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skeletons rearmed

by Frogen

Skeletons Rearmed changes the weapons that skeleton mobs carry, so skeletons with swords and wither skeletons with bows appear in the world.

NeoForgeServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.21.1 – 1.21.4

What it does

Skeletons equipped with swords and wither skeletons equipped with bows are the two changes the mod makes to mob equipment. In vanilla, skeletons seldom appear with a stone blade in hand, so this mod changes that. The same applies to wither skeletons carrying bows.

Key features

  1. Skeletons with swords

    Skeletons spawn holding a stone sword as their main weapon instead of a bow.

  2. Wither skeletons with bows

    Wither skeletons spawn carrying bows, adding a ranged threat to their encounters.

  3. Server-side behavior

    Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.41.0.0
1.21.31.0.0
1.21.21.0.0
1.21.11.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Skeleton Sword is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, server-side only and released under the MIT License, so it covers the sword change alone. Skeleton Bow Chance is for 1.21.1 on NeoForge, server required with the client optional, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, so it works on a different chance mechanism.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
skeletons rearmedNeoForge1.21.1 – 1.21.4Server-side only2025-03-18
Skeleton SwordNeoForge1.21.1Server-side only2026-09-12
Skeleton Bow ChanceNeoForge1.21.1Server required, client optional2026-07-24

Questions

Does Skeletons Rearmed need to be installed on the client?

No. The mod is server-side only, so players join a server that runs it without installing anything.

Which loader does Skeletons Rearmed support?

Skeletons Rearmed is published for NeoForge only, with files for the versions 1.21.1 – 1.21.4.

In the catalog

skeletons rearmed is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Mobs mods11,058NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

A very simple and probably fully compatible with everything mod, which forses skeletons rarely spawn naturally with a stone sword as a main weapon. The same applies to wither skeletons, but with a bow. Now it's only for NeoForge because I made this mod for my friends, but I might port it to other platforms if someone…
Frogen, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Frogen
Published
2025-03-18
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentGame mechanicsMobsAdventure
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