How does this datapack work?
When a mob is generated the mob has a 50% chance of having a bomb helmet the bomb helmet can only have certain creatures:
- Zombie
- Zombie Villager
- Skeleton
- Skeleton Wither
- Pillager
- Evoker
- Vindicator
These mobs will have an explosion level that can be from 1 to 10 depending on the explosion level will close the explosion they will make
How can I have the bomb helmet?
The only way to get the bomb helmet is with its crafting:
What are the benefits of wearing a bomb helmet?
By having the bomb helmet in the head slot you have the possibility to explode the following mobs:
- bat
- cat
- chicken
- cow
- donkey
- fox
- frog
- glow_squid
- goat
- horse
- llama
- mooshroom
- mule
- ocelot
- panda
- parrot
- pig
- rabbit
- salmon
- sheep
- skeleton_horse
- squid
- strider
- tadpole
- trader_llama
- tropical_fish
- turtle
- villager
- wolf
- bee
- cave_spider
- dolphin
- enderman
- iron_golem
- piglin
- piglin_brute
- polar_bear
- wandering_trader
- zombified_piglin
- blaze
- creeper
- drowned
- elder_guardian
- evoker
- ghast
- guardian
- hoglin
- husk
- magma_cube
- phantom
- pillager
- ravager
- shulker
- silverfish
- skeleton
- slime
- spider
- stray
- vex
- vindicator
- warden
- witch
- wither
- wither_skeleton
- zoglin
- zombie
- zombie_villager
You do not decide when it explodes when you are near one of these mobs you will explode instantly And remember the explosion will be Level 10
What are the explosion radii?
When the mobs have the helmet:
When a mob has the helmet it will have a range of 2 blocks if the player gets to that range the mob will explode
When the player has the helmet
When a mob is in a range of 10 blocks it will light up red and show you a text that says "come a little closer" if you come closer The range will be 3 blocks if a mob enters you will explode with a level 10 explosion
What is the durability of this item?
The idea is that if you make a mistake you have the option to break it
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as helmetbomb_datapack.zip
- Download size: 240 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.