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Village Hero+

by notblue

Village Hero+ changes which gifts villagers hand out after a player defeats a raid, replacing the default gift loot with a broader set of items.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.19 – 26.1.2

What it does

After a raid is defeated, villagers that previously gave only a few basic items can offer rarer rewards instead. Gift choice depends on the villager's profession and, in 1.21.2 and later, on location-based loot tables. Biomes change which gifts appear, because some biomes contain more of the location-based loot. Nitwits and baby villagers follow their own loot tables, and the pre-1.21.2 behavior differs from the newer one.

Village Hero+ is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and also as a data pack. It runs on the server, and players can join without installing it. The files cover 1.19 – 26.1.2, and 6.2+mod for 26.1.2 is the latest file. The mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Rarer raid gifts

    Gifts after a raid can include items beyond the vanilla list, such as netherite tools, enchanted golden apples and potions.

  2. Rare armor trims

    Uncommon and rare armor trims, including Eye Spire, Vex Ward and Wayfinder, can be received as gifts.

  3. Profession-based loot

    Each villager profession has its own gift table, and cartographers can give maps and lodestones from ancient city loot.

  4. Cooked meats and seeds

    Cooked meats, mushroom stew, beetroot soup and seeds are among the common gifts from several professions.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.1.26.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
26.1.16.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
26.16.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.116.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
1.21.106.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
1.21.96.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod6.2+mod
1.21.85.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.75.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.65.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.55.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.45.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.35.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.25.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod5.5+mod
1.21.15.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod
1.215.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod5.3+1.20.x-1.21.1+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Progressive No Structures is server-side, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and published for 1.21 – 1.21.11, so it changes structure generation instead of gifts. Sensible Smithing Templates is server-side, released under the MIT License and covers 1.20 – 26.3. No Vex is server-side, licensed as All rights reserved and covers 1.20 – 26.3, so it targets Vex spawns rather than gifts.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Village Hero+Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 26.1.2Server required, client optional2026-04-07
Progressive No StructuresFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-01-27
Sensible Smithing TemplatesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2025-09-30
No VexFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-01-18

Questions

Does Village Hero+ need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Why do gifts differ between biomes?

Starting with 1.21.2, some gifts come from location-based loot tables, so the biome a villager stands in changes which items it can give.

Is Village Hero+ available as a data pack?

Yes, it is also published as a data pack in addition to the Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt loaders.

In the catalog

Village Hero+ is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Adventure mods19,031Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

This pack aims to make villagers better show their appreciation when you defeat a raid by replacing the villager gift loot tables. Forget receiving a single blank map from a cartographer; with this pack, you might get a few lodestones, a map to an ancient city or even a recovery compass! Each profession has a roughly…
notblue, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
notblue
Published
2024-04-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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