Doom's Axifier
Minecraft survival has always demanded a steady food supply, and the usual solution means breeding cows, pigs, and chickens in cramped pens before sending them to the slaughter. Doom's Axifier flips that grim routine on its head. This quirky add-on lets you walk up to a grown animal, right-click it with any axe, and cleave the drops straight off its back, leaving the creature alive and reverted to its baby form. It is meat farming without the moral baggage, and it fits neatly into vanilla progression.
What Doom's Axifier Actually Does
The core loop is refreshingly simple. Grab any axe, aim at a mob that has a baby variant, and right-click. The animal instantly drops its normal loot as if it had died, then transforms into its baby version. No breeding, no wheat farms, no waiting around for growth timers. Think of it as stripping bark from a log, except the log is a living creature and the bark is steak.
The add-on works on cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and even zombies, since zombie villagers technically have a baby form. In theory it should also function with mobs added by other mods, provided they follow standard vanilla growth mechanics. Because everything runs server-side, players connecting to a multiplayer world do not need to install anything on their own client.
A Few Unexpected Perks
- Collect any drop item from an animal without killing it
- Turn adult mobs into babies in a completely humane way
- Ride baby pigs and equip baby horses with horse armour, which the developer insists is a feature rather than a bug
- Works alongside vanilla mechanics with no client-side installation required
Supported Versions and Loaders
Doom's Axifier is built for Fabric and requires the Architectury API in older releases. As of version 1.0.2, the Architectury dependency was dropped entirely, so installation is now a single-file affair. The add-on targets Minecraft 1.19.x and 1.20.x, with the developer actively maintaining compatibility across those builds. If you are running a server, remember that the add-on lives on the server side only, which keeps things tidy for your players.
Players who prefer a frictionless setup often turn to the foxygame.net launcher, where Doom's Axifier sits in a curated add-on catalogue and installs with a single click, complete with automatic version matching and silent background updates. That removes the guesswork of hunting down the right file for your exact game build.
How to Install Doom's Axifier for Minecraft
Getting the add-on running takes only a few minutes. Follow these steps and you will be cleaving meat in no time.
- Confirm your Minecraft version matches a supported release, ideally 1.19.x or 1.20.x
- Install Fabric Loader for that version if you have not already
- Place the Doom's Axifier jar file into your mods folder
- For versions before 1.0.2, also add the Architectury API jar
- Launch the game and verify the add-on appears in your mod list
If you plan to download Doom's Axifier for a server, drop the same jar into the server's mods directory. Because the add-on is purely server-side, friends joining your world will experience the mechanic automatically without touching their own installations.
Configuration and Planned Features
The current build is labelled BETA, and the developer is upfront about that. Configuration options are listed as coming soon, with plans to allow or block specific mobs, limit how many times an animal can be cleaved, reduce drop quantities, adjust damage dealt, and even add a small chance the animal does not survive the procedure. For now, drops behave exactly as if the animal had died, which keeps the food economy balanced against vanilla expectations.
Final Thoughts
Doom's Axifier is one of those small ideas that quietly reshapes how you play. It removes the tedious breeding cycle from meat production while adding a dash of dark humour, and the baby-riding quirk gives it genuine charm. Whether you are a builder who hates slaughtering livestock or a redstone engineer looking for a renewable food source, this add-on delivers. Just remember it is still in beta, so back up your world before experimenting, and keep an eye out for the configuration update that will let you fine-tune the experience.