Skeleton Quivers
by JollyWinter
Skeleton Quivers gives skeletons, strays, bogged, parched, piglins and pillagers visible quivers, so their arrow supply is limited.
What it does
Each affected mob carries a quiver with a fixed stock of arrows, around 20 to 30 chosen at random, instead of firing without end. When the arrows run out, a skeleton switches to its sword, and a piglin or pillager that has used up its crossbow ammunition does the same. Arrows shot at the player remain on the ground, and a player can pick them up to resupply, with arrows that fell from a bow with Infinity excluded.
The mod is delivered as a data pack for the mobs it covers and as a mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, across the 1.20.2 – 26.2 range. It is installed on the server, and players join without installing it. Files target 26.2 and are alpha builds; the license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Visible quivers
Skeletons, strays, bogged, parched, piglins and pillagers each show a quiver on their body.
Random arrow stock
Each mob starts with a random number of arrows, around 20 to 30, before the quiver is empty.
Sword fallback
Skeletons draw their sword when out of arrows, and piglins and pillagers switch once their crossbows run dry.
Arrow pickup
Arrows shot by a mob can be picked up from the ground to refill a player's supply, excluding arrows from Infinity bows.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Harder bow fights
Players face skeletons that can run out of ammunition, which changes the pace of fights in dungeons and caves.
Recovering arrows
Players can collect the arrows a mob fires at them and use them again, making ranged encounters a source of supplies.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want skeleton and piglin encounters to have a limited arrow supply, and players who fight ranged mobs on those servers.
How it compares
Quality Quivers is a server-required mod with client optional, released under the MIT License, with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt files for 1.21 – 26.2. Nyf's Quivers needs both client and server, released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.1. Simple Quiver is open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1 on Fabric and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Quivers | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-01 |
| Quality Quivers | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-28 |
| Nyf's Quivers | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Simple Quiver | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-27 |
Questions
Does Skeleton Quivers need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Skeleton Quivers support?
Can a player get arrows back after a skeleton shoots them?
In the catalog
Skeleton Quivers is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This data pack/mod gives skeletons, stray, bogged, parched, piglin, and pillagers "quivers" (not visually, but technically). What does that mean? They have limited arrows. Say, 20, or 30 (it's random). In addition, we, the players, can pick up arrows shot by the above mentioned, but... they can also pick up the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/skeleton-quivers
- Owner
- JollyWinter
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15