How do I install Brutal!?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Brutal! work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Brutal!

by phwee · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Welcome to Brutal!

Brutal is a small vanilla+ mod that aims to add Ziglin brutes, aka Zombified Piglin Brutes into the game. They can spawn naturally in small groups, as well as spawn on fortresses and bastions.

Brutal also adds a couple quirks:

Piglin Brutes can now spawn naturally in small groups.

Hoglins, Piglin Brutes, Piglins, and Horses all have a 10% chance to spawn a zombified version upon death.

Zombies have a 10% chance to spawn Skeletons on death

Credits:

the_infamous_one - Original idea for the Ziglin Brute.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Errors/bugs?

Join the discord here!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as brutal-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 36 KB
Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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