3.3.0+mod
1.20.4v3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+mod
1.20.3v3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+mod
1.20.2v3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+modv3.2.1+mod
1.20.1v3.1.2+modv3.1.2+modNot availablev3.1.2+mod
1.20v3.1.2+modv3.1.2+modNot availablev3.1.2+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Harder survival worlds

Rare captains give players occasional tougher encounters with better drops than ordinary mobs.

Server configuration

Owners can tune rarity weights and spawn timing to suit their own player base.

Who it’s for: Server owners who want rare, stronger mobs with unusual loot and players who enjoy finding captains while exploring.

Questions

Does Mob Captains need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server must run the data pack; players may install it, but they can join without it.

Which loader should a server use?

Any of Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt, since the same v3.4.0 build is published for each of them for 1.21.10.

How are the captain rarities and spawn chance changed?

The values are stored in the ps-mob.config scoreboard, and operators can change them in game with /function ps-mob:config.

In the catalog

Mob Captains is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

Rare Mob Captains will spawn in your world, dropping illegally enchanted loot! Mob Captains of common, uncommon, rare and legendary difficulty will spawn in your world.
PuckiSilver, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
PuckiSilver
Published
2023-01-11
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureEquipmentMobsGame mechanicsMagic
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