ModsJava
Friendly Guards
A very lightweight Fabric mod that disables retaliation from Iron Golems and Guard Villagers when the damage source is a player.
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A very lightweight Fabric mod for 1.21.5 that disables retaliation from Iron Golems and Guard Villagers when the damage source is a player. The goal is to prevent accidental friendly fire from turning defenders hostile while leaving their normal behaviour untouched.
- Made to work with Guard Villagers (Fabric) Fork.
- Clears player-sourced anger without suppressing anger toward hostile mobs.
- Server-friendly with no client configuration required.
PLANNED:
- 1.21-1.21.10
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
- 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 friendlyguards-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 4 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.