Death Chest
Death Chest stores a player's inventory in barrels at the place of death, so items are kept safe instead of dropping on the ground.
What it does
When a player dies, the mod places the inventory in barrels at the death location, and the coordinates are sent to chat. The hotbar, crafting slots and remaining items go into separate barrels, and when one barrel fills, items overflow into the next. Equipment and modded items inside the standard inventory are stored too, while slots added by other APIs such as Curios are not recognized.
The server needs the mod, while players may add it without needing it to join, so the server runs the feature and clients are optional. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds for 1.17 – 26.2 and snapshot builds included. Its own license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. The Data pack option also covers server platforms that do not load mods. Vanilla Graves and Death Coordinates are the alternatives named below.
Key features
Barrel-based death storage
Inventory contents are kept in barrels placed at the death location, which keeps items out of the world and avoids a large chest system.
Death location in chat
After death the exact coordinates are written to chat, and a tracking compass can be used to locate the Death Chest later.
Hotbar and overflow handling
The hotbar and crafting inventory go into one barrel, the rest into another, and overflow is split across multiple barrels automatically.
Blacklist for server owners
A blacklist tag lets server owners block chosen players from the death chest system, which limits abuse.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Survival servers with frequent deaths
Players who die often on a shared server can recover their gear from a known barrel without searching the death spot.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want items kept after death without a keep-inventory rule, and players on those servers who need the death location.
How it compares
Vanilla Graves is server-side as well, under All rights reserved, and is published for 1.21 – 26.1.1. Death Coordinates is also server-side, under the MIT License, for 1.19 – 26.3. Death Chest uses barrels, so its storage method differs from both.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Chest | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.17 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-26 |
| Vanilla Graves | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.1.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-25 |
| Death Coordinates | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Death Chest need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Death Chest support?
Does Death Chest store items from other mods?
In the catalog
Death Chest is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Death Chest is a lightweight, ultra-performance-optimized system that securely preserves your inventory inside a localized barrel container upon death. It instantly captures your exact coordinates and handles data dynamically to prevent clashing or server strain. Built for seamless multiplayer scaling, it provides…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/death_chest
- Owner
- BibekTheLegend
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15