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Village Spirits

by Zerw

Village Spirits turns villagers and farm animals into ghostly versions that roam the world when night falls during rain or thunderstorms.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyMIT License1.20.1 – 26.2

What it does

When a villager or animal dies, its body does not disappear. The creature instead returns as a spirit that wanders the world at night. Spirits look transparent and appear only in the dark and during stormy weather, and by day they become invisible and cannot be interacted with. Spirit versions exist for the villager, pig, sheep, cow, chicken and iron golem, six types in total, and they become visible when the player interacts with them during thunder and lightning.

Spirit Villagers have a special ability, and the mod is described by its author as a good way to earn some extra experience points. Reviving a spirit is part of the intended loop. The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across eight release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.2, with files for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21.1 and 26.2. Only the client needs it, so servers run without it. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Spirit villagers

    Villagers that die come back as ghostly villagers with a special ability that the author describes as a source of extra experience.

  2. Spirit animals

    Pigs, sheep, cows and chickens return as ghostly versions after death, and a spirit iron golem joins the group.

  3. Night and storm appearance

    Spirits roam at night and become visible only during thunderstorms, then turn invisible when daylight returns.

  4. Interaction at lightning

    Players can interact with spirits only while they are visible, which happens during thunder and lightning.

  5. Six spirit types

    The mod adds six different types of spirits across villagers, farm animals and the iron golem.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.21.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.11.0.0Not available1.0.0
1.20.61.0.0Not availableNot available
1.20.51.0.0Not availableNot available
1.20.41.0.01.0.0Not available
1.20.31.0.01.0.0Not available
1.20.21.0.01.0.0Not available
1.20.11.0.01.0.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Village Spirits need to be installed on the server?

No. Servers do not need it; each player installs it for their own game.

Which loaders does Village Spirits support?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. The latest file on each loader is 1.0.0 for 26.2, dated 2026-09-24.

When do spirits appear in the world?

Spirits roam at night and look transparent in the dark. They become visible during rain and thunderstorms, and they are invisible during the day.

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What the author says

Welcome to Village Spirits! This mod adds ghostly versions of villagers and animals to your Minecraft world. When creatures die, they don't just disappear - they become spirits that roam your world at night! Spirits are ghostly versions of normal mobs. They look transparent and mysterious, appearing only when it's…
Zerw, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Zerw
Published
2025-12-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15
Open on ModrinthCompare