Saro's Sticky Leaves
by Sarocesch
Saro's Sticky Leaves turns leaf blocks into a cobweb-like trap, so players and mobs slow down and sink when they walk into a tree canopy.
What it does
Leaf blocks stop being solid for movement and behave more like cobwebs. Anything that enters a leaf block is slowed sharply, and a fall that passes through leaves resets its fall distance, so the landing below is safe. The slowdown strength can be adjusted in the mod's config file.
The mod is built for survival worlds and adventure maps where tree canopies should act as a natural trap. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.16.5 – 26.3. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Files for 26.3 were last updated on 2026-10-02, and the mod was first published on 2026-07-02.
Key features
Cobweb-style slowdown
Movement inside leaf blocks is slowed dramatically, as if the player had entered a cobweb.
Soft landings
Fall distance resets inside leaves, so a player who falls through a tree lands without fall damage.
Canopies that catch
Walking into a canopy no longer passes straight through, and mobs sink into the leaves instead.
Configurable slowdown
The slowdown values can be adjusted in a config file to suit a server or a single-player world.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Natural traps in forests
Tree canopies become places where players and mobs get stuck, which suits survival and adventure maps.
Who it’s for: Players who want trees to hold anything that falls into them, and server owners who tune movement in forests through the config file.
How it compares
Soft Leaves is a client and server mod for Fabric and NeoForge, published for 1.21.5 – 26.2 under All rights reserved and not open source. Fall Through Slime is server-side only, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16.5 – 26.3, and is also under All rights reserved. Passable Leaves is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric alone and covers 1.18.2 – 1.20.4, so it addresses a different leaf behavior.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saro's Sticky Leaves | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-10-02 |
| Soft Leaves | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Fall Through Slime | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Passable Leaves | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-10-02 |
Questions
Does Saro's Sticky Leaves need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders can run Saro's Sticky Leaves?
Can the leaf slowdown be changed?
In the catalog
Saro's Sticky Leaves is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Saro's Sticky Leaves makes all leaf blocks behave like cobwebs. Walk into a tree canopy and slowly sink through the leaves — no fall damage, slowed movement, just like getting stuck in a giant web of foliage! No collision, soft landing, sticky slow — vanilla leaves transformed into a natural trap.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/saros-sticky-leaves
- Owner
- Sarocesch
- Published
- 2026-07-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15