Better Respawn

Name: Better Respawn
Author: henkelmax

Better Respawn lets a player come back near the spot where they died instead of at the world spawn, on servers that run it.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.19 – 26.3

What it does

On death the player is placed at a random point within a configurable minimum and maximum distance from the death location. If the player's bed or respawn anchor lies within a set distance, the player respawns there instead. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.3.

Key features

Configurable respawn distance
The minimum and maximum distance from the death location is set in the config, so the spread can be tuned.
Bed and anchor respawn
A player near a bed or respawn anchor returns there, within a distance the server owner can configure.
Server-only install
Only the server needs the mod, and clients join without any installation.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases

Every published file is a beta or alpha build.

Version

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds

26.3fabric-2.1.1+26.3forge-2.1.1+26.3neoforge-2.1.1+26.3fabric-2.1.1+26.3

26.2fabric-2.0.6+26.2forge-2.0.6+26.2neoforge-2.0.6+26.2fabric-2.0.6+26.2

26.1.2fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2forge-2.0.6+26.1.2neoforge-2.0.6+26.1.2fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2

26.1.1fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2forge-2.0.6+26.1.2neoforge-2.0.6+26.1.2fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2

26.1fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2forge-2.0.6+26.1.2neoforge-2.0.6+26.1.2fabric-2.0.6+26.1.2

1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds

1.21.11fabric-1.21.11-2.0.6forge-1.21.11-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.11-2.0.6fabric-1.21.11-2.0.6

1.21.10fabric-1.21.10-2.0.6forge-1.21.10-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.10-2.0.6fabric-1.21.10-2.0.6

1.21.9fabric-1.21.9-2.0.6forge-1.21.9-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.9-2.0.6fabric-1.21.9-2.0.6

1.21.8fabric-1.21.8-2.0.6forge-1.21.8-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.8-2.0.6fabric-1.21.8-2.0.6

1.21.7fabric-1.21.7-2.0.6forge-1.21.7-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.7-2.0.6fabric-1.21.7-2.0.6

1.21.6fabric-1.21.6-2.0.6forge-1.21.6-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.6-2.0.6fabric-1.21.6-2.0.6

1.21.5fabric-1.21.5-2.0.6forge-1.21.5-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.5-2.0.6fabric-1.21.5-2.0.6

1.21.4fabric-1.21.4-2.0.6forge-1.21.4-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.4-2.0.6fabric-1.21.4-2.0.6

1.21.3fabric-1.21.3-2.0.6forge-1.21.3-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.3-2.0.6fabric-1.21.3-2.0.6

1.21.1fabric-1.21.1-2.0.6forge-1.21.1-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.1-2.0.6fabric-1.21.1-2.0.6

1.21fabric-1.21.1-2.0.6forge-1.21.1-2.0.6neoforge-1.21.1-2.0.6fabric-1.21.1-2.0.6

1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds

1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

End Respawn Anchor is open source under the MIT License and runs with both client and server installed, for 1.18.1 – 1.21.4. Respawn Delay is also server-side only and covers 1.16.5 – 26.3, but is not open source.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Better Respawn	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.19 – 26.3	Server-side only	2026-10-09
End Respawn Anchor	Fabric, Forge and NeoForge	1.18.1 – 1.21.4	Client and server	2025-03-12
Respawn Delay	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.16.5 – 26.3	Server-side only	2026-10-02

Questions

Does Better Respawn need to be installed on clients?

No. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own.

In the catalog

Better Respawn is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.