Gnyfty Gnomes is a mod that adds different types of Gnomes to Minecraft, which protect villages and serve players! Gnomes are folklorian creatures that symbolize good luck, protection, and a connection to nature - now, their power can be harnessed in game.
Gnomes are naturally found as placed blocks in villages. Right-clicking them turns them into a living entity, similar to copper golems. The first player to make a gnome come alive automatically “tames” the gnome, who will then follow and serve the player. A player can turn a gnome back to a block by shift-right-clicking it.
There are three types of gnomes: Healers, Archers, and Warriors. Each has different functionality based on their placed or active state.
Healers
Placed: Grow surrounding vegetation, heal nearby pets
Alive: Throws splash potions of healing at injured players or villagers
Warriors
Placed: Gives a strength buff to players within a configurable radius, heal nearby pets
Alive: Combats hostile mobs
Archers
Placed: Shoots arrows at hostile mobs, heal nearby pets
Alive: Shoots arrows at the player’s target
Note: This mod requires GeckoLib and SmartBrainLib to work!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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.
- Ships as gnyftygnomes-neoforge-1.20.1-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 194 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.