Better Mob Heads

⭐ — (1 endorsements) 📥 630 downloads 📌 v1.0 📅 3/20/2026
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By quillphen · datapack

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 3/19/2026 📅 Created: 3/20/2026

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #229 of 2046 datapack mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

<h1>Better Mob Heads</h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/quillphen" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/49b1e899a9f41e7eeeb877bc53e8d5838998a95b_0.webp" alt="Patreon"> </a> </p> <p>Mob Heads is a server-side Minecraft Java Edition datapack that gives supported vanilla mobs without an existing vanilla head item a decorative custom head when they die. The pack uses real minecraft-heads.com textures from the public MinecraftHeads CDN and applies simple score-driven loot logic with Looting support.</p> <h2>What It Does</h2> <ul> <li>Every supported mob in this pack can drop a decorative custom&nbsp;<code>player_head</code>&nbsp;that matches that mob's texture.</li> <li>Looting increases the <strong>drop chance, bosses can be guaranteed</strong>, and charged creepers trigger a best-effort guaranteed-drop pulse for nearby mobs.</li> </ul> <h2>Supported Mobs</h2> <ul> <li>Overworld hostile: Zombie Villager, Husk, Drowned, Stray, Bogged, Spider, Cave Spider, Enderman, Witch, Slime, Silverfish, Endermite, Phantom, Pillager, Vindicator, Evoker, Ravager, Vex, Breeze, Blaze</li> <li>Overworld passive/neutral: Pig, Cow, Sheep, Chicken, Rabbit, Fox, Wolf, Cat, Horse, Donkey, Mule, Llama, Axolotl, Frog, Allay, Bee, Turtle, Panda, Polar Bear, Goat, Bat, Squid, Glow Squid, Cod, Salmon, Tropical Fish, Pufferfish, Dolphin</li> <li>Nether: Piglin, Piglin Brute, Zombified Piglin, Ghast, Hoglin, Zoglin, Strider</li> <li>End and rare mobs: Shulker, Ender Dragon, Elder Guardian, Guardian, Warden, Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Villager, Wandering Trader, Giant</li> </ul> <h2>Drop Rates</h2> <table style="width: 100%;"> <thead> <tr> <th style="width: 21.5506%;">Mob group</th> <th style="width: 7.35408%;">Base</th> <th style="width: 8.41464%;">Looting I</th> <th style="width: 12.0894%;">Looting II</th> <th style="width: 10.3811%;">Looting III</th> <th style="width: 40.2102%;">Notes</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.5506%;">Standard mobs</td> <td style="width: 7.35408%;">5%</td> <td style="width: 8.41464%;">10%</td> <td style="width: 12.0894%;">15%</td> <td style="width: 10.3811%;">20%</td> <td style="width: 40.2102%;">Default rate for most supported mobs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.5506%;">Iron Golem, Snow Golem</td> <td style="width: 7.35408%;">10%</td> <td style="width: 8.41464%;">15%</td> <td style="width: 12.0894%;">20%</td> <td style="width: 10.3811%;">25%</td> <td style="width: 40.2102%;">Higher starting rate for player-built mobs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.5506%;">Warden, Elder Guardian</td> <td style="width: 7.35408%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 8.41464%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 12.0894%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 10.3811%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 40.2102%;">Guaranteed reward mobs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.5506%;">Charged creeper pulse</td> <td style="width: 7.35408%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 8.41464%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 12.0894%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 10.3811%;">100%</td> <td style="width: 40.2102%;">Best-effort forced custom head drop for supported mobs near a powered creeper just before detonation</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Charged Creeper Mechanic</h2> <p>This is the closest reliable datapack-only approximation to a true charged-creeper kill check when using scoreboard-driven mob death detection.</p> <h2>Credits</h2> <p>Mob head textures sourced from:</p> <ul> <li>minecraft-heads.com &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://minecraft-heads.com/" rel="nofollow">https://minecraft-heads.com</a></li> <li>MinecraftHeads database by TheLuca98 &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/TheLuca98/MinecraftHeads" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/TheLuca98/MinecraftHeads</a></li> </ul> <p>Head textures are used under the terms of the minecraft-heads.com developer license. Original texture credits belong to their respective creators on minecraft-heads.com.</p> <h2>Sources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://minecraft-heads.com/" rel="nofollow">minecraft-heads.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/TheLuca98/MinecraftHeads" rel="nofollow">MinecraftHeads database by TheLuca98</a></li> <li>CDN source used for matching:&nbsp;<a href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/TheLuca98/MinecraftHeads@master/heads.csv" rel="nofollow">heads.csv</a></li> </ul>

Better Mob Heads

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Mob Heads is a server-side Minecraft Java Edition datapack that gives supported vanilla mobs without an existing vanilla head item a decorative custom head when they die. The pack uses real minecraft-heads.com textures from the public MinecraftHeads CDN and applies simple score-driven loot logic with Looting support.

What It Does

  • Every supported mob in this pack can drop a decorative custom player_head that matches that mob's texture.
  • Looting increases the drop chance, bosses can be guaranteed, and charged creepers trigger a best-effort guaranteed-drop pulse for nearby mobs.

Supported Mobs

  • Overworld hostile: Zombie Villager, Husk, Drowned, Stray, Bogged, Spider, Cave Spider, Enderman, Witch, Slime, Silverfish, Endermite, Phantom, Pillager, Vindicator, Evoker, Ravager, Vex, Breeze, Blaze
  • Overworld passive/neutral: Pig, Cow, Sheep, Chicken, Rabbit, Fox, Wolf, Cat, Horse, Donkey, Mule, Llama, Axolotl, Frog, Allay, Bee, Turtle, Panda, Polar Bear, Goat, Bat, Squid, Glow Squid, Cod, Salmon, Tropical Fish, Pufferfish, Dolphin
  • Nether: Piglin, Piglin Brute, Zombified Piglin, Ghast, Hoglin, Zoglin, Strider
  • End and rare mobs: Shulker, Ender Dragon, Elder Guardian, Guardian, Warden, Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Villager, Wandering Trader, Giant

Drop Rates

Mob group Base Looting I Looting II Looting III Notes
Standard mobs 5% 10% 15% 20% Default rate for most supported mobs
Iron Golem, Snow Golem 10% 15% 20% 25% Higher starting rate for player-built mobs
Warden, Elder Guardian 100% 100% 100% 100% Guaranteed reward mobs
Charged creeper pulse 100% 100% 100% 100% Best-effort forced custom head drop for supported mobs near a powered creeper just before detonation

Charged Creeper Mechanic

This is the closest reliable datapack-only approximation to a true charged-creeper kill check when using scoreboard-driven mob death detection.

Credits

Mob head textures sourced from:

Head textures are used under the terms of the minecraft-heads.com developer license. Original texture credits belong to their respective creators on minecraft-heads.com.

Sources

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Data Packs
Author
quillphen
Version
1.0
Downloads
630
Endorsements
1
Category
datapack
Created
3/20/2026
Updated
3/19/2026
Game Versions
1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
Tags
game-mechanics, mobs, technology

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Data Packs versions does Better Mob Heads support?

The author lists 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Better Mob Heads?

Version 1.0, published 2026-03-19 with 630 downloads recorded at the source.

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