Duel
by BaicaiBear
Duel adds a necklace accessory that lets players challenge each other to a stakes-based duel on Fabric for 1.21.1.
What it does
Players who equip the Duel Necklace are shown with a red tag above their name, which other players wearing a necklace can see. Two players who both wear necklaces can start a duel, and the loser drops items while the winner takes between 0 and 10 stakes, which are set in the config. The necklace can be set to switch the player into Adventure Mode once equipped, and the number of diamonds needed to activate it is configurable.
Duel's stakes logic handles the outcome of a fight. A necklace that still holds stakes sends its wearer back to a respawn point near the opponent. Once stakes are depleted, the next death costs no items and the respawn point moves away from the opponent. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric only, with builds for 1.21 – 1.21.1 and the latest file for 1.21.1.
Key features
Duel Necklace accessory
A wearable necklace that marks its wearer as dueling-enabled and displays a red tag next to the player name.
Stakes-based item transfer
On a lost duel the loser drops items, while the winner takes a stake amount from 0 to 10, set in the config.
Respawn near the opponent
A necklace holding stakes sends the wearer back close to the opponent after death, keeping the duel going.
Final death without item loss
When stakes run out, the next death costs no items, and the respawn point moves away from the opponent.
Configurable activation
Diamonds are needed to activate the necklace, and the amount, the stake range and the loser's necklace behavior can be changed in the config.
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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: Players who want structured one-on-one fights with item stakes, and server owners who want to offer duels with configurable rules.
How it compares
Hero Necklace is also a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source, and it runs on client and server. Nova's Teams is a Fabric mod for the same versions, but it is not open source and it is released under a license other than MIT. Duel is open source under the MIT License and is built around a necklace accessory and stakes rather than teams.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Not published | 2025-06-13 |
| Hero Necklace | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-28 |
| Nova's Teams | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
Questions
Does Duel need Fabric API?
Which Minecraft versions does Duel support?
How are stakes set?
In the catalog
Duel is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod introduces the Duel Necklace accessory. Wear this necklace and fill it with enough stakes (default: diamonds, configurable) to activate it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/duel-mod
- Owner
- BaicaiBear
- Published
- 2025-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15