Dynamic Hearts
Dynamic Hearts ties maximum health to experience level, so a player starts with one heart and gains more as levels are reached.
What it does
A new character begins with 2.0 HP, one heart. Each set number of experience levels adds one extra heart, up to a cap of 10 hearts. Experience levels required per extra heart can be changed in the config file, and the starting value and cap are configurable too.
On death the player drops 100% of experience by default, and the XP drop multiplier can be set to 0.5 for half or 0.0 for total loss. Collecting the lost experience restores the health pool. The default mechanics are the ones described here, and the config file lets server owners adjust them.
Dynamic Hearts is a Fabric mod for 26.3 and the 1.20.5 – 26.3 range, and it is not open source. It is released under All rights reserved. It must be installed on both client and server, since every player on a server running it needs the mod. Fabric API is not listed as a requirement by this catalog entry.
Key features
Health tied to experience
Maximum health grows with experience level instead of staying fixed at the default ten hearts.
Death experience drop
A configurable share of experience drops on death, and collecting it again restores health.
Configurable values
Starting health, the cap, levels per extra heart and the XP drop multiplier can all be edited in the config file.
Starting at one heart
A new player begins with 2.0 HP, which is one heart, and grows from there as levels rise.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival with a health curve
Players progress through experience levels and see their health pool grow, which changes the early game.
Server tuning
Server owners adjust the cap, starting value and death penalty in the config file to match their world.
Who it’s for: Survival players who want health to follow experience, and server owners who set rules for a shared world.
How it compares
XP Health is a Fabric mod with a server-side only environment, released under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.21.1. Longlive is client and server, under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and not open source, with a Fabric file for 1.21.11. Jellow's Extra Hearts is also client and server and not open source, with a Fabric file for 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Hearts | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| XP Health | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-02-08 |
| Longlive | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-29 |
| Jellow's Extra Hearts | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
Questions
Does Dynamic Hearts need to be installed on the server?
How many hearts can a player reach?
Which game versions does Dynamic Hearts support?
In the catalog
Dynamic Hearts is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod was made with the help of AI, but updates and functionality testing are performed completely manually. The English description was translated using AI and may contain minor inaccuracies.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dynamic-hearts
- Owner
- Bogumba mods: Created with AI
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15