Graves
by efeketket
Graves gives players a place to leave their items when they die, so belongings can be recovered later without being lost to the death itself.
What it does
When a player dies, the items they were carrying are stored in a grave instead of dropping on the ground. The grave can be opened later to retrieve the belongings, and the mod adds protections such as lava immunity for the grave and a cooldown between grave creations. A datapack can change which items are stored, and the mod generates 14 different grave types depending on the biome or dimension where the player died.
The mod also includes several decorative and utility blocks. Interactive display cases store items, change their appearance and emit a redstone signal while occupied. Customizable mannequins can hold items, change poses and swap skins. A Silk Touch and Fortune switch lets players change between those enchantments on a tool with a right-click. Totem of Undying handling is automated, so a used totem is replaced from the inventory or from a shulker box.
The server must run Graves, while players may leave it out; the mod works on the server alone. It is released under the MIT License, so it is open source, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files cover 1.21.2 – 26.3, and the datapack is also available for server platforms.
Key features
Grave storage on death
Items a player carries are placed in a grave on death, so they can be retrieved without being lost.
Grave protection
Graves are protected from lava, and a cooldown limits how often new graves can be created.
Biome-based grave types
Fourteen grave types vary by the biome or dimension where the player died.
Display cases and mannequins
Display cases store items and emit redstone while occupied, and mannequins hold items, change poses and swap skins.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want death to keep items recoverable, and players who build with display cases and mannequins.
How it compares
Way to Grave is a server mod that players can leave out, like Graves, but it is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, is not open source, and covers 1.21.5 – 26.3. HyperGrave also works on the server alone and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, covering the same range of versions as Way to Grave. Graves reaches 1.21.2 – 26.3 and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Way to Grave | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-17 |
| HyperGrave | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Graves need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Graves support?
Can the grave behavior be changed?
In the catalog
Graves is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
With this datapack, when players die, their items are stored in graves. There are 14 different types of graves depending on the biome or dimension where you died. For more information and updates about the project, visit the ketket.dev page.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ketket-graves
- Owner
- efeketket
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15