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
