Deaths Accounted For (DAF)
by Mikeland
Deaths Accounted For, a Fabric mod for 1.21.1, logs player-caused kills and deaths and can ban players who reach a set death limit.
What it does
The mod records only kills and deaths caused by another player, and each entry keeps the player names and a timestamp, so creeper and environmental deaths are not counted. Players check their own totals with a stats command, while admins can look up anyone's record. A leaderboard command lists the top players ranked by kills.
A configurable death limit turns the server into a hardcore or competitive setting: a player who reaches the cap is banned automatically, and the limit can be changed or switched off in the config. The mod suits hardcore challenges, PvP tournaments and arenas where server owners want a fixed record of who won and who fell.
The mod is built for Fabric on 1.21.1 only. It is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is released under All rights reserved, which means it is not open source. Its kinetic part was made by WereF0X.
Key features
Kill and death tracking
Each player-versus-player kill and death is saved with both player names and the time it happened.
Stats command for own totals
A stats command shows a player their own kills and deaths, and admins can view the records of other players.
Leaderboard command
A leaderboard command lists the players with the most kills, ranked from the top down.
Configurable death limit
A death cap can be set so that players who reach it are banned automatically, and the cap can be disabled in the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running hardcore or competitive survival worlds, and groups that hold PvP events and want a shared record of kills and deaths.
How it compares
Death Return is a Fabric option for 1.21 – 1.21.11 that is server required and open source under the MIT License, with client use optional. Hardcore-ban is server-side only and released under the MIT License, but covers 1.21 – 1.21.3 only and is not open source. Death Journal is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.1 released under the MIT License, so it runs on the player's side and not on the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths Accounted For (DAF) | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-09-10 |
| Death Return | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-08 |
| Hardcore-ban | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Server-side only | 2024-11-03 |
| Death Journal | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-05 |
Questions
Does Deaths Accounted For need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the mod?
Are creeper deaths counted?
Can the death limit be turned off?
In the catalog
Deaths Accounted For (DAF) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tired of your friends claiming they’re the “_best PvPer on the server_” with nothing to back it up? Or maybe you just want to know who really gets wrecked in fair fights (spoiler: still probably you). Deaths Accounted For keeps track of every glorious victory and every not-so-glorious defeat — but only when another…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/deathsaccountedfor
- Owner
- Mikeland
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15