Grave Filter: Selective Gravestone Drops
by kopper.nico
Grave Filter: Selective Gravestone Drops lets server owners choose which items a player keeps in a grave and which fall to the ground where the player died.
What it does
By default, GraveStone stores the entire inventory in a grave on death. Grave Filter adds a list of protected items: anything on the list stays in the grave, while the rest is dropped at the death spot and left lying there. The filter runs on the same death event that GraveStone uses, before GraveStone reads the inventory, and it pulls out the items it drops, so only what remains goes into the grave. Dropped items can be set to never despawn, to ignore fire, lava, explosions and cactus damage, and to glow so they can be spotted at a glance.
The filter can match single items by ID, or whole groups such as materials, tools, armor, weapons and the hotbar. An always-keep list overrides every other rule, which suits a single heirloom item that must never be lost. The mod is aimed at servers and modpacks that want death to sting without full item loss. It requires GraveStone Mod, and it also works with Addon Gravestone and Curios, with full Curios API integration as an optional part. Files target 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Forge, and the mod runs on client and server.
Key features
Protected item list
Items on the keep list stay in the grave while everything else drops, configured in the mod's settings file.
Group filters
Materials, tools, armor, weapons, the hotbar and tagged blocks can be matched as groups instead of one by one.
Dropped item behavior
Dropped items can be set to never despawn, resist fire, lava, explosions and cactus damage, and glow in the dark.
Curios slot support
Optional integration with the Curios API covers items worn in Curios slots.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who run GraveStone and want more control over which items a player loses on death.
How it compares
Wither Storm immune Gravestones is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is server-side only and released under the MIT License, so players join without installing it. Hero Evolution is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is licensed as All rights reserved. Grave Filter covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and needs the GraveStone base mod, which the alternatives do not require.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grave Filter: Selective Gravestone Drops | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
| Wither Storm immune Gravestones | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-01 |
| Hero Evolution | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Grave Filter require GraveStone Mod?
Does the mod have to be installed on both sides?
Which game versions are supported?
Does it work with Curios?
In the catalog
Grave Filter: Selective Gravestone Drops is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
An addon for the Gravestone mod. By default, Gravestone stores your entire inventory in a grave when you die. Grave Filter lets you decide which items are worth protecting — everything else drops and floats on the ground instead, right where you died. Perfect for servers and modpacks that want death to still sting a…
Official listing
- Owner
- kopper.nico
- Published
- 2026-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15