SpearLootFix
SpearLootFix corrects which kills count for loot when a mob dies from a spear, so drops match the attack.
What it does
Minecraft attributes a kill made with a spear to a natural death instead of the player, which changes what mobs drop. Pillagers in raids are one example, since their loot can be lost or altered when a spear finishes them. SpearLootFix changes the attribution so that a mob killed with a spear drops its loot as if it had been killed by the player. Emeralds dropped by mobs killed with a spear are one of the drops the fix restores. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, for 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Corrected kill credit
A kill made with a spear is credited to the player, so the mob's loot table applies as intended.
Raid loot fix
Pillagers and other mobs finished by a spear in raids drop their expected items.
Emerald drops restored
Mobs killed with a spear again drop emeralds as they do when hit by other weapons.
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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.
How it compares
Random Kill Effects is also server-side only and MIT licensed, with files for 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, so it covers a different range. Spears Are Better runs on client and server and has no open source license, built for Fabric over 1.21.11 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpearLootFix | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Random Kill Effects | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Spears Are Better | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-29 |
Questions
Does SpearLootFix need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
SpearLootFix 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
This mod changes the kill attribution with a spear which changes the drops from mobs: Minecraft sorts the kills with a spear into 'natural deaths,' and therefore pillagers from raids, for example, do not drop emeralds when they are killed with a spear.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spearlootfix
- Owner
- arthurpinault974
- Published
- 2026-06-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15