Skyborn Piglins
by Bloxy
Skyborn Piglins is a NeoForge mobs mod that changes the Nether by letting Piglins ride Ghasts.
What it does
Piglins can mount Ghasts, which turns those floating enemies into aerial attackers. Piglins hanging from the ladders the mod places drop down low enough to strike a player's head. Ghasts spawned naturally in the Nether can be replaced by these Piglin Ghasts, and the chance is set through the piglinGhastSpawnProbability gamerule, which accepts values from 0% to 100%.
The mod adds skyborn enemies carrying Dispensers loaded with TNT, which fire explosions down onto the player. The Ghast itself keeps its usual attack, though it fires at a much faster rate. Client and server both need the mod, so servers and every player must run it together. Files are published for NeoForge across three game versions, 1.21 – 1.21.4, with 1.1.0 for 1.21.4 as the latest file, and the code is under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Piglins riding Ghasts
Piglins mount Ghasts and attack from the air, a combination absent from the vanilla Nether.
Dispenser TNT attacks
Skyborn enemies fire TNT-loaded dispensers down onto players, producing explosions from above.
Faster Ghast fire
The Ghast keeps its usual attack but shoots at a much faster rate than normal.
Configurable Piglin Ghast spawns
A gamerule sets how often naturally spawned Ghasts are replaced by Piglin Ghasts, from 0% to 100%.
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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.
Use cases
Hostile Nether encounters
Players exploring the Nether meet aerial Piglin threats that change how fights in open areas play out.
Modded survival servers
Server owners can tune the spawn rate with the gamerule to set how often the new enemies appear.
Who it’s for: Players who want more dangerous Nether mobs and server owners who tune mob spawns with gamerules. Both sides need the mod installed.
How it compares
Ghastling Mod and Bit more nether are both NeoForge mods for 1.21.4, each under All rights reserved and not open source, with client and server environments like this one. Nether Invader is also client and server and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, covering 1.21.1 – 26.1.2. Piglin Brute Prevention is server-side only, so players can join without installing it, and it is released under All rights reserved for 1.21 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyborn Piglins | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-22 |
| Ghastling Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-28 |
| Bit more nether | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-08-17 |
| Nether Invader | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
| Piglin Brute Prevention | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-14 |
Questions
Does Skyborn Piglins need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Skyborn Piglins support?
How is the Piglin Ghast spawn rate changed?
In the catalog
Skyborn Piglins 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.
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What the author says
Skyborn Piglin is a chaotic addition to the Nether, introducing Piglins that ride on Ghasts. These skyborne enemies are equipped with Dispensers loaded with TNT, firing explosions down upon players. The Ghast itself retains its usual attack but fires at a much faster rate. There’s a configurable chance that any…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/skyborn-piglins
- Owner
- Bloxy
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15