StrongerMobs
by aaaIIen
StrongerMobs changes how selected skeleton-type mobs fight, adding teleporting attacks, slowing effects and cloud-based damage to ranged and melee combat.
What it does
Selected skeleton-type mobs gain new abilities. Ranged attacks can make a skeleton teleport behind the player, and melee hits can teleport it nearby. Its arrows carry random negative effects lasting 10 seconds, and some arrows miss altogether. Certain mobs also gain immunity to 80% of projectile damage, or take 50% less melee damage while immune to ranged attacks.
When a player defeats one of these mobs, it may apply 10 seconds of Slowness and spawn one to three cobwebs in a 3 by 3 area. A spider-type mob can drop cobwebs at its death point. Attacked mobs can summon a Husk Skeleton nearby, but only twice in total, with a 10-second cooldown between summons. A knockback attack leaves a lingering cloud that deals Instant Damage II in a 3-block radius for 10 seconds.
The server and every player need the mod installed. Builds are published for Fabric and Forge, both for 1.20.1, under the MIT License, which does not make the code open source.
Key features
Teleporting skeletons
Ranged attacks teleport a skeleton behind the player, and melee hits teleport it to a nearby spot.
Negative arrow effects
Arrows apply random negative effects for 10 seconds, and some arrows miss the target.
Defeat effects
A defeated mob can slow the player for 10 seconds and leave one to three cobwebs in a 3 by 3 area.
Projectile and melee resistance
Some mobs block 80% of projectile damage, or take 50% less melee damage while immune to ranged attacks.
Lingering damage cloud
A knockback attack leaves a cloud that deals Instant Damage II within 3 blocks for 10 seconds.
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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
Skeleton Arrow Nerf is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, so only the server needs it. Better Skeleton is also server-side only for 1.20.1 and covers Fabric and Forge, but it is not open source. Ender Skeleton runs on client and server for Forge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 and is released under All rights reserved, which makes it a broader version range than StrongerMobs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrongerMobs | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-30 |
| Skeleton Arrow Nerf | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-12-20 |
| Better Skeleton | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-31 |
| Ender Skeleton | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-08 |
Questions
Does StrongerMobs need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does StrongerMobs support?
Are the ability effects configurable?
In the catalog
StrongerMobs is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Modify the [custom].entries list in config/strongermobs-common.toml to grant flight ability to mob by adding its entity registry name. Supports custom horizontal speed, vertical speed factor, maximum vertical speed, and height threshold. Each monster’s abilities can be enabled or disabled via the config file.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/strongermobs
- Owner
- aaaIIen
- Published
- 2026-04-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15