The Root of Fear
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.19–1.20. File opened and checked on 24 Sep 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Adds a unique tree-like horror mob called the Wilted. Be prepared, because this terrifying experience is very different to the average dweller mod. The…
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About
The Root of Fear adds the Wilted, a monstrous relative of the Creaking that has fused with its heart and become independent of the Pale Garden, now roaming freely throughout the Overworld.
The Wilted draws power from darkness, which means that you, the Overworld's main source of light, are its prime target. It's also extremely unpredictable due to its complex AI, which includes behaviours that are randomised every time it spawns...
Good luck.
How to play
- You will occasionally hear the Wilted at night 2 days before it comes.A dense fog will cover the Overworld on the day of its attack.
- The Wilted will come at night, disguising itself. Try to hold it off for as long as possible.
- Do not try to engage the Wilted in combat.
- When the Wilted reveals itself, get to a safe, lit up area as quickly as possible.
- Break the roots that cover your lights.
- Survive the onslaught until day.
- The Wilted will come first on the second night, it will come back between 2 and 10 days after its last attack.
Commands
- /rootoffear spawnday get tells you which day the Wilted will spawn on
- /rootoffear spawnday getrelative tells you how many days there are until the Wilted can spawn
- /rootoffear spawnday set lets you set which day the Wilted will spawn on
- /rootoffear spawnday setrelative lets you set how many days there are until the Wilted can spawn
- /rootoffear assignedwilted get tells you which Wilted is connected to the dimension you're in
- /rootoffear assignedwilted set lets you connect an existing Wilted to the dimension you're in
- /rootoffear assignedwilted clear lets you disconnect the dimension you're in from its Wilted
- /rootoffear ultimatetarget get tells you the ultimate target of the selected Wilted
- /rootoffear ultimatetarget set lets you set the ultimate target of all selected Wilted
- /rootoffear ultimatetarget clear lets you clear the ultimate target of all selected Wilted
- /rootoffear setdisguised lets you set the disguised state of all selected Wilted
Credits
- Certain sounds are modified versions of sounds from Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.19.2
- 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 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.
The Root of Fear is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.19.2. Downloaded 1,166,543 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.