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Return By Death Fabric

by danexh_

Return By Death Fabric adds a death rewind system to the game, with rare checkpoints, a Shadow Witch shrine and a custom NPC who grants the ability.

FabricClient and serverMIT License26.1 – 26.2

What it does

Once the Shadow Witch is found and contacted, the player gains Return Death, which rewinds the player's timeline after a death. Restored on return are the inventory, health, hunger, experience and position, and world time can be rewound as well. Rare automatic checkpoints also appear in the world, and a Witch dialogue screen tracks RBD level progression. Meeting the Witch again deepens the curse and raises the RBD level, and the final upgrade requires an offering.

The mod works in multiplayer. Server or host settings decide checkpoint timing, rewind behavior and the Unseen Hand ability, and whether checkpoint messages are shown to a targeted player. Players cannot override those settings for the whole server. It is recommended for singleplayer, LAN, Essential-hosted worlds and trusted multiplayer servers. Fabric API, Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required, and the mod is licensed under the MIT License, not open source. Files target 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, and the latest is 1.0.5 for 26.2.

Key features

  1. Death rewind

    A curse-like system returns the player to an earlier state after death, inspired by the Re:Zero series.

  2. Shadow Witch shrine

    A rare structure holds the Shadow Witch, who grants the player Return Death when first met.

  3. Level progression

    Each meeting with the Witch raises the RBD level, and hints describe what killed the player without revealing everything.

  4. Rare checkpoints

    Automatic checkpoints are placed rarely, and their timing is controlled by the server or host settings.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.21.0.5
26.1.21.0.4
26.1.11.0.4
26.11.0.4
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Rewinder is a Fabric mod for 1.21.10 – 26.1.2, licensed All rights reserved and not open source. Stasis Paradox is also Fabric-only, not open source, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.2 under All rights reserved. Revive By Death is open source under the MIT License and works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Return By Death FabricFabric26.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-07-25
RewinderFabric1.21.10 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-07-12
Stasis ParadoxFabric1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-10-15
Revive By DeathFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-10-06

Questions

Does Return By Death Fabric need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API, Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required dependencies, so all three must be installed next to the mod.

Does the mod have to be installed on the server?

Yes. The environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod, and server settings control checkpoint timing and rewind behavior.

How does a player get Return Death?

The player must locate the Shadow Witch Shrine, which is rare, and talk to the Shadow Witch. Players can instead start with Return Death automatically through the Mod Menu config.

In the catalog

Return By Death Fabric is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Return By Death Fabric is a Re:Zero-inspired Fabric mod that adds a curse-like death rewind system to Minecraft. Players do not start with Return by Death by default. To unlock it, you must find a rare Shadow Witch Shrine and make contact with the Shadow Witch. Once cursed, death no longer works normally. Instead…
danexh_, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
danexh_
Published
2026-06-05
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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