While the base game offers endless sandbox creativity, mods often take the experience to a new level. The Minecraft Werewolves mod gives players a new way to play. This mod works as an add-on to the popular Vampirism mod and the experience is very different from normal Minecraft. Here is a comprehensive guide on what you need to know about this guide!

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How does the Werewolf mod work in Minecraft?

The Werewolves mod is not a standalone mod. You need to install the Vampirism mod first because it adds factions like vampires and hunters. The Werewolves mod adds werewolves as a new playable faction.

As a werewolf, you live like a normal player during the day. At night, you can transform into different werewolf forms and gain new powers. These powers include:

• Increased speed and strength
• Armor-piercing attacks
• Night vision
• Damage resistance

However, you also become weak to silver weapons. Many abilities work only during the night or in special biomes like Werewolf Heaven. If you experience visual glitches or loading issues after installing the mods, try using this guide on how to reload chunks.

How to download the mod

To download and install the Werewolves mod, follow these steps:

1. Download and install Minecraft Forge (version 1.21.1 recommended).
2. Go to CurseForge and download the Vampirism mod.
3. Download the Werewolves mod. Make sure it matches your Vampirism version.
4. Also download GuideAPI_VP if needed.
5. Place all mod files into the mods folder in your Minecraft directory.
6. Open Minecraft using the Forge profile.
7. Start a new world and start playing the game.

The mod is open-source and compatible with multiple Forge versions. However, it may have visual issues with certain mods like Epic Fight.

How to play the Werewolf mode in Minecraft

Once installed, the Werewolves mod fully integrates with the game. Players can encounter wild werewolves in certain biomes, fight them, or get infected during combat. Gameplay changes depending on your transformation level. You’ll need to hunt, perform werewolf rituals, and follow quests to grow stronger.

As a werewolf, you level up by doing damage, collecting items, and performing rituals. You can also explore new skills and unlock different werewolf forms. Later, you can become a werewolf lord and recruit minions.

How to become a Werewolf in Minecraft

To become a werewolf, you must first get infected. This usually happens when a wild werewolf attacks and gives you the “Lupus Sanguinem” effect, which lasts indefinitely.

Another way is to right-click a Werewolf Tooth item while holding it. Once infected, go to sleep. When you wake up, you’ll transform into a Level 1 werewolf. From this point, you gain access to werewolf-specific menus and skills.

How the Ritual System works for leveling up as a Werewolf

To level up, you must perform werewolf rituals using a Stone Altar. Here is how it works:

1. Build a Stone Altar and place 4 Stone Altar Fire Bowls around it.
2. Light the fire bowls with a torch or flint and steel.
3. Add two items to the altar:
   1. Cracked Bones (dropped by skeletons and werewolves)
   2. Livers (dropped by villagers and werewolves)
4. Deal enough total damage to enemies (tracked as "prey snatched").
5. Right-click the altar with flint and steel to start the ritual.

Each level requires more items and damage. You can see the full requirements in the table below. Also, you can build your base around the Stone Altar for easy access to rituals, and even use some of these cute Minecraft house ideas to decorate your werewolf sanctuary.

Werewolf level requirements

Here are the level-up requirements for performing werewolf rituals in the Minecraft Werewolves mod:

Werewolf skill trees: Beast, survivalist, and utility paths

The Werewolves mod offers three skill trees. Each path gives different benefits.

Beast Path

• Increases your melee damage
• Adds skills like Bleeding Bite, Rage, and Throat Seeker
• Good for direct combat

Survivalist Path

• Boosts speed and mobility
• Adds skills like Sixth Sense, Climber, and Survivalist Form
• Good for fast movement and dodging

Utility Path

• Supports your allies or tribe
• Adds skills like Howling, Wolf Pack, and Hide Name
• Good for team play and strategy

All Werewolf skills and abilities you can unlock in Minecraft mods

Werewolves have access to a wide variety of skills. Early on, players unlock Partial Turn and Night Vision. As they level up, more abilities become available:

• Bleeding Bite causes damage over time.
• Stun Bite immobilizes enemies for a short period.
• Throat Seeker offers a chance to instantly kill targets under 25% health.
• Frightening causes mobs to flee.
• Leap, Climber, and Movement Tactics improve agility.
• Wolf Pack summons wolves to help in battle.
• Improved Resistance and Regeneration enhance survivability.
• Free Will and Silver Blooded reduce transformation limitations and weaken silver damage.

Players earn skill points over time and use them to build out their abilities according to their preferred playstyle.

How to recruit and manage Werewolf minions in Minecraft

Once you reach Level 14, you can become a werewolf lord. To do this, visit a village controlled by werewolves and complete the “Are you worthy?” task. After that, you can start building a tribe.

To recruit minions:

• Offer a Moon Charm to a wild werewolf.
• If accepted, the werewolf joins your tribe.
• Your lord level controls how many minions you can have.

Minions can perform tasks like:

• Following and protecting you
• Defending a location
• Collecting special items (e.g. Liver, Cracked Bone)

You can also level them up using Moon Charm upgrades and increase their strength, health, and inventory.

Werewolf Forest and Werewolf Heaven biomes

The mod adds one new biome, just like Vampire Forest in the previous version of this mod, named Werewolf Heaven with teh attributes listed below:

• Safe zone for werewolves during daytime
• Similar to Vampire Forest in the Vampirism mod
• Lets you use full power without sunlight limits

How to cure the Werewolf Curse in Minecraft mods

If you want to stop being a werewolf, you can use a Strange Injection.

Follow these steps:

1. Craft an Empty Syringe using glass and a glass pane.
2. Right-click a werewolf to collect a sample.
3. Place an Injection Table in your base.
4. Inject yourself with the strange effect.
5. Wait 100 seconds for the cure to take effect.

You will return to normal and leave the werewolf faction.