Nicos Graves
Nicos Graves places a grave where a player dies, so the items they were carrying stay recoverable instead of dropping in the world.
What it does
Nicos Graves is a grave mod: when a player dies, the belongings are kept in a grave block at the death point rather than scattered. The grave can be reopened to retrieve the items, and the mod is designed around keeping gear that would otherwise be lost. Whether graves appear is controlled by the nicos graves:spawn player graves game rule, and the nicos graves:grave access rule changes who can open a grave.
The mod runs on Fabric and Quilt, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.10. It is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source. Source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are linked from the project. Trinkets and YYZ's Backpack Mod are named by the author as companions that work alongside the mod, and an item class can implement the SoulboundItem interface and override isRetained to keep an item on death.
Key features
Items kept on death
Belongings are placed in a grave at the death location instead of dropping on the ground.
Spawn toggle
A game rule decides whether player graves are created, so servers can turn the feature on or off.
Grave access rule
A separate game rule changes who is allowed to open a grave after a death.
Soulbound items
Items can be marked to stay with the player through the SoulboundItem interface and its isRetained override.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners can keep items from being lost on death and use the game rules to set how graves behave.
Hardcore-style play
Players who want death to matter without losing their gear can rely on the grave to hold it.
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players on Fabric or Quilt who want deaths to keep items in a recoverable place.
How it compares
Nicos Backslots is client and server, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.19 – 1.21.1 on Fabric and Quilt. Proper Graves is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published only for 1.21.5. Tils Graves is server required with client optional, not open source, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.10 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicos Graves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-29 |
| Nicos Backslots | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-07 |
| Proper Graves | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-16 |
| Tils Graves | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-23 |
Questions
Does Nicos Graves need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Nicos Graves support?
How can a server stop graves from spawning?
In the catalog
Nicos Graves is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
Similar mods
What the author says
Is the chance of losing all your items in a lava pit too punishing for you? Alternatively the item class can implement the interface SoulboundItem, and override the isRetained method.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nicos-graves
- Owner
- Fishiest Gang
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15