Heartsteal Mace
Heartsteal Mace is a mace with a passive lifesteal ability that changes the number of hearts a player holds when a kill happens.
What it does
A kill with the mace grants the attacker one permanent heart and takes one away from the victim. Hearts that reach zero are sent to the banlands permanently, so the mod is built around a lifesteal survival server. The mace is given through the maceplus:give heartsteal function, which returns a base version, and maceplus:reset restores hearts for everyone when a server needs a fresh start.
Hitting someone launches the target upward, and holding Sprint raises gravity so the player takes fall damage in exchange for the extra impact. The superbuffed version adds several more abilities, including gliding with an Elytra while holding Jump to boost forward at a cost, and smash attacks that cause an area explosion. The mace also passively reduces gravity by 40%. Heartsteal Mace is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the server needs it while the client may skip it. Files target 26.1 – 26.1.2, with 1+mod for 26.1.2 as the latest build, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Lifesteal on kill
Killing a player with the mace moves one heart from the victim to the attacker, a permanent change.
Banlands for empty hearts
A player who loses all hearts is sent to the banlands permanently, which sets the stakes of the mode.
Upward launch and sprint gravity
Hits launch the target upward, while holding Sprint increases gravity and brings fall damage as the cost.
Superbuffed mace abilities
The superbuffed version adds gliding with an Elytra, forward boost, and area explosions from smash attacks.
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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.
Use cases
Lifesteal survival servers
Server owners running a lifesteal season can give the mace to players with the base or superbuffed version.
Who it’s for: Server owners running lifesteal survival worlds, and players who want a combat item with lifesteal and movement abilities.
How it compares
No More Mace is server-side, uses the MIT License and covers 1.21.8 – 26.2, so it changes mace behavior without the lifesteal mode. Mace Protection is also server-side and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartsteal Mace | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-07 |
| No More Mace | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-28 |
| Mace Protection | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Heartsteal Mace need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Heartsteal Mace support?
How do server owners give the mace to players?
In the catalog
Heartsteal Mace is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
run /function maceplus:give_heartsteal to get the base version with just the lifesteal mechanic, /function maceplus:give_superbuffed_heartsteal for the maxed out version, as well as /function maceplus:reset_health to reset your hearts (and allow yourself to be banned again). The Heartsteal Mace is a powerful mace…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/heartsteal-mace
- Owner
- Subzeroditto’s Silly Cooperation
- Published
- 2026-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15