Soul Jar Vacuum (Capture Mobs)

Quickstart

1. Craft the Soul Jar Vacuum:

1. Aim at any living mob (not a player) within 18 blocks and use the item to vacuum it into a jar.
2. Turn that jar into a Soul Arrow at a crafting table, then shoot it from a bow to release the captured mob wherever the arrow lands.
3. Alternatively, combine a filled jar with a bowl to cook up a themed Soul Stew.

Overview

Soul Jar Vacuum lets you suck up mobs into portable jars, carry them anywhere, and set them free again with a single arrow shot. Every capturable mob gets its own jar, soul arrow, and soul stew variant, turning mob collection into a small crafting and combat loop: capture, store, transport, and release.

What It Adds

• Soul Jar Vacuum – the capture tool.
• Mob in a Jar items – one for each supported mob (Allay, Axolotl, Bee, Blaze, Cat, Cow, Creeper, Enderman, Frog, Ghast, Guardian, Iron Golem, Mooshroom, Pig, Piglin, Salmon, Sheep, Shulker, Skeleton, Spider, Villager, Wither Skeleton, Wolf, Zombie).
• Soul Arrows – matching arrows for every jarred mob that release the captured soul on impact.
• Soul Stews – matching stew items crafted from jars and bowls.

How To Use

Capturing a Mob

Hold the Soul Jar Vacuum and use it (right-click / trigger) while looking at a living mob within 18 blocks. If a valid target is found, the mob is removed from the world and a matching jar (e.g. "Zombie in a Jar") is added to your inventory. If your inventory is full, the capture fails and the mob remains.

You cannot capture players, and the target must be a living creature (mobs with health), not just any entity.

Releasing a Mob

Turn a filled jar into a Soul Arrow using the recipe for that mob. Load the resulting arrow into a bow and fire it. When the arrow lands, it plays a burst of magic sound and spawns the captured mob at the impact point — perfect for releasing creatures into an enclosure, a farm, or right on top of an enemy.

Cooking Soul Stew

If you'd rather not release the mob, combine its jar with a bowl to produce a unique named stew for that creature. This consumes the jar.

Crafting And Obtaining

Soul Jar Vacuum – crafted from redstone, iron ingots, soul sand, and a glass bottle:

Soul Arrows – each is made by surrounding a filled jar with 8 regular arrows in a 3x3 pattern, yielding 8 matching soul arrows:

Soul Stews – made by combining a filled jar with a bowl (shapeless):

Abilities And Mechanics

• Vacuum range: the Soul Jar Vacuum targets whatever mob is directly in your crosshairs, up to 18 blocks away.
• One capture per use: each use removes exactly one mob and gives exactly one jar; if your inventory is full, the capture fails and nothing is lost.
• Jars keep their identity: each jar is labeled with the specific mob inside (e.g. "Creeper in a Jar"), so you always know what you're carrying.
• Soul Arrows preserve the mob type: the arrow "remembers" which mob it will summon, and releases that exact mob on impact with a burst of sound.
• Soul Stew: an alternative use for a jar if you'd rather have a novelty food item than release the creature.

Progression And Strategy

Craft the Soul Jar Vacuum early to start building a personal menagerie of captured mobs. Use jars to safely transport dangerous mobs (like Creepers, Ghasts, or Wither Skeletons) without fighting them in the open, then convert them into soul arrows to unleash them precisely where you want — for traps, mob farms, decoration, or ambushes. Keep a stock of different soul arrows on hand so you can drop in the right mob for the situation, whether that's a defensive Iron Golem, a food-source Cow, or a hostile Creeper aimed at your enemies.