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Bedrock Ranged Mobs (Datapack)

Bedrock Ranged Mobs (Datapack)

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Makes Skeletons that are underwater and trident drowneds less than 3 blocks away from the player do melee instead of ranged attacks, like in bedrock edition
by PizzaEight
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Updated Oct 14, 2026
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This datapack adds 2 things that exist in bedrock edition but not java to achieve parity:

  • makes skeletons do melee attacks while being underwater because arrows dont travel far if submerged
  • makes drowned do melee attacks with their trident if the player is within 3 blocks

(normally in java edition in both cases the 2 mobs would only do ranged attacks)

Submerged Skeleton doing melee attack

Drowed doing melee and ranged attacks depending on distance

Bedrock Ranged Mobs 1.0 [1.21.2+] (3).zip
MC 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.7, 1.21.6, 1.21.2
Release 2025-09-13 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this data pack in Minecraft
Mods needed
None, works in vanilla
Minecraft
1.21.2 – 1.21.8
Install folder
saves/<world>/datapacks

How to install data packs

  1. Download the data pack .zip file (do not extract it).
  2. New world: click Data Packs on the world creation screen and drop the .zip in. Existing world: open .minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks.
  3. Put the .zip into the datapacks folder of the world (servers: world/datapacks).
  4. Run /reload in game (or rejoin the world) and check it with /datapack list.
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