Mob Watching
Mob Watching is a Fabric achievement mod in which players collect mob variants by looking at them through a spyglass, with almost 2,000 advancements to complete.
What it does
Players use a spyglass to look at mobs, and each mob variant seen is recorded as an advancement. The set covers nearly every mob variant in Minecraft, with mobs differing in texture, sound, behavior, or clothing and equipment. Once a variant is seen, the player keeps that state indefinitely, so progress carries through the rest of the world.
The mod was inspired by a video and datapack made by ekvyn, from which the author took the idea of trapping mobs instead of killing them and changed a few things. Its advancements can be shown in a branch that tracks the main Mob Watching progress, and one advancement carries a custom description. Friends can race to see who collects the most mobs in an hour, and existing worlds can be used as they are.
Mob Watching runs on the server side only, so players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API. The mod is published for Fabric and 26.2 only, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Spyglass observation
Looking at a mob through a spyglass records the variant, and the matching advancement is granted.
Nearly 2,000 advancements
The advancements catalogue almost every mob variant, with a final Mob Watching advancement that completes the set.
Personal progress tracking
Seen variants stay recorded, and the advancement branch shows what has been collected in survival.
Hidden bonus advancements
Variants from an exclusive creative pack are hidden bonus advancements and do not count toward the final total.
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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.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy completing collections in survival worlds, and server owners who want a progression goal that does not depend on combat. Clients need nothing installed.
How it compares
Rare Fish Finder is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 26.2 that runs on the client only, under the MIT License, so it is open source. Mob Fishing is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that both the client and server need, also under the MIT License. Advancement Tracker works on the client and server for 1.21.1 – 26.3 and is open source too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob Watching | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Rare Fish Finder | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-28 |
| Mob Fishing | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-19 |
| Advancement Tracker | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Mob Watching need Fabric API?
Do players have to install Mob Watching?
Are the mob variants added by a datapack or a resource pack?
In the catalog
Mob Watching 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
This mod adds almost 2,000 advancements that catalogue nearly every mob variant in Minecraft. Simply grab a spyglass and look at each mob to complete it's personal advancement. Each one comes with a fun, custom description, and your total is kept track of in the main Mob Watching advancement branch. Race your friends…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mob-watching
- Owner
- cabooseisneat
- Published
- 2026-08-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15