One moment you’ll be infuriating us with your dogged determination to kill us till we just turn off the game. On the other hand, the instant that you’re gone, we’ll whine that Minecraft is boring ‘cause there’s no one to slash swords at.
But such is the conundrum of the games we play with today. Let’s just face it: mobs exist in video games the same way that our superheroes fight against pasty underlings of the final bosses.
So since we can’t get rid of our beloved mobs, let’s mod them! Let’s mod the mobs!
I’ve searched around and curated the absolute best mob-related &mob-adjacent mods for all players.
Whatever they are, crocoducks are just some of the nastiest creatures you can encounter in Minecraft.
But they’re apparently friendly to chickens and vulnerable against ocelots somehow.
So if anything, crocoducks add a much-needed variety for dealing with mobs whenever you’re out in the game world. Maybe not a must-have, but certainly a “fun to have” mod.
The Animal Crops mod has long been one of the popular ones out there. Mostly because, as the name implies, you can cultivate and grow animals like you would with plants.
Weird, I know.
However, one lesser known use of this mod is that–surprise, surprise–you can even grow mobs on it!
You can do this by simply planting a spawn egg in the config file.
Best of all, you could even add third-party mod mobs (whew that’s a mouthful) in this pack! It’s both fun and convenient.
Now why is this mod called Mystical World, you ask? Well, beats me.
But as far as mob varieties go, there’s a ton going for it here: deer, stags, squids, and even silkworms and walking sprouts are just some of the creatures you might encounter.
True to form, each one has trait-specific drops that could help you in crafting custom items too.
One notable addition to the Nether area, though, is the lava cat.
It’s dangerous enough to simply encounter one. But if you can tame one, then it could provide a great defensive boost to your encounters.
Also getting a lava cat wet turns its body into obsidian, which means that its attacks hit foes like a truck!
Then again, there’s also the fact that you can just… you know, let it burn enemies. That’s fun too.
Imagine making a mob farm run more like a “proper” farm.
You know, the kind where everything is industrialized and you can operate it efficiently like a business. A business of mobs.
Well if this is your new life goal since reading this article, the Mob Grinding Utils is the mod for you!
It lets players create more systematic ways to farm mobs, primarily thanks to its modular design. Create mobs based on how many exp and drops you need, and then scale it up man!
Similar to many of the Skyrim mods we’ve covered, I feel like The Twilight Forest is so different from vanilla Minecraft in almost every way.
This mod could serve as new games just on their own, honestly.
A completely unique addition to this mod are new dungeons that seem tailored for the hardcore roleplaying set, with each containing their own sets of bosses that require different strategies to beat them.
As far as enemy mob varieties go, Mowzie’s Mobs is certainly a fearsome mod to install.
You get scary-looking creatures like the Barakoa tribesmen, the massive Frostmaw guardian, the winged Naga serpents, and even the man-eating plant called the Foliaath!
Each creature boasts environment-themed designs and unique AI behaviors, so you really have to give kudos to Mowzie for making such a good effort on this mod set.
Are you ready for a much more challenging experience in Minecraft?
Well for roleplaying veterans who want to experience how a “scaling level” would work in the game, the Progressive Bosses mod is something to look into.
By killing the Wither, the spawning rate and frequencies increase for all players located within a 96- block radius.
If that’s not enough for you then killing the Ender Dragon increases not just the difficulty of killing its larvae, but also increases the health and damage dished out by the Ender Dragon for each respawn!
Modders Raptorfarian and Alexthe666 have filled this niche for more fantasy-minded players with the Ice and Fire mod. And you can tell they put a lot of work into this.
The mod is exactly what you’d think: it features Fire Dragons, which obviously breathe fire and can be found randomly in the game world.
And Ice Dragons, which can be found in cold areas and will literally freeze you to death.
Well the Champions mod should give you a right kick in the behind to zap away the bordem.
It’ll add dozens of elite-level mobs right into your game, fast!
Each set contains enhanced stats and more powerful abilities to give you that extra challenge you’re probably looking for. Even their ranks are extremely customizable!
Finally, something that’ worth going through a big challenge just to get that loot!
