Mobs Always Drop
by ivangeevo
Mobs Always Drop makes every mob leave its equipped gear and experience behind when it dies, whatever killed it.
What it does
The mod changes what hostile and other mobs drop on death. Weapons, tools, armor and offhand items that a mob carries are dropped as items, and experience is always dropped as well, regardless of cause of death. The mod is a light change to the loot logic, and it is ported from the Better Than Wolves mod by FlowerChild, which the CE Team maintains.
Fabric API is required. The mod is published for Fabric only, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.6 and 1.8 for 1.21.6 as the latest release, dated 2025-07-15. It runs on the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. The license is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and the code is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Equipment drops
Every mob drops the tools, weapons, armor and offhand items it has equipped when it dies.
Experience drops
Mobs always drop experience, including when they are killed by fire, falling or other non-player causes.
Separate toggles
Two options switch the gear drops and the experience drops on or off independently.
Lightweight change
The mod alters only the death drop logic and adds no blocks, items or recipes.
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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.
Required 1
Use cases
Mob farms
Players who build farms for experience or gear can collect drops from mobs killed by any method.
Survival balance
Servers can keep equipped mobs rewarding to kill without changing mob spawning or stats.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want mob equipment and experience to drop consistently on Fabric, without adding new content to the game.
How it compares
Always Drop Loot (updated) is a Fabric-only server-side mod for 1.21, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source. Always Drop Loot (update) covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20 – 26.3 under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, with server-side only use. Mob Drop Everything is client and server, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobs Always Drop | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-15 |
| Always Drop Loot (updated) | Fabric | 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-07-30 |
| Always Drop Loot (update) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Mob Drop Everything | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-18 |
Questions
Does Mobs Always Drop require Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod if players have it?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Mobs Always Drop is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,625 mods support Minecraft 1.21.6.
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What the author says
Mobs now drop their equipped items and experience when killed, including: - Weapons - Tools - Armor - Offhand items This mod ports functionality from the legendary Better Than Wolves mod, originally created by FlowerChild and maintained by the CE Team.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mobs-always-drop
- Owner
- ivangeevo
- Published
- 2023-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15