The Masquerade (Illager Boss)
The Masquerade adds the Masquerader, an Illager boss who wears interchangeable masks, each giving him a different set of attacks.
What it does
Players find a Mysterious Red Envelope in some pillager outposts and woodland mansions. Opening it produces an invitation to a masked ball and a map to the venue. The ballroom holds invited Illagers and one villager. The Masquerader stays above the room and cannot be damaged while the other Illagers are alive, so the attendees must be defeated first.
The boss fight has phases. He begins with a sword charge and changes tactics once he drops below full health. When defeated, he drops emeralds and a blank mask, which can be crafted into one of four masks. A surviving villager can trade with players and convert those masks back into materials. The mod is available for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and runs on client and server.
Key features
Summoned vexes
The Masquerader summons fifteen vexes, each with two health, which disappear when he puts on a new mask.
Fang patterns
He summons fangs in four layouts: concentric rings around himself, rings around his target, lines, and rapid strikes on the target.
Clone decoys
Nine clones appear around the player and fire bows. The real Masquerader must be found, or the clones vanish after a short wait.
Mirror images and blindness
Once the clones are gone he creates four unhittable mirror images and can blind his target for a short time.
Fireworks and flaming arrows
He fires fireworks in a triple pattern, and his crossbow delivers five bursts of five flaming arrows in quick succession.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Illager Trader is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.19.2 – 26.1.2, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Mischief Illagers is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1, client and server, also not open source. Illager Warship is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 26.3, with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masquerade (Illager Boss) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-15 |
| Illager Trader | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-07 |
| Mischief Illagers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-08 |
| Illager Warship | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Which loaders does The Masquerade support?
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
Where are the Mysterious Red Envelopes found?
In the catalog
The Masquerade (Illager Boss) is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds the Masquerader, a powerful illager boss who wears different masks, each giving him their own distinct attacks. Sometimes, pillager outposts and woodland mansions may have a Mysterious Red Envelope. These are invitations sent out by an Illager known as the Masquerader who is organizing a social event…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-masquerade-illager-boss
- Owner
- TheDarkPeasant
- Published
- 2024-08-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15