Nice Mob Variants
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## ๐ Description **Nice Mob Variants** introduces a variety of new mob variants, enhancing the gameโs diversity and making encounters feel more vibrant. The data pack also adds two new blocks: the Livestock Breeder and the Frog Feeder. ## ๐ถ Mob Variants Overview ### Cat Variants <details> <summary>All Black with Green Eyes</summary> Spawns under the same conditions as the vanilla all black variant. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/636103a14751c8a27a97ccdbee9a5fad7b2a89d0.png) </details> <details> <summary>Creeper</summary> Spawns in Plains Villages. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/cd0449498e90a4434caa6456685b9a387bf8d5e7.png) </details> <details> <summary>Embroidery</summary> Spawns in Archaeoligcal Site structures in Desert Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/10a5844fd9ce1a1c7df53d486df47998ef97b6c7.png) </details> <details> <summary>Simba</summary> Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/6dde829fba60cfd39d3239394f61fc00ec35070d.png) </details> <details> <summary>Skeleton</summary> Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/9ca4824c86cdb2d2e557487d2f26f42e5029a58d.png) </details> <details> <summary>Soul</summary> Spawns in Monolith structures found in Soul Sand Valleys. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/88ba5dd84790711e8f1b8753341acd5e8f48c21f.png) </details> <details> <summary>Tiger</summary> Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/ebc53450b75fdf45d7d0dd909e587ce311b7a14c.png) </details> ### Chicken Variants <details> <summary>Cluckshroom</summary> Spawns in Fallen Mushroom structures generated in Mushroom Fields. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/288dfa556775ec44c1eb7f8915204dfb8476a062.png) </details> <details> <summary>Creamy</summary> Spawns in the same biomes as the vanilla temperate variant. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/3c9d1b2d88381784d5ea183ef10606700d97e843.png) </details> <details> <summary>Dark Brown</summary> Spawns in Forest Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/735793b17effd0c30b0d54995c849ffe626a4e54.png) </details> <details> <summary>Duck</summary> Spawns in Swamp Biomes. Chickens renamed to "Benny" also become the Duck variant. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/839d6bb686ee6a2c5f7299ffa21b50bb8bd70675.png) </details> <details> <summary>Ender</summary> Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water. Teleports when taking damage. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/17c0e99080d2ccb24ffaca7606b50ae764ee690e.png) </details> <details> <summary>Flamingo</summary> Spawns in Beach Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8b0f2010585d0fe17bba076fce94f084213360cc.png) </details> <details> <summary>Golden</summary> Spawns in Villages & Savanna Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/430b035128bde32c5bf820c859ac6a074e92f87e.png) </details> <details> <summary>Goose</summary> Spawns in Old Growth Spruce/Pine Taiga & Dark Forests. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/bab23ba4946ca47312b0ba521445236c150f2fbc.png) </details> <details> <summary>Ostrich</summary> Spawns in warm Biomes like Savanna. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f51a6cbf451b58c96b2d7b660d4d3ca16c916892.png) </details> <details> <summary>Penguin</summary> Spawns in Snowy Beach Biomes. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8c6a928bcef9779fd0263210c19028c8d3a142fd.png) </details> <details> <summary>Pigeon</summary> Spawns in Villages, Mansions & Pillager Outposts. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8e2414aa5babaf43ad051803fcfb9c642c487166.png) </details> <details> <summary>Potato</summary> Spawns in Potato Farm Structures. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2e403a1461d539dd44077eacd053d42ce2596c3f.png) </details> <details> <summary>Rooster</summary> Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests. Lays no eggs. Crows in the morning. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/525bc3bd1f04466ef42c08d2a82a934227250170.png) </details> <details> <summary>Skeleton</summary> Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred. Lays no eggs. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/5251fae1f8161a456aac7f4aca212b239c299080.png) </details> <details> <summary>Strider</summary> Can only be found as a vehicle for Chicken Jockeys in the Nether. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2e5c3cc313ca3fca16a5cfc6fc27fad329f48567
## ๐ Description Nice Mob Variants introduces a variety of new mob variants, enhancing the gameโs diversity and making encounters feel more vibrant. The data pack also adds two new blocks: the Livestock Breeder and the Frog Feeder.
