Monster of the Night Skies
by Cammie
Monster of the Night Skies reworks the Phantom, the flying hostile mob that appears when players stay awake too long, with new spawn and attack behavior.
What it does
Phantoms in this mod spawn only for players who are flying with an Elytra at night, and a player can have only one Phantom attached to them at a time. Phantoms are described as the Overworld's only hostile flying mob, so this change keeps them in the sky above the player's base instead of spreading them through the game.
When a Phantom catches a player it inflicts Weighted bites, which raise the player's gravity by up to 300 percent at the Weighted VI level. A Phantom can also slam into a wall fast enough to die. If it circles a player and lands, it despawns after 15 seconds and does not attack. While circling, it lures hostile mobs toward the player's position across a large radius.
The mod requires Fabric API, Resourceful Config and Sparkweave Engine, and it is published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.1 only. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The license is custom and the mod is not open source, though public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Night-only Elytra spawns
Phantoms appear only when a player is flying with an Elytra during the night, instead of spawning through sleep deprivation alone.
Weighted bites
A Phantom that catches a player inflicts Weighted bites, and the Weighted VI enchantment raises gravity up to 300 percent.
Circling and lure behavior
A Phantom circling the player can draw hostile mobs over a large radius, and it despawns after 15 seconds if it lands without attacking.
Sky-focused hostility
Phantoms stay out of caves and insomnia packs, and the new behavior keeps them confined to the skies above the player's base.
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 3
Use cases
Elytra flight at night
Players who fly with an Elytra after dark meet the reworked Phantoms, which follow the player through the sky.
Survival servers
Server owners who want a different flying threat can install the mod on the server and on every player's client.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want Phantoms to behave differently in survival play, and server owners who run a survival world with Elytra flight.
Questions
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What the author says
One of the most hated mobs in Minecraft at the moment is the Phantom, and as the Overworld's only hostile flying mob, it's disappointing to see it relegated to an annoying mechanic that many people disable. With the Mob Vote officially being nixed, I decided to update Mob B - the Phantom. No more insomnia mechanic…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/monster-of-the-night-skies
- Owner
- Cammie
- Published
- 2024-10-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15