Revival Heart
by Piskotek
Revival Heart is a NeoForge item that lets a player bring back a dead player in hardcore mode when used on them.
What it does
Revival Heart adds a craftable item that revives a player who has died in hardcore. Using it on a dead player, including while online, respawns that player. The recipe calls for a ghast tear, an enchanted golden apple, two obsidian, two gold, two blocks of diamond and a netherite block. The server and every player need the mod installed. Builds target NeoForge for 1.21.8, released 2026-07-27 under All rights reserved.
Key features
Revival item
A new item, the Revival Heart, revives a dead player in hardcore when right-clicked on them.
Online revival
Dead players can be respawned while they are online, so they do not need to rejoin first.
Crafted item
The Revival Heart is made from a ghast tear, an enchanted golden apple, obsidian, gold, diamond and netherite blocks.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Revival Hardcore is also a NeoForge revival option for 1.21.8, licensed under the MIT License, with client and server support. Splat's Enhanced Hardcore is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revival Heart | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
| Revival Hardcore | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-19 |
| Splat's Enhanced Hardcore | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-08-21 |
Questions
Does Revival Heart need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Revival Heart support?
Can a dead player be revived while online?
What the author says
This mod adds an item called the "Revival Heart" that upon right clicking, revives dead players in hardcore! The crafting recipe requires a Ghast tear, an Enchanted Golden Apple, 2 Obsidian, 2 Gold Blocks, 2 Diamond Blocks and a Netherite Block
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/revival-heart
- Owner
- Piskotek
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
