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Zombie Variants

by Lupin

Zombie Variants adds fifteen zombie types, each tied to a biome, so the undead a player meets changes with the terrain they walk through.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 1.21.8

What it does

Most common biomes such as plains still spawn the classic zombie. In other places a zombie that matches its surroundings appears instead, with a Frozen Zombie in snowy and frozen terrain and a Cherry Zombie in cherry groves. Jungle, bamboo, swamp and mangrove biomes each have their own variant, and a Pale Zombie appears in the pale garden.

Architectury API is required, so it must be installed alongside the mod. Zombie Variants is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across six game versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, with the environment set to client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is not open source and the files are licensed under All rights reserved. Chicken Jockey (Zombie Variants Compat) requires this mod.

Key features

  1. Biome-specific zombies

    Each of the fifteen variants spawns only in the biomes assigned to it, so the zombie type fits the area.

  2. Frozen zombie in cold terrain

    The Frozen Zombie appears across jagged peaks, groves, snowy slopes, snowy taiga, snowy beaches, snowy plains and ice spikes.

  3. Jungle and swamp variants

    Jungle, sparse jungle, bamboo jungle, swamp and mangrove swamp each receive a zombie matching their vegetation.

  4. Cherry and pale variants

    A Cherry Zombie spawns in cherry groves, and a Pale Zombie spawns in the pale garden.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.81.0.3Not available1.0.3
1.21.71.0.3Not available1.0.3
1.21.61.0.3Not available1.0.3
1.21.11.0.3Not available1.0.3
1.211.0.3Not available1.0.3
1.20.11.0.31.0.3Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Architectury APIAn intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
Required

Required by 1 mod

Chicken Jockey (Zombie Variants Compat)1.20.1 – 1.21.8

Questions

Does Zombie Variants need Architectury API?

Yes. Architectury API is a required dependency and must be installed next to Zombie Variants.

Do both the server and players need the mod?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.6, 1.21.7 and 1.21.8, with 1.0.3 as the latest file on each loader.

In the catalog

Zombie Variants is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.817,695

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What the author says

Tired of seeing the same old zombie over and over again? Since the early days of Minecraft, the zombie's appearance hasn't changed much — and while that's fine, why not add a little more variety? This mod introduces 15 new zombie variants, each designed to spawn in specific biomes, bringing more life (or un-life) to…
Lupin, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Lupin
Published
2025-07-16
Updated on Modrinth
2025-07-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureDecorationMobsWorld generation
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