Villager Recruits
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. File opened and checked on 1 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Recruit and command villagers, manage armies through custom GUIs, enjoy PvP with diplomacy and team compatibility, and fully configurable features.
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Villager Recruits: Claim and Siege Update!
Villager Recruits is an exciting Minecraft modification that allows you to hire and command your own army of villagers. Enhance your gameplay with strategic faction battles, claim and siege mechanics and intelligent NPC features.
Key Features:
- Hire Villagers: Use emeralds to recruit villagers for your personal army.
- Command and Manage: Utilize screens to effectively command and manage your recruits.
- PvP and Faction Gameplay: Engage in player vs. player or faction vs. faction battles.
- Claim and Siege: Launch an attack to conquer enemy territory or support allies with defending.
- Vanilla Teams Support: Integrates with Minecraft Vanilla Teams, featuring a custom GUI.
- Smart Eating/Healing: Villagers use food and potions intelligently.
- Smart Shield Blocking: Villagers block attacks efficiently using shields.
- Group Commands: Command large armies by organizing your recruits into groups.
- Group management: Recruit villagers from villages or noble villagers and manage your custom groups.
- Mod Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Small ships-Mod, Epic-Knights-Mod, and Corpse-Mod.
- Highly Configurable: Customize almost every aspect to fit your gameplay style.
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More Information on the Wiki
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- 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 recruits-1.20.1-1.15.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 2.7 MB
- Download link checked 7 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.