Ender Pearl Swap
Combat in Minecraft has always rewarded players who think ahead, but few tools change the rules of engagement as dramatically as a well-timed Ender Pearl. The Ender Pearl Swap add-on takes that familiar throw and turns it into a tactical weapon. Instead of simply teleporting to where your pearl lands, you swap positions with whatever living entity it strikes. That single change opens up escapes, traps, and plays that vanilla Minecraft simply cannot match.
What Ender Pearl Swap Does
The core mechanic is refreshingly straightforward. Throw an Ender Pearl at another living entity, whether that is a hostile mob, a passive animal, or another player, and the two of you instantly trade places. You appear where your target stood, and your target appears where you were standing a moment earlier. The pearl never sends you to its landing spot the way it normally would; the swap replaces that teleport entirely.
By default, the add-on only triggers when you land a direct hit on an entity. Miss, and the pearl behaves exactly like a standard Ender Pearl. This keeps the feature predictable and rewards accurate throws rather than random spam.
Radius Mode and Configuration
Direct hits are not the only option. The mod ships with a config file that lets you switch to a radius-based mode. In this mode, you set a distance value, and any mob within that range of the pearl's landing point becomes a valid swap target. The pearl does not need to touch anything.
The practical effects are dramatic. Set the radius to 10, throw a pearl into the ground, and every entity within a 10x10x10 area is teleported back to your previous location while you take their spot. That turns a simple throw into crowd control. You can yank a cluster of creepers away from your base, drag a group of skeletons into a lava pit, or scatter a raiding party before it reaches your walls.
- Direct-hit mode: swap only on contact with an entity
- Radius mode: swap with everything inside a configurable cube around the landing point
- Adjustable distance: increase or decrease the range to suit your playstyle
- Works with mobs, animals, and other players
Supported Versions and Loaders
Ender Pearl Swap is built for modern Minecraft releases and is distributed as a Fabric mod, which means you will need the Fabric Loader installed before it will run. The add-on targets recent 1.20.x and 1.21.x versions, so check the file listing carefully and match the build to your exact game version. Running a mismatched loader or game build is the most common reason players see a crash on startup.
If you prefer to skip manual file management, the foxygame.net launcher bundles Ender Pearl Swap directly in its add-on catalog, letting you add it to a compatible profile without hunting through version lists yourself.
How to Install Ender Pearl Swap
Manual Installation
- Install Fabric Loader for your Minecraft version.
- Place the Fabric API jar in your mods folder.
- Download Ender Pearl Swap for Minecraft and drop the jar into the same mods folder.
- Launch the game through the Fabric profile and confirm the mod loads.
Using a Launcher
Launcher-based installs remove most of the guesswork. Open your launcher, find the add-on in the catalog, and enable it for a profile that already matches the required game version. The launcher handles the Fabric dependency and keeps Ender Pearl Swap updated automatically when new builds release, so you never have to re-download jars by hand after a game update.
Best Uses in Survival and PvP
The swap shines brightest when you are cornered. Surrounded by zombies in a cave? Throw a pearl at the one behind them and you are suddenly outside the circle while the horde collapses on empty air. Fighting another player on a bridge? A direct hit drops them exactly where you were standing, which is a very bad place to be if you planned ahead and left a trap there.
Radius mode turns this into area denial. Build a pit, stand at the edge, and throw. Everything nearby ends up in the hole while you take the high ground. Combine it with fall damage, lava, or a well-placed TNT charge and you have a defensive tool that scales from early-game survival to late-game PvP.
Final Thoughts
Ender Pearl Swap is a small mod with an outsized impact. It does one thing, does it cleanly, and gives you a config option when you want more chaos. Whether you are escaping a losing fight, dragging mobs into hazards, or pulling off a clutch PvP reversal, the swap mechanic adds a layer of strategy that vanilla pearls never offered. Download Ender Pearl Swap, tune the radius to your liking, and start treating every Ender Pearl as a tactical asset rather than a simple travel tool.