diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/GuardianEntityMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/GuardianEntityMixin.java
index ad7234ce..41afb22b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/GuardianEntityMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/GuardianEntityMixin.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public abstract class GuardianEntityMixin extends HostileEntity
     @Override
     public void onStruckByLightning(LightningEntity lightning)
     {
-        if (!this.world.isClient && !this.removed && CarpetSettings.renewableSponges)
+        if (!this.world.isClient && !this.removed && CarpetSettings.renewableSponges && !((Object)this instanceof ElderGuardianEntity))
         {
             ElderGuardianEntity elderGuardian = new ElderGuardianEntity(EntityType.ELDER_GUARDIAN ,this.world);
             elderGuardian.refreshPositionAndAngles(this.getX(), this.getY(), this.getZ(), this.yaw, this.pitch);
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java b/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
index bd12b0ca..020698cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import carpet.utils.Messenger;
 public class EntityPlayerMPFake extends ServerPlayerEntity
 {
     public Runnable fixStartingPosition = () -> {};
+    public boolean isAShadow;
 
     public static EntityPlayerMPFake createFake(String username, MinecraftServer server, double d0, double d1, double d2, double yaw, double pitch, DimensionType dimension, GameMode gamemode)
     {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class EntityPlayerMPFake extends ServerPlayerEntity
         {
             gameprofile = SkullBlockEntity.loadProperties(gameprofile);
         }
-        EntityPlayerMPFake instance = new EntityPlayerMPFake(server, worldIn, gameprofile, interactionManagerIn);
+        EntityPlayerMPFake instance = new EntityPlayerMPFake(server, worldIn, gameprofile, interactionManagerIn, false);
         instance.fixStartingPosition = () -> instance.refreshPositionAndAngles(d0, d1, d2, (float) yaw, (float) pitch);
         server.getPlayerManager().onPlayerConnect(new NetworkManagerFake(NetworkSide.SERVERBOUND), instance);
         if (instance.dimension != dimension) //player was logged in in a different dimension
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class EntityPlayerMPFake extends ServerPlayerEntity
         ServerWorld worldIn = server.getWorld(player.dimension);
         ServerPlayerInteractionManager interactionManagerIn = new ServerPlayerInteractionManager(worldIn);
         GameProfile gameprofile = player.getGameProfile();
-        EntityPlayerMPFake playerShadow = new EntityPlayerMPFake(server, worldIn, gameprofile, interactionManagerIn);
+        EntityPlayerMPFake playerShadow = new EntityPlayerMPFake(server, worldIn, gameprofile, interactionManagerIn, true);
         server.getPlayerManager().onPlayerConnect(new NetworkManagerFake(NetworkSide.SERVERBOUND), playerShadow);
 
         playerShadow.setHealth(player.getHealth());
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@ public class EntityPlayerMPFake extends ServerPlayerEntity
         return playerShadow;
     }
 
-    private EntityPlayerMPFake(MinecraftServer server, ServerWorld worldIn, GameProfile profile, ServerPlayerInteractionManager interactionManagerIn)
+    private EntityPlayerMPFake(MinecraftServer server, ServerWorld worldIn, GameProfile profile, ServerPlayerInteractionManager interactionManagerIn, boolean shadow)
     {
         super(server, worldIn, profile, interactionManagerIn);
+        isAShadow = shadow;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
index a579512b..4990c1b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public class CarpetExpression
     private final Expression expr;
     Expression getExpr() {return expr;}
     private static long tickStart = 0L;
+    // dummy entity for dummy requirements in the loot tables (see snowball)
     private static FallingBlockEntity DUMMY_ENTITY = new FallingBlockEntity(EntityType.FALLING_BLOCK, null);
 
     private static boolean stopAll = false;
@@ -2157,6 +2158,17 @@ public class CarpetExpression
      * <p>String with gamemode, or <code>null</code> if not a player.</p>
      * <h3><code>query(e,'gamemode_id')</code></h3>
      * <p>Good'ol gamemode id, or null if not a player.</p>
+     * <h3><code>query(e,'player_type')</code></h3>
+     * <p>Returns <code>null</code> if the argument is not a player, otherwise:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     *     <li><code>singleplayer</code>: for singleplayer game</li>
+     *     <li><code>multiplayer</code>: for players on a dedicated server</li>
+     *     <li><code>lan_host</code>: for singleplayer owner that opened the game to LAN</li>
+     *     <li><code>lan_player</code>: for all other players that connected to a LAN host</li>
+     *     <li><code>fake</code>: any carpet-spanwed fake player</li>
+     *     <li><code>shadow</code>: any carpet-shadowed real player</li>
+     *     <li><code>realms</code>: ?</li>
+     * </ul>
      * <h3><code>query(e,'permission_level')</code></h3>
      * <p>Player's permission level, or <code>null</code> if not applicable for this entity.</p>
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
index 4760a84e..f3a39475 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import carpet.fakes.EntityInterface;
 import carpet.fakes.ItemEntityInterface;
 import carpet.fakes.MobEntityInterface;
 import carpet.helpers.Tracer;
+import carpet.patches.EntityPlayerMPFake;
 import carpet.script.CarpetContext;
 import carpet.script.EntityEventsGroup;
 import carpet.script.exception.InternalExpressionException;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
 import net.minecraft.predicate.entity.EntityPredicates;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.command.ServerCommandSource;
+import net.minecraft.server.integrated.IntegratedServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.server.world.ServerWorld;
 import net.minecraft.text.LiteralText;
@@ -311,6 +313,23 @@ public class EntityValue extends Value
             return Value.NULL;
         });
 
+        put("player_type", (e, a) -> {
+            if (e instanceof PlayerEntity)
+            {
+                if (e instanceof EntityPlayerMPFake) return new StringValue(((EntityPlayerMPFake) e).isAShadow?"shadow":"fake");
+                PlayerEntity p = (PlayerEntity)e;
+                MinecraftServer server = p.getEntityWorld().getServer();
+                if (server.isDedicated()) return new StringValue("multiplayer");
+                boolean runningLan = server.isRemote();
+                if (!runningLan) return new StringValue("singleplayer");
+                boolean isowner = server.isOwner(p.getGameProfile());
+                if (isowner) return new StringValue("lan_host");
+                return new StringValue("lan player");
+                // realms?
+            }
+            return Value.NULL;
+        });
+
         //spectating_entity
         // isGlowing
         put("effect", (e, a) ->