Potion of Caring
by dannytaylor
Potion of Caring adds a brewed potion that makes hostile mobs stop attacking and move closer together, and it is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.1.2.
What it does
Brewing a potion of Caring uses a rose bush as an ingredient, and poison and slowness potions can be brewed the same way. Once a mob is affected by the Caring effect, it begins following the nearest entity, so hostile mobs drawn in by the effect stop attacking. Players affected by the effect can still move normally, which keeps the potion from locking them in place.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Source code and an issue tracker are public, and the code is released under the MIT License, so the project is open source. Files cover three release versions, and the latest Fabric build, 1.0.2+fabric-26.1 for 26.1.2, came out on 2026-05-18.
The mod was first published on 2026-04-21 and is listed under Mobs, with Game mechanics as a second category. It was inspired by the Love Hugs Update of the Potion of Caring idea and was built for ModFest 26.
Key features
Caring potion
A brewed potion that applies the Caring effect to mobs, using a rose bush as an ingredient.
Hostility calming
Hostile mobs under the Caring effect stop attacking and gather closer together.
Following behavior
Affected entities start following the closest entity around them.
Poison and slowness brewing
Poison and slowness potions can also be brewed with a rose bush in the same process.
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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
Calming hostile mobs
Players who want fewer fights can brew the Caring potion to stop hostile mobs from attacking.
Mob gatherings
The following effect draws affected mobs toward one another, which can group them in one spot.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want a brewable way to calm hostile mobs, and server owners who run the mod with Fabric API.
How it compares
PeacefulMobs is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 26.1.2, open source under the MIT License, so players can join without installing it. HappySheep runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 26.2, requires the server while the client is optional, and is not open source under its Creative Commons license. Potion of Caring differs by being client and server with a brewed effect, open source under the MIT License, and limited to the newest Fabric releases.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Caring | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-18 |
| PeacefulMobs | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-10 |
| HappySheep | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-20 |
Questions
Does Potion of Caring need Fabric API?
Does the server need Potion of Caring too?
Which game versions does Potion of Caring support?
In the catalog
Potion of Caring is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This mod was inspired by the Potion of Caring from The Love and Hugs Update. Created at ModFest 26 (Animation, Affection, Academia), in under 3 hours.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/potion-of-caring
- Owner
- dannytaylor
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15