Grudge Sword
by majorkajoryt
Grudge Sword is a Fabric sword whose damage grows with every death its wielder suffers, and it shows the death count in its item name.
What it does
Each death of the player holding the sword adds a bonus to its damage, so the weapon gets stronger the more often its owner dies. The bonus is +0.5 per death, and after 50 deaths the sword deals +25 bonus damage on top of the base damage of a diamond sword. The death count is displayed in the item name, and an action bar shows the current grudge level while the sword is held.
The sword is meant for players who want a progression built around failure. Its blade passes through five visual texture stages, filling with glowing red cracks as deaths accumulate, and a chat message announces each new tier. Hits also produce flame and critical particles. Its recipe uses obsidian, diamond sword, blaze rod and air.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is published for Fabric only, across nine game versions 1.18.2 – 1.21.5, and the MIT License covers its code without making it open source.
Key features
Damage grows with deaths
Every death adds 0.5 bonus damage, reaching +25 after 50 deaths on top of the diamond sword base.
Death counter in the name
The item name shows how many deaths the current wielder has accumulated.
Five visual stages
The blade shows five texture stages as glowing red cracks spread across it with more deaths.
Tier messages and particles
Reaching a new grudge tier sends a chat message, and hits produce flame and critical particles.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Progression built on failure
Players who want a weapon that rewards survival through repeated defeats can use the sword as a long-term goal.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy hardcore or death-driven challenges, and server owners who want a weapon tied to a death counter.
How it compares
Too Many Swords is open source under the MIT License and covers Minecraft 1.20 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, so it is a broader sword collection rather than a single death-based weapon. Death Counter is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and runs for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18 – 1.21.5, which suits a different loader choice. BoneSword is not open source, uses the MIT License and is published for 1.21.8 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grudge Sword | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2026-05-03 |
| Too Many Swords | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-09 |
| Death Counter | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-09 |
| BoneSword | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-24 |
Questions
Does Grudge Sword need Fabric API?
Does Grudge Sword have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Grudge Sword support?
In the catalog
Grudge Sword is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
⚔️ Grudge Sword The sword that grows stronger every time you die. The Grudge Sword is a unique weapon that feeds on your suffering. Every death makes it more powerful — so the worse you play, the better your sword gets. Each death adds +0.5 bonus damage. At 50 deaths you deal +25 bonus damage on top of diamond sword…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/grudge-sword
- Owner
- majorkajoryt
- Published
- 2026-05-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15