Hardcore Revive Mode
by JakeCCz
Hardcore Revive Mode lets a player who has died on a Fabric server be brought back by a living friend, using a structure built from soul sand, stairs and a beacon.
What it does
Death in this mod is not final for everyone. When a player dies, they drop their own player head, and a friend can craft a new player head that lets them retrieve it. A dead player is revived by building a structure of four soul sand blocks, four wither roses, four stair blocks and an ore block at its center, with a beacon activated on top, and placing the friend's player head on a fence as the last step. The author describes the mod as a way to make hardcore play less punishing in multiplayer survival and SMP worlds.
The revived player receives Health Boost V for an extra row of hearts, along with Resistance, Slowness and Nausea for 10 seconds. A player who wears a dead player's head also gains these effects. The mod requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, with Paper, Spigot, Bukkit and Purpur listed as server platforms. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Revive ritual
A dead player returns after a structure of soul sand, wither roses, stairs and an ore block is built and a beacon is activated.
Player head drops
A dying player drops their own player head, which the revival process and the craftable head depend on.
Craftable player head
A living player can craft a head that points to a dead player's head, so the item can be recovered.
Head effects
Wearing a dead player's head grants Health Boost V, Resistance, Slowness and Nausea for 10 seconds once.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 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: Players and server owners who run hardcore survival with friends. The mod is a Fabric client and server mod and needs Fabric API on both sides.
How it compares
Revival Orb is a Fabric client and server mod for 1.19.2 and is open source under the MIT License. Revival Totem covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 with the same environment and is also open source under the MIT License. (Fake) Hardcore is server-side only, runs on 1.21.10 – 26.3, and is not open source. Hardcore Revive Mode is client and server, not open source, and has files for 17 release versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Revive Mode | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-09 |
| Revival Orb | Fabric | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-11-20 |
| Revival Totem | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2024-12-22 |
| (Fake) Hardcore | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Hardcore Revive Mode need Fabric API?
Must the server and every player install the mod?
Which game versions does it support?
In the catalog
Hardcore Revive Mode is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
Have you ever wanted to play minecraft hardcore with friends but they're really bad at the game and keep on dying? Well luckily for you, I've created this Minecraft Mod to fix this very problem and make Hardcore Mode alot more fun for multiplayer, smps ect.. Firstly, You must place your 4 blocks of soul sand on the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-revive-mod
- Owner
- JakeCCz
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15