Ender Dragon Fight Remastered

Ender Dragon Fight Remastered

A difficulty increase of Minecraft's final boss, with a focus on a somewhat Vanilla feel.

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About this Mod

Epic

Ender Dragon Fight Remastered

A difficulty increase of Minecraft's final boss, with a focus on a somewhat Vanilla feel.

Notice: While this will work if only installed on the server, the music will not be played for anyone who doesn't have the mod/resource pack.

This datapack/mod gives the Ender Dragon many more attacks, some of which can be devastating. It also adds boss music, to add that final boss feel. The Ender Dragon even has a second phase when she reaches half health!

Plus, instead of a wimpy 200 health, the Ender Dragon now has 500 health, making it a lot harder.

Let the fight begin.

If you want to make the music quieter, it is the "Jukebox/Note Blocks" slider in Music and Sounds.

Recommended Mods

These mods are pretty good when used together with EDFR. They are not required, but they enhance the End's other lacking features. They are highly recommended, but not required to use EDFR.

BetterEnd by quiqueck

YUNG's Better Strongholds and YUNG's Better End Island by YUNGNICKYOUNG

End Remastered by Jack Bagel

Attacks

Attack order:

  1. Force endermen to attack random player.
  2. Summon end zombies.
  3. Shoot fireballs that explode.
  4. Force the dragon to perch. (Replaced with another fireball attack when dragon is Mad)

After the dragon reaches half-heath, she will become Mad. When she becomes Mad, she will respawn 3 end crystals and be able to use Mad attacks. She can only become Mad once, even if her health goes above half again.

Mad attacks (only used after the dragon reaches half health):

  1. Teleport to random end crystal location.
  2. Strike lightning on everyone (if you are moving, the lightning will appear where you were a second ago.)
  3. Summon evoker fangs beneath everyone. (Functions similar to lightning.)
  4. Spawns miniboss (only one miniboss can exist at once, and only one miniboss can be spawned per fight, and the dragon will no longer move while miniboss is in existence, so you have to kill the miniboss)

The attacks are subject to change as I plan on adding more and changing some.

FAQ

Q: What is this?

A: A dragon fight overhaul

Q: Where is the resource pack for the datapack version?

A: It's the same ZIP file as the datapack.

Q: How can I change the health of the dragon?

A: If you're using 5.0, open the config! If you're using the 5.0 betas or lower, edit the source.

Q: Is this compatible with other overhauls like True Ending?

A: No. They were built to be used seprately, so use them seprately. Official compatibility is not planned and will probably never be added, since we have different ideas of what the dragon should do.

Need to contact me?

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This datapack is supposed to make the battle feel more epic.

Want to suggest an attack? Fill out this form!

Music by Solunary and DM Dokuro

Mod Icon by LucianoRomanJr

Tags (Unimportant) Ender dragon, Better ender dragon, savage ender dragon, evil ender dragon, mean ender dragon, ender dragon fight mod, better ender dragon mod

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Available Versions

5.0 - The New Life Updaterelease
MC 1.21.7, 1.21.8fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
July 28, 2025
5.0 - The New Life Updaterelease
MC 1.21.7, 1.21.8datapack
July 28, 2025
Version 4.3 Modrelease
MC 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1fabric, forge, quilt
August 15, 2023
Version 4.3release
MC 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1datapack
August 15, 2023
Version 4.2 PATCH Modrelease
MC 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1fabric, forge, quilt
May 6, 2023

How to Install Ender Dragon Fight Remastered on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ender Dragon Fight Remastered". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

datapackfabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.3 (+15 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Ender Dragon Fight Remastered server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Ender Dragon Fight Remastered compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Ender Dragon Fight Remastered officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.3. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Ender Dragon Fight Remastered – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ender Dragon Fight Remastered consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.81.21.71.21.31.21.21.21.11.211.20.61.20.51.20.41.20.3+8 more