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Wardens Only

by dannytaylor

Wardens Only is a data pack that swaps most hostile mobs for the Warden in Minecraft 1.19 – 1.21.1, with a few exceptions.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.19 – 1.21.1

What it does

The data pack replaces hostile mobs with Wardens. Blazes, Piglins and the Ender Dragon are left out of the replacement, and the data pack can also add Zombified Piglins to the set. The list of replaced mobs is set in the replace.json entity type tag under the wardens tags folder, so a world owner can edit which mobs are swapped.

The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. The server needs the data pack, while players may leave it out. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with 1.2.1+mod for 1.21.1 as the latest file, and it can also be used as a data pack on servers. The author notes that the idea came from JudgeAlexander and asks for a credit link back to the data pack page.

Key features

  1. Hostile mob replacement

    Most hostile mobs spawn as Wardens instead, which changes how a world plays from the start.

  2. Exceptions kept

    Blazes, Piglins and the Ender Dragon keep their normal spawns and are not replaced by the data pack.

  3. Editable mob list

    The entity type tag that lists replaced mobs can be changed, so the swap can be adjusted per world.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.11.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod
1.211.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod1.2.1+mod
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.41.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.20.31.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.20.21.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.20.11.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.201.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.19.31.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.19.21.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.19.11.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
1.191.1.0+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Warden Challenge is a Fabric, Forge and Quilt mod under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, with files for 1.20.6 only. No Zombified Piglin covers 1.13 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and Piglins Guard Everything is open source under the MIT License for 1.19 – 1.21.4.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Wardens OnlyFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 1.21.1Server required, client optional2024-08-26
Warden ChallengeFabric, Forge and Quilt1.20.6Server required, client optional2024-06-20
No Zombified Piglin ❌Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2025-11-28
Piglins Guard EverythingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 1.21.4Server required, client optional2025-01-02

Questions

Does Wardens Only need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server needs the data pack, so players can join a server that runs it without installing anything.

In the catalog

Wardens Only is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

This datapack replaces all hostile mobs with the Warden, with the exception of Blazes, Piglins, and the Ender Dragon, and the addition of Zombified Piglins. This datapack is not affiliated with/endorsed by Mojang Studios or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
dannytaylor, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
dannytaylor
Published
2024-01-05
Updated on Modrinth
2024-08-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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