Wandering Orc
by Malfu
Wandering Orc puts orc mobs into the world, some of which roam freely and are likely to annoy players who meet them.
What it does
Orcs spawn naturally across the world and wander around, and some of them are built to pester the player. The mod groups orcs into a tribe with three tiers: common orcs, uncommon orcs and a boss class. Common orcs have low health, while uncommon orcs act as minibosses with more health. Only the difference in health and damage separates the tiers. Orc spawning has its own config, with patrol spawns, night spawn chance, spawning interval and a natural spawn rate that defaults to 0.5, and common orcs are the only kind that spawn naturally.
Orcs can be made to target other entities by adding entity IDs to the orc enemies tag file. A Goblin trader also appears, where orcs are friendly and will consume an item to buy something from the trader. Some exclusive items are sold through buying recipes, and gaining respect grants others. Wandering Orc is published for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1, with the Geckolib, Azurlib and Sinytra Connector libraries used for mob and armor rendering. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Roaming orc mobs
Orcs wander the world on their own and are set to pester nearby players rather than wait for them.
Three orc tiers
Common, uncommon and boss orcs share one tribe, differing only in health and damage.
Spawn settings
A config file controls patrol spawns, night spawn chance, spawning interval and the natural mob spawn rate.
Goblin trader exchange
Friendly orcs consume an item to buy from a Goblin trader, and gaining respect grants exclusive items.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Orc Invasion is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that is client and server and not open source under All rights reserved. No More Patrols is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.18.2 – 1.21.5, is server required with optional client, and is released under the Apache License 2.0. Wandering Orc is limited to Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandering Orc | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Orc Invasion | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| No More Patrols | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-15 |
Questions
Does Wandering Orc need Geckolib or Azurlib?
Does Dark Fantasy: Orcish Depths require Wandering Orc?
Can the orc spawn rate be changed in the config?
In the catalog
Wandering Orc is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Geckolib, Azurlib, Forgified Fabric Api, & Sinytra Connector "Geckolib used for mob rendering, and Azurlib used for armor rendering. this seperate rendering is used because sinytra connector are more friendly with azurlib on 1.20.1, converting mod is still out of my reach. that is why i have to do this so it would…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wandering-orc
- Owner
- Malfu
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
