4 best transformation mods in Minecraft

When players first spawn in a new Minecraft world, they are regular in-game characters that can walk, mine blocks, attack mobs, and more. As far as customization goes, players can only change their skins and add a few accessories to them.

Since the game is a sandbox, its massive player base has created all kinds of mods, some of which allow players to morph into any mob they want and acquire not just their powers but even weaknesses.

Here are four of the best transformation mods for Minecraft.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the views of the author.

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List of 4 great transformation mods for Minecraft

1) Morph

Players can kill a mob and morph into them through the Morph mod (Image via Mojang Studios)

Morph is one of the most popular transformation mods out there for Minecraft, with over 19,000,000 downloads on the CurseForge website alone. It allows players to turn into any mob that they kill. They can not only morph into different entities but also use their abilities.

The features of the mod can be accessed using the ‘[]’ buttons on the keyboard. Players can select the mob they want to become and experience the game in a completely unique way.

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2) Identity mod

Identity mod is inspired by Morph mod (Image via Mojang Studios)

Identity is essentially a Morph-inspired mod that also allows users to transform into any entity they desire. It is based on the exact same mechanic as the Morph mod but will also offer players in-game achievements for its killing and obtaining the ability to morph into a specific mob.

Even though the Identity mod is almost identical to the Morph mod, its execution has been handled by a completely different developer.

The Identity mod is currently compatible with the Minecraft 1.20.1 update.

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3) Animorphs

Players can turn their in-game character into different mobs (Image via planetminecraft.com)

Animorph is an interesting transformation mod. It does not convert a player into a mob; rather, it creates a mixture of the mob and the in-game character, and thereby a brand new entity. The in-game character’s shape remains the same, but its skin changes based on the mob it morphs into.

Additionally, the player would inherit certain powers and even weaknesses that the particular mob possessed. For example, the bee transformation would allow players to fly slowly, negate fall damage in Minecraft, and get a jump boost. However, players would drown much more quickly when they are bees.

The mod adds new items to enable transformation instead of simply killing the mob and acquiring the morphing powers.

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4) Origins Mod

Players can choose an origin and acquire superpowers from a specific mob origin (Image via Mojang Studios)

The Origins mod in Minecraft is another extremely famous transformation mod that does not completely change players into other mobs but offers a plethora of unique powers that they can inherit. While there are several iterations of the mod, the original consists of nine origins: Enderian, Merling, Phantom, Elytrian, Blazeborn, Avian, Arachnid, Shulk, and Feline.

Each origin option is inspired by a specific mob, and the developers have added their own unique features to these origins, along with powers and weaknesses coming from the mob itself.

Origins mod was popularized when many famous Minecraft content creators played with the mod on a server for several months.