flaying
Flay your fallen foes. Mobs leave carcasses on the ground upon death, requiring a sword to harvest loot
- Loaders
- NeoForge
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 356
- Followers on Modrinth
- 6
- versions
- 4
- Updated
- August 23, 2026Aug 23
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server

A hunting, carcass & butchering overhaul for Minecraft.
Flaying replaces standard instant mob drops with physical carcasses that you need to butcher to get items and meat.
Features
- Carcasses: Mobs leave behind 3D bodies when killed instead of immediately popping into item drops.
- Butchering: Right-click a carcass with a sword or blade to butcher it. Required hits scale with the mob's size and health.
Enchantment Support:
- Looting
- Fire Aspect
- Tag Support: Full support for item and entity type tag groups (e.g.
#c:bosses,#minecraft:undead,#minecraft:swords). - Decay: Carcasses rot and disappear after 5 minutes (configurable).
- Sound effects, blood particles, and swing cooldowns during butchering.

Compatibility
- Butchery
- CravenCraft's Bloody Bits
Configuration
Settings can be changed in flaying-common.toml:
flayingTools- Items or item tags allowed for skinning (default:["#minecraft:swords"]). If empty, bare hands work.excludedMobs- Mobs or entity tags that won't leave carcasses (default:["#c:bosses"], slimes, golems; supports tags like"#minecraft:undead").dynamicFlayHits- Scale required hits based on mob health (default: true).flayHitsRequired- Click count if dynamic hits are disabled (default: 3).decayTicks- Carcass decay time in ticks (default: 6000 / 5 mins).
Modpacks
Yes, you can include this mod in any modpack.
FAQ
How to install flaying?
Install NeoForge for your Minecraft version, download flaying for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does flaying support?
flaying has builds for Minecraft 1.21.1.
Is flaying needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server