Better Phantoms Data Pack for Minecraft 1.18-1.17

Better Phantoms is a data pack that completely reworks how phantoms behave in Minecraft. Instead of spawning from insomnia, they’re now found only in the end islands. The pack also makes phantoms tougher enemies and adds new crafting recipes using phantom membranes.

Core Changes

The main change is removing the insomnia spawn mechanic. You won’t get phantom attacks from not sleeping anymore. Phantoms only spawn naturally in the small end islands biome now.

Phantom Combat

• Hit a phantom with an arrow? It goes invisible for 10 seconds. Can’t see it, but its eyes are still visible, so you can aim for those.
• Getting hit by a phantom has a 20% chance to blind you. That’s rough when you’re trying to escape.

Phantom Membrane Uses

Phantom membranes now have real value. You can use them to craft two new items.

• Elytra. Skip the end city hunt in multiplayer and craft your wings from membranes.
• Nightmare Rockets. Upgrade your regular firework rockets with membranes. These have 25 flight duration, way more than standard rockets. They work in crossbows and inflict blindness on anything they hit.

Commands

If you’ve got op status, these commands are available:

• /loot give @s loot betterphantoms:items/nightmare_rocket – Get nightmare rockets directly
• /function betterphantoms:uninstall – Disable the pack and turn insomnia back on

Installing Better Phantoms

Data pack installation is simple. Drop the file in your world’s datapacks folder and reload. If you need detailed steps, check our full data pack installation guide.

Download Links

Minecraft 1.17.1

Minecraft 1.18.1

Minecraft 1.18.2