After Life WoW
by x_silenced
After Life WoW brings World of Warcraft style death and spirit form mechanics to Minecraft, so a dead player becomes a soul that others can see and that can be resurrected.
What it does
When a player dies, the body is replaced by a soul. Other players see the soul floating at the place of death and can gather around it, and a popup explains how to resurrect. In spirit form a player can fly like in creative mode, pass through thin walls, and carry a spirit orb given with the ghost form. Spirit form blocks opening containers and hitting mobs, and a player stuck somewhere can sneak for a few seconds to return to the last respawn point.
The mod is built for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1 only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. A player config menu opens with the HOME key, and a potion config menu with the INSERT key, which requires operator level 4. Compatibility with gravestone-style mods is included, and the author lists temporary fixes for known incompatible mods. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Soul after death
A player's body becomes a soul at the place of death, and the soul can be seen by others from a distance.
Spirit form movement
In spirit form a player flies like in creative mode and passes through thin walls.
Spirit form limits
A soul cannot open containers or hit mobs, and can return to the last respawn point after sneaking for a few seconds.
Resurrection prompt
A popup tells nearby players how to resurrect a fallen soul.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Soul Gauntlet, Dark Souls Expansion and Dust_carrot的冒险 are all Forge mods for 1.20.1 that run on client and server and are released under All rights reserved, so they are not open source. Death note covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under the same terms. HarshDeath targets 1.16.5 and is open source under the MIT License, so it is a different version and license choice.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Life WoW | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-19 |
| Soul Gauntlet | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-30 |
| Dark Souls Expansion | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-23 |
| Dust_carrot的冒险 | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-08 |
| Death note | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-04-13 |
| HarshDeath | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-01-26 |
Questions
Does After Life WoW need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does After Life WoW support?
Can a dead player get back to their items?
In the catalog
After Life WoW is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Make the death/soul form mechanics from WoW in minecraft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/after-life-wow
- Owner
- x_silenced
- Published
- 2024-02-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15