Rare Villages
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
I don't know my version or loader
RareVillages makes villages much rarer, not by decreasing the chance of them spawning, but by increasing the space between them. You can use Jacobsjo's Minecraft Datapack Map to view the difference between Vanilla Minecraft and RareVillages.
Vanilla Villages:
- Without RareVillages, villages will spawn 34 chunks away from each other on average, with a minimum distance of just 8 chunks.
- With RareVillages V1 installed, villages will spawn 100 chunks away from each other on average, with a minimum distance of 50 chunks.
- With RareVillages V2 installed, villages will spawn 75 chunks away from each other on average, with a minimum distance of 34 chunks.
Please make sure you know which version you are downloading by checking the Versions page.
I have done some testing on Minecraft versions older than 1.21 and this datapack seems to work perfectly despite Minecraft saying that it's made for newer Minecraft versions. I havn't fully tested these versions yet so keep that in mind.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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.
- Ships as rarevillages-1.0-V2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 19 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.