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Villager Protection

by Valparadz

Villager Protection stops players from attacking villagers directly, so a stray hit no longer harms a trader or townsperson.

FabricClient-side onlyAll rights reserved26.2 – 26.3

What it does

Players who swing at a villager by accident no longer deal direct damage to it. The change targets only direct player attacks: villagers can still die from indirect causes such as lava or zombification. Only the client needs the mod, so servers run without it. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric alone, with 2 release versions, 26.2 – 26.3, under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. No accidental villager hits

    A click on a villager does not register as damage, which prevents losing a trade partner to a misplaced strike.

  2. Direct attacks disabled

    Only direct player attacks are blocked, so villagers are not made immune to every source of damage.

  3. Indirect deaths still possible

    Villagers can still be killed by lava or by zombification, so the mod does not change the rest of their survival.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.32.0.0
26.21.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Prevent Villager Hitting is a Fabric client-side mod for 26.2 that is open source under the MIT License. Protect Villagers is server-side only, open source under no license named here, and covers 26.1 – 26.2. Actual Villagers is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that is client and server and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Villager ProtectionFabric26.2 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-18
Prevent Villager HittingFabric26.2Client-side only2026-07-14
Protect VillagersFabric26.1 – 26.2Server-side only2026-09-02
Actual VillagersFabric26.2Client and server2026-07-16

Questions

Does Villager Protection need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, so it must be installed next to Villager Protection on Fabric.

Does a server need Villager Protection?

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

In the catalog

Villager Protection is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

Similar mods

[EMF] Entity Model Features1.18.2 – 26.3Animal Feeding Trough1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Breeding (JEBr)1.15.2 – 26.3TslatEntityStatus1.16.5 – 26.3Spawn Animations1.16 – 26.3Guard Villagers (Fabric/Quilt)1.18.2 – 26.2

What the author says

Never accidentally hit your villagers again! Villager Protection disables all direct player attacks on villagers, without making them immune to everything. Villagers still can be killed indirectly such as with lava or zombifying.
Valparadz, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Valparadz
Published
2026-08-25
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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