Lifesteal
by Drypted
With Lifesteal, a player who kills another player takes one heart from the victim, and a player who loses all hearts is put into spectator mode.
What it does
Lifesteal reproduces the rules of the Lifesteal SMP server format. Each player loses a heart when they die, and a player who kills another player gains one heart from the victim. When a player runs out of hearts, the player is banned and set to spectator mode. The heart loss, the ban and the spectator switch can each be configured.
The mod runs only on the server, so players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric only, in four game versions, 1.21 – 26.2, with 3.0.3 for 26.2 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Heart stealing
A kill transfers one heart from the defeated player to the killer, changing the health pool of both.
Revive beacons
Players can use a revive beacon to bring back other players who have lost their hearts.
Enchantment cap
The mod caps enchantment levels, for example protection 3 or sharpness 4, so gear stays within set limits.
Configurable items and totems
The dragon egg can be placed in the ender chest, and the totem of undying can be disabled, both through settings.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Divorcesteal is a Fabric and Quilt mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it runs on client and server. Ultimate Sword is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it is also client and server. Heart of Life (HoL) is a Fabric mod for 1.21.2 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and it runs on client and server too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifesteal | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-02 |
| Divorcesteal | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-18 |
| Ultimate Sword | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-09 |
| Heart of Life (HoL) | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-13 |
Questions
Does Lifesteal need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed?
How are the settings changed?
In the catalog
Lifesteal is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This Lifesteal mod is identical by the Lifesteal SMP. In this mod, if you kill a player, you steal one of their hearts, and if you die, you lose one. Just like the Lifesteal SMP, if you lose all of your hearts, you can get revived. NOTE: \[Make sure to first configure the recipes /lifesteal recipe,/lifesteal settings…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lifesteal-smp
- Owner
- Drypted
- Published
- 2024-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15