Stalker (Original Warden Iteration)
by LanJaxten
Stalker (Original Warden Iteration), by LanJaxten, adds a Warden-like hunting threat and a Shrieker that summons it, for players seeking a tense world challenge.
What it does
Two new entities drive the mod. The Shrieker hides in caves, Deep Dark areas and dripstone caves, and sneaks up on a player to shriek, then runs away. Its shriek summons a Stalker, a hostile entity that hunts only the player and ignores other mobs unless one attacks it. Standing still within 20 blocks of the Stalker, or staying quiet, can make it lose track. Its shriek and its sense of nearby sounds follow the Warden's pattern, and it can squeeze through one-block holes by crouching.
Stalker uses normal monster spawns, so Shriekers appear only in cave-like places where monsters usually spawn. Stalker has 50 HP, 16 shield points and deals 6 damage in a blast like the Warden's, and it sets fire. Placed torches within 40 blocks of a Stalker disappear, leaving the area dark. Installation needs Geckolib, and the mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Shrieker ambush
A Shrieker creeps up to within 26 blocks of the player, shrieks, and runs off, which summons a Stalker.
Stalker hunting behavior
The Stalker reacts to sounds within 20 blocks and senses movement within 40 blocks, then moves in for the attack.
Silent counterplay
Staying quiet, avoiding jumping, sprinting, breaking and placing blocks, and punching the Stalker to make it flee are the ways to shake it off.
Narrow-gap movement
The Stalker is very fast, keeps up with the player and can squeeze through one-block holes.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
System stalker is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, client and server, under All rights reserved, so it shares this mod's loaders and range. Warden Drop covers the same loaders and environment for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, with the same license terms. Better warden loot runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, so its range is wider than this mod's.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalker (Original Warden Iteration) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
| System stalker | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Warden Drop | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-08-25 |
| Better warden loot | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-19 |
Questions
Does Stalker need Geckolib installed?
Does Stalker have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Stalker support?
In the catalog
Stalker (Original Warden Iteration) is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds two new entities into your game (Stalker and Shrieker). These have the intent of killing the player and the player only. The Shrieker has the goal of finding and shrieking at the player in order to attract the Stalker. Once the Stalker is around, it will behave similarly to the Warden. There is also a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stalker-original-warden-iteration
- Owner
- LanJaxten
- Published
- 2026-07-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15