Better Wither Skull Rates
Better Wither Skull Rates cuts down on repetitive Nether Fortress grinding without handing out free beacons. Unlike packs that crank Wither Skeleton Skull drops to 100%, this datapack gives Wither Skeletons a balanced, vanilla-friendly drop curve from 5% to 20% that makes bringing a Looting sword well worth the trip.
Key Features
- Balanced Progression: Replaces the punishing
2.5%base skull rate with a fair5%base chance and+5%per level of Looting. - Player-Kill Requirement Preserved: Skulls still require a player kill (
minecraft:killed_by_player), keeping standard vanilla fortress mechanics intact. - Untouched Secondary Drops: Coal and bone drop pools and Looting bonuses remain completely vanilla.
Drop Rates by Looting Level
| Looting Level | Vanilla Drop Chance | Better Wither Skull Rates |
|---|---|---|
| No Looting | 2.5% |
5% |
| Looting I | 3.5% |
10% |
| Looting II | 4.5% |
15% |
| Looting III | 5.5% |
20% |
| Version | Minecraft | Loader | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
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1.7.1 1.7.1+mod |
26.3
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fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
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Download |
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1.7.1 |
26.3
|
datapack
|
Download |
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1.7 1.7+mod |
26.3
|
fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
|
Download |
|
1.7 |
26.3
|
datapack
|
Download |
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1.6 [DP] 1.6+mod |
26.3
|
fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
|
Download |
|
1.6 |
26.3
|
datapack
|
Download |
|
1.5(mod) 1.5+mod |
26.2
|
fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
|
Download |
|
1.5(DP) |
26.2
|
datapack
|
Download |
|
1.4(DP) |
26.1
|
datapack
|
Download |
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1.4 1.4(mod) |
26.1
|
fabric, forge, neoforge
|
Download |
|
1.1(Mod) |
1.21.1
|
fabric, forge, neoforge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.11 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.11
|
fabric, forge, neoforge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.10 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.10
|
fabric, forge, neoforge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.9 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.9
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.8 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.8
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.7 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.7
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.6 (Mod) 1.3 |
1.21.6
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.11 (DP) 1.3 |
1.21.11
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.9/1.21.10 (DP) 1.3 |
1.21.10, 1.21.9
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.7/1.21.8 (DP) 1.3 |
1.21.7, 1.21.8
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.6 (DP) 1.3 |
1.21.6
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.5 (Mod) 1.2 |
1.21.5
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.21.5 (DP) 1.2 |
1.21.5
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.20.1 1.2 |
1.20.1
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.20.1 1.2 |
1.20.1
|
datapack
|
Download |
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BWSR 1.2 1.2 |
1.21.4
|
fabric, forge
|
Download |
|
1.2 |
1.21.4
|
datapack
|
Download |
|
1.2 |
1.21.3
|
datapack
|
Download |
|
1.1 |
1.21
|
datapack
|
Download |
|
1.0 |
1.21
|
datapack
|
Download |