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Lifesteal Mod

by Itamio

Lifesteal Mod changes how hearts are won and lost: a player who dies loses one heart, and a player who kills another gains one.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.8.9 – 26.1.2

What it does

Max health here moves only through hearts: killing another player is the sole route to a higher count. A death costs exactly one heart, whatever the cause, and a kill of another player adds one. Mob kills, items and regeneration grant no hearts, so PvP is the only path to more. A player whose hearts reach zero is permanently banned, with the reason Permadeath, and a server broadcast tells everyone online that someone was permabanned.

The player's maximum health bar follows the current heart count in real time. Heart counts are saved per player UUID, so they survive server restarts. The mod is a lightweight server-side permadeath system, first built for Minecraft 1.12.2 Forge, and it is open source under the MIT License. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with 35 release versions 1.8.9 – 26.1.2 and the latest Fabric file for 1.20.6.

Key features

  1. Heart loss on death

    Each death removes exactly one heart, regardless of what caused it.

  2. Heart gain on kills

    Killing another player adds one heart to the killer's total.

  3. Permanent ban at zero

    A player who runs out of hearts is banned permanently, and the ban reason is Permadeath.

  4. Live max health

    The player's max health bar updates to match the current heart count.

  5. Saved heart counts

    Heart totals are stored per player UUID and persist across server restarts.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.1.21.0.01.0.01.0.0
26.1.11.0.0Not available1.0.0
26.11.0.0Not available1.0.0
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.11Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.21.10Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.21.91.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.81.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.71.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.61.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.51.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.41.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.31.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.21.21.0.0Not available1.0.0
1.21.11.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.211.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.8.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Hardcore servers

Server owners run a permadeath ruleset where each death has a lasting cost and PvP decides who keeps playing.

Competitive PvP

Players fight for hearts, since kills are the only way to raise maximum health.

Who it’s for: Server owners who want a permadeath ruleset, and players who join those servers. Because the mod is server-side only, a single-player world gains nothing from it.

How it compares

Full comparison

ExtraHearts is the closest in purpose but runs on both client and server and is released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Limited Respawns is also server-side only, under a custom license, and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.3, but it limits respawns rather than linking hearts to kills. Permadeath is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that requires both client and server and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Lifesteal ModFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.8.9 – 26.1.2Server-side only2026-05-16
ExtraHeartsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-04-06
Limited RespawnsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.2 – 1.21.3Server-side only2025-02-28
PermadeathForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-09-16

Questions

Does Lifesteal Mod need to be installed on the client?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

Which loaders does Lifesteal Mod support?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. The latest Fabric file targets 1.20.6, the latest Forge file 1.21.11 and the latest NeoForge file 1.21.6.

How do players gain hearts?

Hearts are gained only by killing another player. Killing mobs, using items or regenerating leaves the heart count unchanged.

In the catalog

Lifesteal Mod is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

A lightweight, server-side permadeath mod for Minecraft 1.12.2 Forge. Every player has a heart count. Die and you lose one. Kill another player and you gain one. Reach zero hearts and you are permanently banned from the server. Hearts are the only way to gain max health. Mob kills, items, and regeneration do not…
Itamio, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Itamio
Published
2026-05-05
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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