Reaper's Descendant
by Jello11234
Reaper's Descendant is a Forge magic mod for 1.20.1 that centers on scythes, where players reap souls from enemies and innocents to power up their character.
What it does
The mod builds its progression around Reaper's Scythes, which are the primary weapons and tools along the path of death. Early on a character starts weak, and the scythes grow stronger as the player collects souls. Killing enemies and innocents yields souls, and spending them buffs abilities, grants temporary combat boosts and gives Absorption and Saturation. Stacks of these effects reset over time, so the player has to keep reaping to keep the bonuses running.
Each scythe has a history tied to an old world cult. The Old Reaper's Scythe and the Prime Reaper's Scythe anchor that line, and the Reaper's Reforger and the Bloodletting Knife handle the crafting and sacrifice steps. The Death Shrine is where sacrifices are made, and the Death Certificate must be obtained before a player can wield a scythe.
Reaper's Descendant requires Geckolib. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod, and it is released under All rights reserved, which means it is not open source. Files are published for Forge on 1.20.1 only, with 0.8.7-patch2 as the latest beta file, dated 2026-06-16.
Key features
Soul-based scythe growth
Scythes gain strength as the player collects souls, so weapon power builds up over the course of play.
Soul spending abilities
Right-clicking spends a share of souls to afflict entities in a 7 block radius with the Reap effect.
Temporary combat boosts
Souls spent on abilities grant short buffs, with larger spends giving stronger effects in combat.
Sacrifice progression
Killing Withers with a set number of souls and using the Death Shrine advance the path toward the final scythes.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a weapon progression built around collecting souls, and server owners who can install the mod on both sides.
How it compares
Classic Scythe is a Forge scythe mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License, which is not open source in the sense of this mod's All rights reserved license but is published under a permissive license. Scythes Of Death is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with All rights reserved. Apocalyptic Scythes covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under the MIT License. Reaper's Descendant keeps a single version and a soul-driven progression, while these mods target different scythe designs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper's Descendant | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-16 |
| Classic Scythe | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-09 |
| Scythes Of Death | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-08 |
| Apocalyptic Scythes | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-10 |
Questions
Does Reaper's Descendant need Geckolib?
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In the catalog
Reaper's Descendant is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Sell your soul to the Cult of Death and follow the footsteps of the old world to gain god-like strength. This mod centralizes around the Reaper's Scythes, they are the primary weapons and tools to your path of death. Reap the souls of innocents and use their souls to empower yourself onward towards His status, or use…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reapers-descendant
- Owner
- Jello11234
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15