Basically Graves
Basically Graves places a grave entity at the spot where a player dies, holding the items the player dropped, and it is a Fabric and Quilt mod.
What it does
When a player dies, the items from the inventory are stored in a grave entity rather than left on the ground. The entity is roughly half a block wide and one block tall, and it sits on the ground where the death happened. Items come out with a small random velocity, so they scatter around the grave. Because the entity is not a block, it takes no physical space in the world, which avoids problems with grave blocks needing air to appear.
The grave has one health point, so a single punch breaks it, and it is fully immune to damage that does not come from a player, such as fire or cactus contact. Graves can be moved around, and the author describes the entity approach as far less buggy than the block approach. The mod is inspired by content for survival multiplayer servers, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Basically Graves is published for Fabric and Quilt across 24 release versions, with the latest files for 1.21.11. Fabric and Quilt are the only loaders with files. The mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Entity-based grave
The grave is an entity about half a block wide and one block tall, instead of a block placed in the world.
Items scattered on death
Inventory items drop from the grave with a small random velocity, spreading them about one block around the spot.
Fragile grave entity
A single punch destroys the grave, so players need to protect it from other players or mobs.
Immune to environmental damage
Fire, cactus and similar non-player damage does not harm the grave, so the contents stay in place.
Movable graves
Graves can be moved to a new position after they are placed, which supports rescuing items from a dangerous spot.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who run Fabric or Quilt and want dropped inventory stored in a grave entity rather than a block.
How it compares
Proper Graves is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.5, so players can join without installing it. Universal Graves is server-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with builds for 1.17 – 26.3. Basically Graves needs both sides, so every player must install it alongside the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basically Graves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-16 |
| Proper Graves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-16 |
| Universal Graves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.17 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-10 |
Questions
Does Basically Graves need Fabric API?
Does every player need to install Basically Graves?
Which versions are covered?
In the catalog
Basically Graves is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/basicallygraves
- Owner
- BasicallyFraud
- Published
- 2025-10-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15