MobBuckets
by Vikuro
MobBuckets lets players capture mobs, fish and bosses in a bucket, carry them, and release them elsewhere on Fabric.
What it does
Holding an empty bucket and pressing Shift with right-click captures a mob into the bucket. Fish can be captured as fish buckets, and axolotls are also captured. Water buckets do not capture anything. Captured mobs keep their data, so sheep and villagers keep their state and trades do not reset after release. The mod also covers bosses such as the Wither and the Ender Dragon.
Released mobs collide with the hitbox before they hit the ground, which makes the bucket useful for clutching, saving or trapping a mob and for removing one that threatens the player. A separate Bucket Player item can be crafted from player heads, combining up to 8 different heads into one bucket. Bound players can be teleported to the place where the bucket releases them, and the crafting recipe is available in multiplayer.
The mod needs the Fabric loader and runs on client and server. Installing it on the server alone is not enough, since players also need it, and both sides must run the same version. The Fabric Paper Support Mod is advised for a more stable environment. The mod is licensed as All rights reserved, and its source code is public. Builds cover 1.21.11 – 26.2, with version 2.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest file.
Key features
Mob capture
Shift with right-click on a mob using an empty bucket captures it, including fish and axolotls.
Bucket Player
A bucket that binds player heads and teleports bound players to the release point.
Mob release and clutching
Released mobs collide with the hitbox before they land, which allows clutching with any mob.
Persistent mob data
Captured mobs keep their data, so sheep and villagers do not lose their state or trades.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want to move mobs around, server owners who run mob-moving or teleport-based play, and players who enjoy experimenting with the mechanics of a capture-and-release mod.
How it compares
Auto Bucket Clutch is a Fabric client-side only mod for 1.21 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, so only the player needs it. Bucket of Ender Dragon is a Fabric client and server mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 under the MIT License, focusing on the Ender Dragon. MobBuckets covers a wider set of mobs and bosses, with Bucket Player and data persistence, and it is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MobBuckets | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
| Auto Bucket Clutch | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Bucket of Ender Dragon | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
Questions
Does MobBuckets need to be installed on the server?
Does MobBuckets work with Bucket Player?
Which loader does MobBuckets support?
In the catalog
MobBuckets is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
MobBuckets is a fun experience to play around with since the whole premiss of the project is to mimic the mechanics of fish buckets but for any mob. Yes, that includes bosses such as the Wither or Ender Dragon. - Fabric and Paper Support (Mod version is heavily advised as it will be a more stable enviornment) - Mod…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mobbuckets
- Owner
- Vikuro
- Published
- 2026-06-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15