Water Minecart
by Lazakov
Water Minecart adds a minecart that carries water, which players can pour, ride and use to put out fire or defend against some hostile mobs.
What it does
Players fill a bucket of water and pour it into a minecart to create a water minecart. A rider in the cart is extinguished, and the water also hurts endermen, blazes and snow golems that come near it. A minecart holding water stops creepers and other exploding entities from destroying blocks when they detonate inside it. The water minecart is listed in the Transportation creative tab, so it can be obtained without other mods.
The mod is built for Forge on Minecraft 1.12.2 only, and the single release is 1.1.0, dated 2026-07-02. It is client required and server optional: players need the mod installed, while a server can run without it. The code is under the MIT License, and the project is not open source, so the source is not published under an open source license.
Key features
Pourable water cart
A minecart can be filled with water by pouring a bucket into it, turning an ordinary cart into a water minecart.
Extinguishing rides
A rider sitting in a water-filled minecart is put out, which matters when travelling near lava or fire.
Damage to hostile mobs
Endermen, blazes and snow golems take damage while standing inside a minecart holding water.
Explosion protection
Creepers and other exploding entities that detonate inside a water minecart do not destroy the surrounding blocks.
Transportation tab item
The water minecart is placed in the Transportation creative tab, where it can be found with the other carts.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want a small addition to the vanilla minecart on Forge 1.12.2, and single-player and server owners who want the water effects without a larger overhaul.
How it compares
More Minecarts is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with client and server files, released under the MIT License and not open source. Steve's Carts Reborn runs on client and server for 1.10.2 – 1.12.2 and is open source under the MIT License, so it covers the same version as Water Minecart. Train - Furnance Minecart is server-side only for 1.12 – 1.12.2 under the MIT License and is not open source. minecarts are faster is server-side only for 1.20.1 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Minecart | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client required, server optional | 2026-07-02 |
| More Minecarts | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-27 |
| Steve's Carts Reborn | Forge | 1.10.2 – 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-01-21 |
| Train - Furnance Minecart | Forge | 1.12 – 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-01 |
| minecarts are faster | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-03-31 |
Questions
Does Water Minecart need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Water Minecart support?
Can a water minecart be obtained without a command?
In the catalog
Water Minecart is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Interactive stress-relief mod that lets you pour water into a minecart.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/water-minecart
- Owner
- Lazakov
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15