Phantom Ganon
by ThirtyFangs
Phantom Ganon adds a Zelda-themed boss fight in which the Phantom Ganon miniboss throws magic balls, dodges and strikes back with a sword.
What it does
The boss is built on the Wind Waker version of Ganon from the Legend of Zelda series. Its health is set to 250 hearts, or 500 health points, and basic arrows do no damage to it. When the boss takes damage it retreats into the ground before returning. The fight can be played as a standalone encounter or entered directly from a map.
A datapack covers the mapmaking side, and the mod includes Ganon's Tower as a setting. The Wind Waker appearance is shown the first time the boss is met at the Forsaken Fortress. A looping section of music plays during the fight, and an optional audio resource pack can be added for it.
The mod needs a Wind Waker resource pack to display the Wind Waker look. The server must run Phantom Ganon, while players may leave it out. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the latest build, 1.6.1+mod, targets 26.3 (released 2026-05-09).
Key features
Magic ball attacks
The boss throws magic balls at the player during the fight, creating a ranged threat.
Sword counterattack
When the player dodges, the boss can send the dodge back with its sword.
Boss health and arrow immunity
The boss has 250 hearts, or 500 health, and is immune to basic arrows.
Retreat when damaged
Damage sends the boss back into the ground, so the fight alternates between phases.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Map adventures
Map makers can place the miniboss in custom adventure maps through the included datapack.
Zelda-themed servers
Servers running a Zelda theme can add the Wind Waker Ganon as a late-game encounter.
Who it’s for: Map makers, adventure map players and server owners who want a Zelda-themed boss fight. Players who only want to explore the vanilla world have no need for it.
How it compares
No More Phantoms is Apache License 2.0 licensed and is not open source, published for 1.18.2 – 1.21.5 with the server required and client optional, which matches this mod's environment. Friendly Phantoms is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files covering 1.13 – 26.2 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Ganon | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-09 |
| No More Phantoms | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-15 |
| Friendly Phantoms | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-26 |
Questions
Does Phantom Ganon need a resource pack?
Does the server need Phantom Ganon installed?
Which loaders does Phantom Ganon support?
In the catalog
Phantom Ganon is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Phantom Ganon is a miniboss from Zelda: The Wind Waker, appearing the first time in the Forsaken Fortress. This datapack was made for mapmaking. Map using this miniboss if you want to try it directly: Ganon's Tower
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/phantom-ganon
- Owner
- ThirtyFangs
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15