Head Hunters
Head Hunters, a Fabric mod by VillagerUnknown, adds hunting lodges to world generation and a villager profession that trades mob heads.
What it does
Hunting lodges are generated as custom structures across the world, and each one houses Head Hunter villagers. Those villagers trade in heads, and they use Giant Zombie Head workstations that players can craft and place. The Giant Zombie Head is a legendary head block, and the mod adds it through custom structures alongside the lodges.
Mob Player Head drop chances are configurable, and so are the bonus chances per level of looting. Default values set the drop chance for common mobs, so server owners can tune how often heads drop without editing the game's code. The mod needs only Fabric; it is not listed as requiring any other mod.
The server and every player need the mod installed. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public links to the source code and issue tracker. Files cover 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, with 1.1.1+1.21.11 for 1.21.11 as the latest Fabric file.
Key features
Hunting lodges
Lodges appear throughout the world and house Head Hunter villagers who trade heads.
Head trading villagers
Head Hunter villagers buy and sell mob heads, giving players a market for collected trophies.
Giant Zombie Head
A legendary head block that can be crafted and placed, and that Head Hunter villagers use as a workstation.
Configurable drop chances
Mob Player Head drop chances and looting bonuses per level can be set, with defaults for common mobs.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival trophy hunting
Players who want a reason to fight mobs can collect heads and sell them to lodge villagers.
Server tuning
Server owners can change how often heads drop to match the pace of their world.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want hunting lodges and trading villagers in survival worlds, and server owners who want to adjust head drop rates.
How it compares
Craftable Mob Heads is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.4 under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Private Villagers is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, so clients do not need it. Head Hunters differs from both by generating lodges and a head-trading profession under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Hunters | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-07 |
| Craftable Mob Heads | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-24 |
| Private Villagers | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-28 |
Questions
Does Head Hunters need other mods?
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In the catalog
Head Hunters is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Adds configurable Mob and Player Head drop chances. Includes Hunting lodges and Head Hunter Villagers for trading mob heads. Head Hunter Villagers use Giant Zombie Heads as workstations. The Head Hunter Villager buys and sells Mob Heads.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villagerunknown-headhunters
- Owner
- VillagerUnknown
- Published
- 2025-03-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15