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What is Hords?

Hords transforms your peaceful Minecraft world into a battleground where dangerous mob armies spawn unpredictably, each led by a formidable boss with unique abilities and enhanced equipment.

How Does It Work?

Hords operates on a sophisticated spawning system that considers your location, time of day, and dimension. Ocean hordes emerge from the depths when you're near water, zombie armies rise during the night, and infernal legions assault you in the Nether.

What Makes Bosses Special?

Bosses aren't just bigger versions of regular mobs - they're elite commanders with custom names like "Hord Leader," "Ocean Lord," and "Void Wraith." Each boss comes equipped with powerful armor, enhanced health pools reaching up to 160 HP.

What Rewards Await?

Victory brings substantial rewards befitting the challenge. Defeated bosses drop valuable loot including diamonds, emerald blocks, and rare items like tridents and netherite ingots as well as an enchanted golden apple

Commands (require OP!)

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/hords spawn <type> [size] Manual Spawn
/hords status View all settings
/hords help Show command list
/hords notifications Enable/disable personal notifications
/hords set spawnchance [ticks] Set frequency
/hords set minhordesize [size] Smallest horde
/hords set maxhordesize [size] Largest horde
/hords set minplayerdistance [blocks] Closest spawn
/hords set maxplayerdistance [blocks] Furthest spawn
/hords set requirenighttime [true/false] Overworld timing
/hords set oceanrequirenighttime [true/false] Enable/disable ocean requirenighttime
/hords set maxactivehordes [count] Max active hordes
/hords set despawntime [minutes] Cleanup timer
/hords set cooldown [minutes] Spawn delay
/hords set broadcast [true/false] Enable/disable notifications
/hords set broadcastradius [blocks] Notification distance
/hords config Open Config GUI
/hords reload Reset personal Settings

Horde types

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Overworld Hordes

Type Description Boss Spawn Condition
zombie Zombies, Husks, Zombie Villagers Hord Leader Land biomes
skeleton Skeletons, Strays, Bogged Skeleton Boss Land biomes
mixed Zombies, Skeletons, Creepers Hord Leader Land biomes
ocean Drowned, Guardians Ocean Lord Ocean biomes

Nether Hordes

Type Description Boss Spawn Condition
zombified Zombified Piglins Hord Leader Any Nether biome
piglin Piglins Piglin Warlord Any Nether biome
magmacube Magma Cubes Molten King Basalt Deltas preferred
fortress Wither Skeletons, Blazes Fortress Commander Near Nether Brick
nethermixed Mixed Nether mobs Nether Overlord Any Nether biome
soulsand Skeletons, Ghasts Soul Wraith Soul Sand Valley preferred

End Hordes

Type Description Boss Spawn Condition
end Endermen, Shulkers Void Lord End dimension
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