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Death Item Chest

by DavyyGuy

Death Item Chest puts a player's items, armor and off-hand contents into a chest when the player dies, so they are not lost to lava or despawning.

FabricNeoForgeClient and serverMIT License26.1.2

What it does

On death, the mod places a chest holding the player's inventory, off-hand item and armor, and the stored items stay there rather than dropping on the ground. The full amount of experience is also kept for the player to collect. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Fabric API is required on Fabric. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, targeting 26.1.2, under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.

Key features

  1. Death chest

    A chest appears where the player died and holds the items that would otherwise drop.

  2. Armor and off-hand kept

    Worn armor and the off-hand slot go into the chest along with the rest of the inventory.

  3. Experience kept

    The full amount of experience gained is stored, not lost when the player dies.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.1.2R1.1.0R1.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Death Chests is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 1.21.4 that the server runs alone, under All rights reserved. Keep XP on Death is a Fabric mod for 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 that only the server needs, released under CC0 1.0 Universal and open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Death Item ChestFabric and NeoForge26.1.2Client and server2026-07-14
Death ChestsNeoForge1.21 – 1.21.4Server-side only2025-02-28
Keep XP on DeathFabric1.19.4 – 1.20.4Server-side only2024-02-08

Questions

Does Death Item Chest need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency on Fabric and must be installed next to the mod.

Does the server need the mod installed?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

In the catalog

Death Item Chest is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

This mod spawns a chest with your items in your inventory, off hand, and armor, also making players drop their full amount of xp on death. It makes it great for new players who doesn't want to lose their items on death to lava and despawning.
DavyyGuy, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
DavyyGuy
Published
2026-07-02
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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