Rideable Wardens
by Orbitul
Rideable Wardens lets players tame a Warden, ride it, and command it with a whistle, as a Forge mod for 1.20.1.
What it does
A Warden can be tamed by playing the whistle item near it for a few seconds, which makes the mob passive. Once tamed, the player can climb onto its back, ride it across long distances, and jump while mounted. The whistle is crafted from a candle and a stick, and it can play two separate songs: one tames a Warden, and the other is a remix of Pigstep.
Mounted attacks let the player swing the Warden at other mobs and break blocks, a behavior modeled on the animator Alan Becker's videos, which the author names as the inspiration. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Forge only, and the latest is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, marked beta. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Warden taming
A few seconds of whistle playing near a Warden is enough to tame it, after which the Warden stays passive.
Warden riding
A tamed Warden can be mounted and ridden over long distances, with jumping while mounted.
Attacking from the saddle
A rider can swing the Warden to attack mobs and break blocks.
Two-song whistle
The whistle item plays one song that tames Wardens and another song that is a Pigstep remix.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Travel across terrain
A tamed Warden can carry a player over long distances, useful for crossing large open areas.
Combat from a mount
Players can fight with a Warden as a mount, swinging it at mobs and blocks.
Who it’s for: Players who want a mountable mob for travel and combat on Forge 1.20.1, and server owners who want the taming and riding option on a multiplayer server. The mod needs to be installed on the server and on every player's client.
How it compares
Rideable Dolphins is a server-side only Forge mod, so players join without installing anything, and it covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. Just Whistle is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved. Lord of Warden is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is open source, while Rideable Wardens is also open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideable Wardens | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Rideable Dolphins | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-04-09 |
| Just Whistle | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Lord of Warden | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-06 |
Questions
Does Rideable Wardens need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Rideable Wardens support?
Is the mod's code available?
In the catalog
Rideable Wardens is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Adds a whistle item (crafted with a candle and stick) that allows you to tame wardens when played. When you tame a warden, you can ride with him, attack with him, scale mass distances with him, and much much more! (basically everything from alan beckers video)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rideable-wardens
- Owner
- Orbitul
- Published
- 2026-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15