No Crossbows And Axes
by BattryLeaf
No Crossbows And Axes stops pillagers and vindicators from dropping their weapons when they die, so those items never reach a server's loot collection.
What it does
The mod removes the drop of crossbows from pillagers and axes from vindicators. Both mobs still carry and use their weapons in combat, and their other behavior and drops stay as in vanilla. Only the weapons stop appearing on the ground after death.
It is aimed at servers that run large raid farms, where dropped crossbows and axes pile up as item entities and cause lag or fill storage collection systems with unwanted loot. Dedicated servers and singleplayer worlds both run it, and it does not change gameplay beyond the removed weapon drops. Fabric API is required.
No Crossbows And Axes is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.21.11 only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and not open source. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. The latest file, 1.0.0+1.21.11, was published on 2026-06-30.
Key features
No crossbow drops
Pillagers no longer drop their crossbows on death, while still using them normally during combat.
No axe drops
Vindicators no longer drop their axes on death, and they keep wielding them during fights.
Vanilla mob behavior
Aside from the removed weapon drops, mobs fight and act exactly as they do in vanilla.
Less item entity buildup
Fewer weapons on the ground means fewer item entities on large raid farms, and collection systems stay clear of unwanted loot.
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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.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and technical players running raid farms or modpacks who want to reduce item drops from pillagers and vindicators while keeping vanilla mob behavior.
How it compares
ArrowPicked is a client-side only mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, released under the MIT License and open source, so it works on players' clients rather than the server. Bundle as Quiver is server-side only, covers 1.21 – 26.1.2 and is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Better Pillager runs on client and server, covers 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 on Fabric and NeoForge and is under the MIT License, but it is not open source as a whole.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Crossbows And Axes | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-30 |
| ArrowPicked | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-06-30 |
| Bundle as Quiver | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
| Better Pillager | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-07 |
Questions
Does No Crossbows And Axes need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed to join a server that runs it?
Which game versions does the mod support?
Does the mod change how pillagers and vindicators fight?
In the catalog
No Crossbows And Axes is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A lightweight server-side Fabric mod that prevents Pillagers and Vindicators from dropping their weapons upon death, while still allowing them to use those weapons normally during combat. This mod is ideal for servers, technical players, and modpacks that want to reduce unnecessary item drops while preserving vanilla…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-crossbows-and-axes
- Owner
- BattryLeaf
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15