Phantom Tweaks
Gives phantoms a stun mechanic and more to make them more fun to fight
About this Mod
Several changes to phantom mechanics, hopefully making them less annoying and more fun to fight. Inspired by Infernal Studios' video.
Works with vanilla clients!
Changes
Each change can be enabled or disabled independently. Install McQoy for a config GUI.
Stunning
Hitting a phantom with an axe, a critical hit, or a critical arrow will stun a phantom for 6 seconds, causing it to fall and not be able to move or attack. Phantoms are also stunned by explosions, fireworks, tridents, and other heavy attacks.
Size changes
Phantoms are size 1 by default, meaning they do 7 damage. Their max health now also scales linearly with their size, so they have 40 health to balance stunning.
Spawning changes
Insomnia is scrapped, phantoms now instead spawn above players below half health at night like hungry vultures. Also, fewer phantoms spawn at a time to balance their increased stats.
Datapacks
Entity Tags
#phantomstun:always_stun- Phantoms will always be stunned when damaged by these entities (checks the source and not the attacker)
Damage Type Tags
#phantomstun:always_stun- Phantoms will always be stunned by these damage types#phantomsun:melee_stun- Phantoms will be stunned by these damage types if the owner normally disables shields, i.e. axe-wielding mobs or wardens
Available Versions
How to Install Phantom Tweaks on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Phantom Tweaks". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+10 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Phantom Tweaks server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Phantom Tweaks compatible with fabric and quilt?
Phantom Tweaks officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Phantom Tweaks – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Phantom Tweaks 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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