MoreLeads
by cnlimiter
MoreLeads lets a lead be attached to more kinds of mobs than vanilla Minecraft allows, including villagers, wandering traders, hostile mobs, fish, squid, turtles and pandas.
What it does
Vanilla leads work only on a few animals. This mod extends leashing to merchant entities such as villagers and wandering traders, to hostile mobs, to water creatures like fish and squid, and to turtles and pandas. Once a mob is leashed, it follows the holder the way a leashed animal does, so a player can move a trader or a hostile mob between places without fighting it.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server runs it. It is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with public source code and issue tracker links. Files target Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.16.3 – 1.21.1, and the first release was published on 2023-06-18.
Key features
Leashed merchants
Villagers and wandering traders can be attached to a lead and moved with the holder.
Leashed hostile mobs
Hostile mobs can be leashed, letting a player lead them away from an area.
Leashed water creatures
Fish and squid can be held on a lead, which vanilla does not allow.
Turtles and pandas
Turtles and pandas join the set of mobs that can be led on a lead.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.16.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Moving a trader
A player can lead a villager or wandering trader to a new trading hall without losing the trade setup nearby.
Relocating a mob
A hostile mob can be led away from a base or a farm to a more convenient spot.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want leads to work on a wider set of mobs. Because only the server runs the mod, it suits multiplayer servers that want the feature without a client install.
How it compares
Craft A Lead is a NeoForge-only server mod for 1.21.4 under All rights reserved, and its source is not open. Wandering Trader + targets Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 and runs on client and server under the MIT License. Data Trader is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and runs on client and server for Forge and NeoForge, 1.18.2 – 1.21.1. Trader Locator is server required with an optional client and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoreLeads | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.3 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-04-27 |
| Craft A Lead | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-05-20 |
| Wandering Trader + | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-19 |
| Data Trader | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-10 |
| Trader Locator | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does MoreLeads need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does MoreLeads support?
Is MoreLeads open source?
In the catalog
MoreLeads is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A mod allows you to lead on more entities.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/moreleads
- Owner
- cnlimiter
- Published
- 2023-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15