Gravestone
by n8-M4x
Gravestone saves a dying player's items in a block placed at the death location, so they can be recovered later.
What it does
When a player dies, the items from the inventory are stored in a gravestone block that spawns where the death happened. The gravestone is protected from explosions and despawning, so the items stay in place until they are taken back out. If the death happens above the build limit or in the void, the gravestone is placed at the lowest possible block instead.
Right-clicking a gravestone opens its inventory, where stored items can be swapped with the player's own. The mod works with the vanilla player inventory size regardless of what items are carried, and it runs in singleplayer as well as on multiplayer servers. Installation needs Fabric API on Fabric, and the mod is published for 1.21.3 – 1.21.11 with 1.21.11-1.0.1-Fabric as the latest file. It is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Protected gravestone
Items inside the gravestone are kept safe from explosions and despawning until a player retrieves them.
Vanilla items stored inside
The gravestone holds the dropped vanilla items, so nothing is converted or replaced on death.
Build limit handling
A death above the build limit or in the void places the gravestone at the lowest possible block.
Gravestone inventory access
Right-clicking a gravestone opens its inventory, allowing items to be swapped with the player's own.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 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
Singleplayer survival
Players in a single-player world recover their gear from the gravestone at the place they died.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners run the mod alongside other adventure content, with both sides needing it.
Who it’s for: Players who want dropped items kept at a fixed place after death, in singleplayer or on multiplayer servers that run the mod.
How it compares
Smart Graves is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that runs on client and server under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Simple Graves is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, published for 1.21.5 and run on client and server. Just Graves is server-side only, released under the MIT License and covers 1.21.8 – 1.21.10, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravestone | Fabric | 1.21.3 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-31 |
| Smart Graves | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-11 |
| Simple Graves | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-06-10 |
| Just Graves | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-11-13 |
Questions
Does Gravestone require Fabric API?
Does the server need Gravestone installed?
Can Gravestone be used in singleplayer?
What happens if a player dies above the build limit?
In the catalog
Gravestone is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Spawns a grave with your vanilla items saved inside. By right-clicking the grave block, you open the inventory and can easily swap your items with the ones in the grave. Currently works with vanilla size player inventory no matter what items.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gravestone-fabric
- Owner
- n8-M4x
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15