MobCapture
by kaamaDE
MobCapture adds a Capturing enchantment that gives a spawn egg for a defeated mob when a sword carries it.
What it does
Capturing is an enchantment for swords. When a mob dies to a player wielding an enchanted sword, the mob may drop its spawn egg. The chance grows with the level of the enchantment, from a base chance at level 1 to higher odds at levels 2 and 3. Boss mobs such as the Ender Dragon, the Wither and the Elder Guardian are excluded, so those fights stay as they are in vanilla.
The drop chance also depends on the mob and the difficulty. Hostile mobs have higher odds than ambient or passive creatures, and easier difficulties raise the odds while harder ones lower them. The final chance is always kept between 0.5% and 20%. The mod is client and server, and it requires Fabric API. Files exist for Fabric only, across nine release versions, 1.21 – 1.21.8, with 0.1.4 for 1.21.8 as the latest file. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Capturing enchantment
A sword enchantment that turns defeated mobs into a chance at their spawn egg.
Scaled by level
Higher Capturing levels give better drop odds, starting from a base chance at level 1.
Difficulty and mob type
Easier difficulties and hostile mobs raise the odds, while harder difficulties and passive mobs lower them.
Boss mobs excluded
The Ender Dragon, the Wither and the Elder Guardian never drop eggs, so boss fights keep their challenge.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
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
Building and farms
Players can collect spawn eggs for mobs they want to place in builds or farms without hunting for each egg in the wild.
Creative experiments
Spawn eggs gathered with the enchantment can be used for experiments and showing off collections.
Who it’s for: Players who want spawn eggs for building and mob farms, and server owners who want an enchantment-based way to collect them.
How it compares
Extra Enchants is server-side only and is under the MIT License, but it is not open source; it covers 1.21.5 – 1.21.11. Enchantment Exploration is server-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, and covers 1.21.4 – 1.21.11. SG Mob Spawn is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and covers 1.21.5 – 1.21.8, the same environment as MobCapture.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MobCapture | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-13 |
| Extra Enchants | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-12 |
| Enchantment Exploration | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-09 |
| SG Mob Spawn | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-23 |
Questions
Does MobCapture need Fabric API?
Does the server need MobCapture installed?
Which game versions does MobCapture support?
Are boss mobs affected by Capturing?
In the catalog
MobCapture is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Ever wished you could collect your favorite mobs as spawn eggs? With MobCapture, now you can! Enchant your sword with the special Capturing enchantment and start hunting. Whenever you defeat a mob, there’s a chance it will drop its spawn egg—perfect for building farms or just showing off your collection. The higher…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mobcapture
- Owner
- kaamaDE
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15