Zombie Potion
by yamataka22
Zombie Potion lets a player drink a special potion and become a zombie for a time, with its own survival rules.
What it does
A drinkable custom potion puts the player into a zombie state. While in it, the player burns in daylight the way a real zombie does, and hostile mobs such as zombies, skeletons and creepers do not target them. Normal food restores Hunger as usual, while rotten flesh becomes nutritious, like cooked beef.
Dying in the zombie state can be cured by drinking milk. The mod also includes a simple config file for adjusting its settings, a groan sound frequency option and a toggle for visual effects such as zombie head particles. A zombie head is equipped automatically for visual immersion. Zombie Potion is built for Forge and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files cover 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Zombie state potion
A custom potion turns the player into a zombie for a limited period, with the behavior of a vanilla zombie.
Daylight burning
While in the zombie state, the player burns in sunlight, as a real zombie would.
Ignored by hostile mobs
Zombies, skeletons, creepers and similar hostile mobs do not target the player in this state.
Rotten flesh as food
Rotten flesh becomes nutritious like cooked beef, while other food still gives Hunger.
Milk cure
Drinking milk cures the zombie state after death.
Configurable effects
A config file, a groan sound frequency option and a toggle for zombie head particles let server owners and players adjust the experience.
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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.
How it compares
Cooked Flesh is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with an All rights reserved license, not open source, and runs on client and server. Zombie Builder is also for Forge 1.20.1, under All rights reserved, and not open source. Smelted Flesh is the only option here with a server-side only environment, which means players join without installing it; it is open source under the MIT License and built for Forge 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Potion | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
| Cooked Flesh | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-24 |
| Zombie Builder | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
| Smelted Flesh | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-12-17 |
Questions
Does Zombie Potion need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Zombie Potion support?
How does a player return to normal after the zombie state?
In the catalog
Zombie Potion is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Temporarily become a zombie by drinking a custom potion. Burn in sunlight. Get ignored by hostile mobs. Feast on rotten flesh. Survive like the undead. Zombie Potion is a lightweight, survival-friendly mod that lets players enter a “zombie state” by drinking a special potion. While zombified, you'll behave like a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zombie-potion
- Owner
- yamataka22
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15