Stranded Soldiers: Guardians of the Nether Portals
by LOREal Mods
Stranded Soldiers: Guardians of the Nether Portals adds Nether defenders that stand guard at naturally generated ruined portals on Fabric, with escalating waves.
What it does
Ruined portals generated in the Nether are guarded by Zombified Piglins and Zoglins. Each wave that a player faces is stronger than the last, and the first wave also brings a surge of enhanced defenders into the Nether itself. Completing a portal stops new defenders from spawning there, so a player who repairs the gateway can leave the area safely and find the way home.
The mod runs on the server alone, and players join without installing it. Fabric API is required, and the mod is released under the MIT License as open source. Builds cover 1.21.4 – 26.3, with 1.1.0+mc26.3 as the latest Fabric file for 26.3, published on 2026-09-20. Mob Civil War can be installed alongside it as an optional companion, which lets defenders fight other faction members and retaliate against Illagers, Undead and Spiders.
Key features
Guarded ruined portals
Naturally generated ruined portals in the Nether are watched by defenders that attack a player who approaches.
Escalating waves
Waves grow in strength as a player pushes through a portal, and the first wave also enhances the Nether around the site.
Portal completion stops spawns
Once a portal is completed, no new defenders spawn there, which marks the point where the threat ends.
Optional faction fighting
With Mob Civil War installed on the same Minecraft version, defenders gain faction retaliation targets and can fight other defenders.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Nether exploration
Players crossing the Nether find ruined portals with guards, which gives the trip repeated fights and a clear goal.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want Nether travel to carry more danger, and players who explore ruined portals and do not want them left empty.
Questions
Does Stranded Soldiers need Fabric API?
Does every player need the mod installed?
Does Mob Civil War have to be present?
Which versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Stranded Soldiers: Guardians of the Nether Portals is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Minecraft 26.3 is now available: Stranded Soldiers 1.1.0+mc26.3. A Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.x and 26.x that spawns Nether defenders at naturally-generated ruined portals. Zombified Piglins and Zoglins guard broken gateways; completing the portal stops new spawns. The first wave may be a surge enhanced by the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stranded-soldiers
- Owner
- LOREal Mods
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15