Lil' Guardian
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Lil' Guardian introduces a baby variant of the Elder Guardian, which only spawns upon the death of an adult. The only differences between the two are:
- Health
- The baby variant has half the health of the adult
- Size
- The baby variant is around 1/3 the size of the adult
- Hostility
- The baby variant is not a hostile mob and thus will not attack players
Each Elder Guardian takes 30 minutes to grow into an adult, and when it does any players within 50 blocks will receive an audio cue and a message in the chat.
Why make this?
I wanted to introduce a renewable Elder Guardian system to my own project and well...there wasn't anything similar to what I was looking for. So I made Lil' Guardian!
What if I want to clear out a monument?
Easy! Just eliminate the Elder Guardians before they grow up and they'll be gone forever.
Is this configurable?
Not at the moment. This is my first project so it's a WIP in terms of customizability, but it's a fairly easy process to edit the internals if you really want to customize this for your own purposes.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- 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 Renew-EG-1.1.zip
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 24 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.