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

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](https://modrinth.com/mod/betterend) by [quiqueck](https://modrinth.com/user/quiqueck) [YUNG's Better Strongholds](https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-better-strongholds) and [YUNG's Better End Island](https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-better-end-island) by [YUNGNICKYOUNG](https://modrinth.com/user/YUNGNICKYOUNG) [End Remastered](https://modrinth.com/mod/endrem) by [Jack Bagel](https://modrinth.com/user/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): 4. Teleport to random end crystal location. 5. Strike lightning on everyone (if you are moving, the lightning will appear where you were a second ago.) 6. Summon evoker fangs beneath everyone. (Functions similar to lightning.) 7. 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.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.
This datapack is supposed to make the battle feel more epic.
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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 modProud partner of SparkedHost!

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16.07.2026 · Modrinth
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Published versions and original Modrinth files.
16.07.2026 · 10 313 downloads
Full Changelog: https://github.com/MrGenie151/Ender-Dragon-Fight-Remastered/compare/5.0.1...5.0.2
16.07.2026 · 734 downloads
Full Changelog: https://github.com/MrGenie151/Ender-Dragon-Fight-Remastered/compare/5.0.1...5.0.2
18.06.2026 · 27 922 downloads
Introduced backports of 5.0 as well as adding support for newer versions.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/MrGenie151/Ender-Dragon-Fight-Remastered/compare/5.0...5.0.1
18.06.2026 · 3 140 downloads
Introduced backports of 5.0 as well as adding support for newer versions.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/MrGenie151/Ender-Dragon-Fight-Remastered/compare/5.0...5.0.1
28.07.2025 · 15 731 downloads
Guess who's back?
Sorry for the long wait, EDFR has been FAAAR from my main project for a while now, but I've returned to it to make sure that it works on modern versions. :)
This is a landmark update because it implements many features people have been asking for for a long time. Changes include:
- A config menu, with configurable dragon health and togglable music! (You can run function endfight:open_config to open it if you're an operator.)
- New music system! (No more large files. We're still working on optimizing it though.)
- Fixed up attacks!
- Removed Herobrine.
I hope you all have fun with the new version!
(As always, the datapack and the resource pack are the same ZIP file.)
28.07.2025 · 5 848 downloads
Guess who's back?
Sorry for the long wait, EDFR has been FAAAR from my main project for a while now, but I've returned to it to make sure that it works on modern versions. :)
This is a landmark update because it implements many features people have been asking for for a long time. Changes include:
- A config menu, with configurable dragon health and togglable music! (You can run function endfight:open_config to open it if you're an operator.)
- New music system! (No more large files. We're still working on optimizing it though.)
- Fixed up attacks!
- Removed Herobrine.
I hope you all have fun with the new version!
(As always, the datapack and the resource pack are the same ZIP file.)
07.11.2024 · 264 749 downloads
Here we go, another pre-release. This time, it comes with good fixes for modern versions, instead of just a version bump.
Should hopefully work on 1.21.3, and if it doesn't join our Discord server and contact me!
07.11.2024 · 9 371 downloads
Here we go, another pre-release. This time, it comes with good fixes for modern versions, instead of just a version bump.
Should hopefully work on 1.21.3, and if it doesn't join our Discord server and contact me!
05.10.2024 · 9 863 downloads
Sorry for the bricked Beta 2 lmao. I was not aware of the changes made to datapacks in 1.20.5 and so I thought it would still be working on the most recent release. Sorry!
05.10.2024 · 1 372 downloads
Sorry for the bricked Beta 2 lmao. I was not aware of the changes made to datapacks in 1.20.5 and so I thought it would still be working on the most recent release. Sorry!
16.09.2024 · 16 421 downloads
16.09.2024 · 1 457 downloads
15.08.2023 · 2 208 248 downloads
This is a patch for Version 4 that fixes some really dumb stuff that was left in from early development. This includes giants, which were going to be spawned by the dragon. Unfortunately, they caused lag and were scrapped in the end. The code was still THERE, so if you were to spawn a giant wack stuff would happen so the leftover code has now been removed. Sorry for the lag, cupangafk. It has now been fixed!
15.08.2023 · 19 624 downloads
This is a patch for Version 4 that fixes some really dumb stuff that was left in from early development. This includes giants, which were going to be spawned by the dragon. Unfortunately, they caused lag and were scrapped in the end. The code was still THERE, so if you were to spawn a giant wack stuff would happen so the leftover code has now been removed. Sorry for the lag, cupangafk. It has now been fixed!
06.05.2023 · 21 278 downloads
06.05.2023 · 1 389 downloads
27.04.2023 · 1 375 downloads
27.04.2023 · 202 downloads
24.04.2023 · 441 downloads
24.04.2023 · 151 downloads
23.04.2023 · 296 downloads
23.04.2023 · 119 downloads
22.04.2023 · 278 downloads
22.04.2023 · 115 downloads
21.04.2023 · 272 downloads
Initial Mod Release
21.04.2023 · 126 downloads
Initial Release