ModsJava
Faster Skeletons
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Makes skeletons fire faster the closer their target is to them just like in Bedrock Edition or pre-1.9 Java.
Before the Combat update, skeletons used to shoot twice as fast when their target is less than 8 blocks away from them, and 50% slower when more than 15 blocks. Now, they are fixed to 1 arrow every 3 seconds (2 seconds on hard). This mod reintroduces that in combination with modern skeleton AI.
Simply put, we now have skeletons that move around like crazy while also firing extremely fast to counter players that are too close.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as faster-skeletons-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 190 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.