Better Mob Heads
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.19–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Better Mob Heads gives supported vanilla mobs without an existing vanilla head item a decorative custom head when they die.
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Better Mob Heads
Mob Heads is a server-side Minecraft Java Edition datapack that gives supported vanilla mobs without an existing vanilla head item a decorative custom head when they die. The pack uses real minecraft-heads.com textures from the public MinecraftHeads CDN and applies simple score-driven loot logic with Looting support.
What It Does
- Every supported mob in this pack can drop a decorative custom
player_headthat matches that mob's texture. - Looting increases the drop chance, bosses can be guaranteed, and charged creepers trigger a best-effort guaranteed-drop pulse for nearby mobs.
Supported Mobs
- Overworld hostile: Zombie Villager, Husk, Drowned, Stray, Bogged, Spider, Cave Spider, Enderman, Witch, Slime, Silverfish, Endermite, Phantom, Pillager, Vindicator, Evoker, Ravager, Vex, Breeze, Blaze
- Overworld passive/neutral: Pig, Cow, Sheep, Chicken, Rabbit, Fox, Wolf, Cat, Horse, Donkey, Mule, Llama, Axolotl, Frog, Allay, Bee, Turtle, Panda, Polar Bear, Goat, Bat, Squid, Glow Squid, Cod, Salmon, Tropical Fish, Pufferfish, Dolphin
- Nether: Piglin, Piglin Brute, Zombified Piglin, Ghast, Hoglin, Zoglin, Strider
- End and rare mobs: Shulker, Ender Dragon, Elder Guardian, Guardian, Warden, Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Villager, Wandering Trader, Giant
Drop Rates
| Mob group | Base | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard mobs | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | Default rate for most supported mobs |
| Iron Golem, Snow Golem | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | Higher starting rate for player-built mobs |
| Warden, Elder Guardian | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | Guaranteed reward mobs |
| Charged creeper pulse | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | Best-effort forced custom head drop for supported mobs near a powered creeper just before detonation |
Charged Creeper Mechanic
This is the closest reliable datapack-only approximation to a true charged-creeper kill check when using scoreboard-driven mob death detection.
Credits
Mob head textures sourced from:
- minecraft-heads.com — https://minecraft-heads.com
- MinecraftHeads database by TheLuca98 — https://github.com/TheLuca98/MinecraftHeads
Head textures are used under the terms of the minecraft-heads.com developer license. Original texture credits belong to their respective creators on minecraft-heads.com.
Sources
- minecraft-heads.com
- MinecraftHeads database by TheLuca98
- CDN source used for matching: heads.csv
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.19.3, 1.20.2, 1.19.4
- 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.
- Ships as better-mob-heads-1.0 (1.20).jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 503 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.