## ๐ถ Mob Variants Overview ### Cat Variants
All Black with Green Eyes
Spawns under the same conditions as the vanilla all black variant.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/636103a14751c8a27a97ccdbee9a5fad7b2a89d0.png)
Creeper
Spawns in Plains Villages.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/cd0449498e90a4434caa6456685b9a387bf8d5e7.png)
Embroidery
Spawns in Archaeoligcal Site structures in Desert Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/10a5844fd9ce1a1c7df53d486df47998ef97b6c7.png)
Simba
Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/6dde829fba60cfd39d3239394f61fc00ec35070d.png)
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/9ca4824c86cdb2d2e557487d2f26f42e5029a58d.png)
Soul
Spawns in Monolith structures found in Soul Sand Valleys.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/88ba5dd84790711e8f1b8753341acd5e8f48c21f.png)
Tiger
Spawns in Badland & Savanna Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/ebc53450b75fdf45d7d0dd909e587ce311b7a14c.png)
### Chicken Variants
Cluckshroom
Spawns in Fallen Mushroom structures generated in Mushroom Fields.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/288dfa556775ec44c1eb7f8915204dfb8476a062.png)
Creamy
Spawns in the same biomes as the vanilla temperate variant.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/3c9d1b2d88381784d5ea183ef10606700d97e843.png)
Dark Brown
Spawns in Forest Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/735793b17effd0c30b0d54995c849ffe626a4e54.png)
Duck
Spawns in Swamp Biomes. Chickens renamed to "Benny" also become the Duck variant.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/839d6bb686ee6a2c5f7299ffa21b50bb8bd70675.png)
Ender
Spawns in End Farm structures generated in the End. Takes damage when in rain/water.
Teleports when taking damage.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/17c0e99080d2ccb24ffaca7606b50ae764ee690e.png)
Flamingo
Spawns in Beach Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8b0f2010585d0fe17bba076fce94f084213360cc.png)
Golden
Spawns in Villages & Savanna Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/430b035128bde32c5bf820c859ac6a074e92f87e.png)
Goose
Spawns in Old Growth Spruce/Pine Taiga & Dark Forests.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/bab23ba4946ca47312b0ba521445236c150f2fbc.png)
Ostrich
Spawns in warm Biomes like Savanna.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f51a6cbf451b58c96b2d7b660d4d3ca16c916892.png)
Penguin
Spawns in Snowy Beach Biomes.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8c6a928bcef9779fd0263210c19028c8d3a142fd.png)
Pigeon
Spawns in Villages, Mansions & Pillager Outposts.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/8e2414aa5babaf43ad051803fcfb9c642c487166.png)
Potato
Spawns in Potato Farm Structures.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2e403a1461d539dd44077eacd053d42ce2596c3f.png)
Rooster
Spawns in Sunflower Plains & Flower Forests. Lays no eggs. Crows in the morning.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/525bc3bd1f04466ef42c08d2a82a934227250170.png)
Skeleton
Spawns in Graveyard structures found in Dark Forest Biomes. Has also a chance to spawn instead of a vanilla Skeleton Horse Trap. Cannot be bred. Lays no eggs.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/5251fae1f8161a456aac7f4aca212b239c299080.png)
Strider
Can only be found as a vehicle for Chicken Jockeys in the Nether.
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/2e5c3cc313ca3fca16a5cfc6fc27fad329f48567
๐ Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Data Packs
- Author
- NiceRon
- Version
- 1.8
- Downloads
- 5,334
- Endorsements
- 35
- Category
- adventure
- Created
- 11/16/2025
- Updated
- 6/16/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2
- Tags
- adventure, decoration, mobs
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โ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Data Packs versions does Nice Mob Variants support?
The author lists 26.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Nice Mob Variants?
Version 1.8, published 2026-06-16 with 5,334 downloads recorded at the source.
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