
Wither Skulled
Ever wanted a more balanced way to craft wither skeleton skulls? Now you can!
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About this Mod
Some people prefer their wither skeleton skulls basically handed to them on a silver platter or crafted with easily accessible materials. What if you went with the later and wanted to be able to craft them but wanted to actually have to work a bit and explore to be able to do so?
Are you someone who just finds those echo shards sitting in your chests to be useless since you already have a recovery compass?
Well with this Mod/Datapack, that's no longer the case! This datapack offers (what I personally believe) is a much more balanced approach to crafting wither skeleton skulls and also to make use of two items that don't really have uses!
Using a single echo shard and a skull surrounded with some soul sand/soil. You now can craft a single skull! Encouraging you to break all those skulls around ancient cities and to horde those echo shards! Not too easily craftable and doesn't simply hand them to you on a silver platter with almost always dropping skulls from wither skeletons!
Available Versions
How to Install Wither Skulled on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Wither Skulled". 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 (+3 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Wither Skulled 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Wither Skulled compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge?
Wither Skulled officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. 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 Wither Skulled – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Wither Skulled 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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