EndGrief
by AdelinaM17n
EndGrief, by AdelinaM17n, controls how the End's dragon and end crystals change the main End island, letting players build there without losing blocks.
What it does
Dragon fights in the End normally break blocks around the island and its pillars. EndGrief adds gamerules that stop that damage, so builds placed on the main island stay intact after the dragon is defeated or respawns. Separate settings decide whether end crystal explosions destroy blocks, drop items, or only hurt entities.
The mod also governs the obsidian pillars. Its pillar settings choose which blocks are removed or replaced during end generation and regeneration, and whether the pillars replace air or nothing at all as in vanilla. These options apply only to regeneration and respawning, or to initial generation when the author chose that setting.
EndGrief runs on the server, so only the server needs it. It requires Fabric API and works with Fabric or Quilt. Files are published for 1.19 – 1.21.11, and the latest Fabric build covers 1.21.11 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, which makes it open source.
Key features
Dragon damage control
Gamerules disable block breaking caused by the Ender Dragon, keeping structures on the main island in place.
Pillar generation options
Settings define which blocks the end pillars remove or replace during generation and regeneration.
End crystal explosion modes
A crystal explosion can be set to cause no damage, damage only entities, or destroy blocks and drop them as items.
Three gamerules
Three gamerules are included, so server owners can adjust End behavior without editing configuration files.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running survival or adventure worlds, and players who build in the End and want their work to survive dragon fights.
How it compares
Survival Islands is open source under the MIT License, requires a server but leaves the client optional, and covers a much wider range of versions 1.18.2 – 26.1 across four loaders. Personal End is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and limited to Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Disable Stellarity end island is server required with the client optional, and its license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. EndGrief stays focused on the End island and its dragon and crystal damage.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EndGrief | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| Survival Islands | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-25 |
| Personal End | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-09-13 |
| Disable Stellarity end island | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-22 |
Questions
Does EndGrief need Fabric API?
Does EndGrief have to be installed on clients?
Which versions does EndGrief support?
Can end crystals still destroy blocks?
In the catalog
EndGrief is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
There are 3 gamerules included in the mod - disable_dragon_grief - [true/false] - disables the dragon breaks blocking - end_pillars_griefType - [REPLACE_AIR / REPLACE_NOTHING / VANILA] - determines what blocks will be removed/replaced in the end pillar generation/regen - end_crystal_explosion - [NONE / DESTROY /…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/endgrief
- Owner
- AdelinaM17n
- Published
- 2022-08-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15