Death & Taxes
by Luciepie
Death & Taxes changes what a player loses on death: items are valued with a loot table and can be priced instead of being dropped.
What it does
When a player dies, each item in the inventory is evaluated using a loot table. The table holds parameters and uses a match tool roll that adds a count of minecraft:emerald, so the death cost reflects the value of the item. The aim of the mod is to balance death so that items are no longer lost outright.
The mod is built for Forge and NeoForge and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Its respawn location and respawned player are handled on the server side. The license is a custom license, and the mod is not open source. Files exist for 1.20.1 – 1.21.6, with Forge 1.3.1 for 1.20.6 and NeoForge 1.3.0 for 1.21.6 as the latest builds.
Pairing it with a second gravestone-style mod is risky: the two can duplicate items or leave inventories empty, so a server should test any such combination before players join. The mod's Scavenger function fills the gravestone role in its own right.
Key features
Priced death
Items are evaluated on death against a loot table and charged an emerald cost instead of vanishing.
Emerald loop guard
An item tag list discards matching items so players cannot buy emeralds with emeralds.
Rarity and enchantment checks
Two loot conditions, deathtaxes:has rarity and deathtaxes:has enchantments, let the loot table react to an item's rarity or enchantments.
Component comparison
For versions before 1.21.5, two new loot conditions compensate for the lack of data component comparison.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival balance
Servers that want death to carry a cost rather than a full item loss can set the item valuation through the loot table.
Who it’s for: Server owners and pack makers who want a death penalty tied to item value, and players who play on servers that run it.
Questions
Does Death & Taxes need to be installed on the server?
Can Death & Taxes be used with other gravestone mods?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Death & Taxes is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 13,625 mods support Minecraft 1.21.6.
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What the author says
Instead of losing your items to the void, lava, or a distant cave thousands of blocks from your base, they will now be picked up by a new mob called the Scavenger. The Scavenger arrives once you have respawned, willing to return your loot for a price. But be quick, the Scavenger leaves one day after being summoned…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/death-and-taxes
- Owner
- Luciepie
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15