How do I install Savage Ender Dragon?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Savage Ender Dragon work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.20.1, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

Savage Ender Dragon — Minecraft Java Mod Download

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Adds serveral new mechanics and difficulty scaling to the Ender Dragon fight, making it a challenge and fun experience for any player amount.

The fight scales with the player amount
The fight scales with world and config difficulty
Requires Cupboard dependency to be installed on newer versions

Mechanics:

Scaling difficulty with player numbers: Scales mob spawn amount, dragon health and damage, crystal respawn frequency. Config static difficulty is added ontop of it
Spawns aggro enderman at players, normal enderman spawn is disabled around.
Respawns crystals after a time interval
Fireballs do some additional explosion damage
Breaking crystals can cause some debuffs and mob spawns
Dragon spawns lightning bolts
Dragon no longer can be cheesed with beds/explosions
Dragon has an anti-flying cheese attack

Set the difficulty of the dragonfight, to adjust to the modpack difficulty
Disables mob spawning on the dragon island
Set which mobs spawn on crystal destruction, respawn and while the dragon is on the ground
Modifiers for HP/XP/DMG/Mob spawn amount (version 4.2+)

Only required on serverside

If you enjoy this mod consider supporting the development, any support is greatly appreciated.

The development is an unpaid free-time activity, so any support helps being able to spend more time on it.
You can support me on Patreon or just spreading the word around.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 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 CurseForge — 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.

Savage Ender Dragon

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