Mortal Ender Chests
by sylvxa
Mortal Ender Chests changes what happens to an Ender Chest's contents when a player dies, letting some or all of its items drop like the rest of the inventory.
What it does
When a player dies, the Ender Chest items can fall to the ground. The number of items dropped depends on how many slots are filled, with a configurable value that sets how many of the filled slots drop. The default is 27, which covers a full chest.
The setting that controls the drop only affects players, so no other entities are involved. A separate option decides whether items are dropped when another player causes the death. It is on by default, so kills by other players also trigger the drop. The mod respects the keep inventory game rule, and when that rule is on, Ender Chest items stay with the player.
The mod runs on servers only, so players join without installing anything. It is for Fabric, with files for 26.3 and the earlier builds 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 26.3, published on 2026-10-04.
Key features
Ender Chest drops on death
Items stored in an Ender Chest drop to the ground when the player dies, instead of staying safe in the chest.
Configurable drop amount
A slot-based setting controls how many items drop, with a default of 27 slots, so server owners can tune the loss.
Player-only drops
The drop applies to player deaths only, and the server can choose whether deaths caused by other players also trigger it.
Keep inventory support
Ender Chest items are kept when the keep inventory rule is enabled, so the mod follows the existing game rule.
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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
Who it’s for: Server owners who run survival or hardcore servers and want Ender Chest contents to be at risk on death. Players only need to join the server.
How it compares
Partial-Keep-Inventory is server-side only and under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2, so it covers the same versions with a different approach to what is kept on death. Keep Inventory Nerf runs on both client and server and is not open source, with files for 1.21.9 – 26.3. Misaka's better experience needs both sides and is also licensed under the MIT License, but only has files for 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Ender Chests | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| Partial-Keep-Inventory | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
| Keep Inventory Nerf | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Misaka's better experience | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-29 |
Questions
Does Mortal Ender Chests need to be installed on the client?
Which Fabric versions are supported?
Are items lost if the keep inventory rule is on?
In the catalog
Mortal Ender Chests is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mortal-ender-chests
- Owner
- sylvxa
- Published
- 2026-01-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15