Husks and parched drop 0-3 sand and 1-2 extra per level of looting.
- 1-5 sand with Looting I
- 2-7 sand with Looting II
- 3-9 sand with Looting III
They have a 25% chance to drop red sand instead when on fire and +25% chance per level of fire aspect.
- 50% with Fire Aspect I
- 75% with Fire Aspect II
They always drop red sand when killed in a badlands biome.
This is my take on many already existing packs that make husks drop sand. Parched now spawn alongside husks in desert biomes, meaning there's less space in the mob cap for husks to spawn, which would harm your sand rates. It's been almost six weeks since 1.21.11 released, and none of those datapacks have updated to include the parched, so I decided to do it myself.
- 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 Desert Monsters Drop Sand - 1.21.11 [v1].zip
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.