Discernment Mod is a protective Minecraft mod that helps you avoid accidentally harming pets, peaceful mobs, or other players.
Features:
- Adds the Discernment enchantment and status effect
- Prevents damage to:
- Peaceful non-player mobs
- Owned pets
- Players
- Custom-named entities based on configurable blacklists/whitelists
- Works when the attacker:
- Has the enchantment or effect
- Is not sneaking
Screenshots:
Discernment Mod Download Links
For Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.4
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.19
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.18
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.17.1
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.15.2
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.20.4
- 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: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as 178467.mcaddon
- Download size: 72 KB
- Download link checked 24 Jul 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.