What Mob Grinding Utils works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Forge, NeoForge |
| Minecraft versions | 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.20.1, 1.21.1 |
| Environment | Client, Server |
Mob Grinding Utils is a Forge and NeoForge mod for Minecraft Java Edition built around one job: automating mob farms. It adds a modular kit of blocks, a fan that pushes mobs, a hopper that collects drops and XP, portable fluid XP tanks, and a mob masher that stacks enchantment-style upgrades onto every kill, so players design their own farm instead of relying on vanilla spawner mechanics. It installs on both the client and the server, and the two loaders it ships for do not share a version ceiling: NeoForge builds reach Minecraft 1.21.1, while Forge stops at 1.20.1.
What Mob Grinding Utils adds
The mod's blocks work together as a farm pipeline rather than as standalone gadgets.
- Mob Fan: pushes mobs and players in one direction, with width, height, and distance upgrades
- Absorption Hopper: pulls in item drops and XP orbs within range and stores fluid XP in an internal tank
- Singularity Tank and XP Drain Tank: portable 32-bucket fluid tanks, one with a built-in drain players can stand on to bank XP
- XP Tap: converts stored fluid XP back into XP orbs on demand
- Mob Masher: applies stacked vanilla-style enchant upgrades, including Looting, Sharpness, and a mod-only Beheading upgrade, to every kill
- Iron Spikes and Entity Conveyor: passive damage spikes and a belt for moving mobs and items along a set path
- Ender Inhibitor and boss mufflers: block nearby teleportation and silence Wither or Ender Dragon death sounds and boss bars
- Mob Swab and GM Chicken Feed: farm spawn eggs from mobs encountered in survival
Forge and NeoForge version support
Mob Grinding Utils has shipped continuously since Minecraft 1.10.2, and its two current loaders have drifted apart. The last Forge release, version 1.1.0, targets Minecraft 1.20.1. NeoForge kept moving, and its newest release, version 1.1.10, reaches Minecraft 1.21.1. There is no Fabric or Quilt build.
Installing Mob Grinding Utils
Download the jar that matches your Minecraft version and loader from the mod's CurseForge page, then drop it into the mods folder of a Forge or NeoForge install like any other mod. Mob Grinding Utils needs no other mods to run: CurseForge lists no dependencies, and the mod's own metadata requires only the loader itself. It works on both the client and the server, so keep the same version installed on both sides for multiplayer.
Mob Grinding Utils in SkyFactory 4 and other packs
Mob Grinding Utils is one of the most-downloaded mods on CurseForge, largely because it is a documented staple of mob-farming modpacks built on Minecraft 1.12.2, including SkyFactory 4, whose own wiki lists it among the mods used for automated mob grinding. A separate Modrinth listing titled "Mob Grinding Utils: Vanillafied" is a resource pack that reskins the mod's textures. It is not the mod itself, and installing it will not add any of the blocks described on this page.
Mob Grinding Utils mod review for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge
Questions about Mob Grinding Utils.
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How do I install Mob Grinding Utils?
Download the jar that matches your Minecraft version and loader from the mod's CurseForge page, then place it in the mods folder of a Forge or NeoForge install. It needs no other mods to run, and both the client and the server need the same version installed for multiplayer.
Does Mob Grinding Utils work with Forge or NeoForge?
Both, but not on the same versions. The last Forge release targets Minecraft 1.20.1, while NeoForge builds have kept going and now reach Minecraft 1.21.1. There is no Fabric or Quilt build.
Which Minecraft version does Mob Grinding Utils support?
Current builds run 1.20.1 on Forge and 1.21.1 on NeoForge. The mod has a long release history stretching back to Minecraft 1.10.2, including a widely used 1.12.2 build that still accounts for the largest share of its downloads.
Is Mob Grinding Utils part of SkyFactory 4?
Yes. SkyFactory 4 runs on Minecraft 1.12.2 and Forge, and the pack's own wiki documents Mob Grinding Utils as one of the mods players use to build automated mob farms in it.
Is the Modrinth "Mob Grinding Utils" page the same mod?
No. The listing on Modrinth called "Mob Grinding Utils: Vanillafied" is a texture resource pack by a different creator that reskins the mod's items. The mod itself is distributed only on CurseForge.
