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Wandering Spoils

by zsvan

Wandering Spoils changes what a Wandering Trader leaves behind when it dies, so killing one yields its stock instead of nothing.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.8

What it does

When a Wandering Trader dies, the mod drops the items it had for sale, letting players recover trade stock they would otherwise lose. Each item type has its own drop chance, so a server can make some goods rare and others common. Emerald bonuses add extra emeralds to the loot as well.

The behavior is controlled by a gamerule that can be enabled or disabled per world, and it is on by default. Worlds that do not want the change can turn it off without removing the mod. Because the mod only alters the trader's death drops, the rest of the trading system keeps working as it did before.

Wandering Spoils is for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4 and 1.21.8, released as 1.0.0 on 2025-11-07. Client and server both need it, so every player and the server run the same build. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with source code and an issue tracker published.

Key features

  1. Trader stock drops

    Items a Wandering Trader has for sale are dropped when it dies, instead of disappearing with the trader.

  2. Per-item drop chance

    Each item has a separate chance to drop, so a server can tune how often specific trade goods appear.

  3. Emerald bonuses

    Additional emeralds are added to the death loot, giving players a return from defeating a trader.

  4. Gamerule toggle

    A gamerule turns the stock drop on or off for each world, and it is enabled by default.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.8Not available1.0.0
1.21.4Not available1.0.0
1.21.1Not available1.0.0
1.20.11.0.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Wandering Trader + is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, released under the MIT License and not open source. Wandering Trades is NeoForge only, for 1.21.4, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Wandering Spoils covers Forge and NeoForge across the 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 builds it ships.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Wandering SpoilsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-11-07
Wandering Trader +Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-07-19
Wandering TradesNeoForge1.21.4Client and server2025-03-30

Questions

Does Wandering Spoils need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Can the trader stock drop be turned off?

Yes. The gamerule that controls it is enabled by default and can be disabled in a given world.

Which loaders does Wandering Spoils support?

Forge and NeoForge. Latest files are 1.0.0 for 1.20.1 on Forge and 1.0.0 for 1.21.8 on NeoForge.

In the catalog

Wandering Spoils is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

Economy mods2,072Forge modsMods for 1.21.817,695

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What the author says

Use gamerule to enable or disable the mechanic. By default it's true
zsvan, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
zsvan
Published
2025-11-07
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureEconomyGame mechanicsMobs
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