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- Updated
- September 21, 2026Sep 21
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- in 2025
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
SpawnGuard
Survive your first moments. SpawnGuard protects players from hostile mob attacks for a configurable duration after spawning — no more losing everything to a creeper before you even find wood.
✨ Features
- Automatic Spawn Protection — Every new player gets a Mob Attack Protection effect the moment they join the world
- Fully Configurable — Set the protection duration to whatever fits your server or playstyle
- Brewable Potions — Craft your own protection on demand with the Potion of Mob Attack Protection
- Multiloader — Works on Fabric and NeoForge (Forge supported up to 1.21.4)
- ModMenu Support — Fabric users get an in-game config screen via ModMenu
🧪 Brewing Recipes
| Recipe | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Weakness + Blaze Powder | Potion of Mob Attack Protection | ![]() |
| Potion of Mob Attack Protection + Redstone | Long Potion of Mob Attack Protection | ![]() |
⚙️ Configuration
Fabric (config/spawnguard.json5):
{
"enableSpawnGuard": true,
"mobAttackProtectionDuration": 6000
}NeoForge (config/spawnguard-common.toml):
enableSpawnGuard = true
mobAttackProtectionDuration = 6000enableSpawnGuard— Toggle spawn protection on or offmobAttackProtectionDuration— Duration in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second, default: 6000 = 5 minutes)
📦 Supported Platforms
| Loader | Required Dependencies |
|---|---|
| Fabric | Fabric API, Cloth Config |
| NeoForge | — |
| Forge | — (up to 1.21.4 only) |
🔗 Links
FAQ
How to install SpawnGuard?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download SpawnGuard 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 SpawnGuard support?
SpawnGuard has builds for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.11, 26.3 ….
Is SpawnGuard needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server

