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Simple Graves

by quillphen

After death, Simple Graves keeps a player's dropped items in a grave block that only the owner can open.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only1.20 – 26.1.2

What it does

Simple Graves is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for storage and survival play, shipped alongside a vanilla Java datapack. When a player dies, the fresh item drops nearby are captured and frozen above a grave marker, so the items survive despawn and pickup by other players. The mod is server required and client optional, so the server must run it while players may leave it out. Builds exist for 1.20 – 26.1.2, with 1.0.0+mod for 26.1.2 as the latest file, and the mod is not open source; it is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.

Owner-locked graves suit multiplayer servers, where another player cannot take the contents. Breaking the grave block is how the owner gets the items back, and any other player who breaks it receives a message about ownership while the grave returns to its place. Explosions restore the grave block instead of auto-claiming the items, and admin bypass works with trusted recovery helpers. Snapshot builds are also published. Common deaths such as falls, mobs, drowning and normal combat leave drops that survive long enough to be captured.

Key features

  1. Captured death drops

    Items dropped at the moment of death are frozen above a grave marker and protected from pickup and despawn.

  2. Owner-locked graves

    Only the player who died can reclaim the contents, which keeps graves safe on shared servers.

  3. Break to reclaim

    Breaking the grave block returns the items to its owner, and a message tells other players who try.

  4. Explosion-safe restore

    After an explosion the grave block is restored rather than its items being claimed automatically.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.1.21.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
26.1.11.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
26.11.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.101.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.91.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.81.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.71.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.61.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.51.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.41.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.31.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.21.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.21.11.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.211.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod1.0.0+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners running multiplayer worlds, and players who want dropped items to stay with them after a death. Clients may skip the mod entirely.

How it compares

Full comparison

Way to Grave runs on server side with client optional, is not open source and is published for 1.21.5 – 26.3 under a Creative Commons non-commercial license, so its range reaches further forward. Universal Graves is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.17 – 26.3. Riftbone needs client and server together, is open source under the MIT License and targets 1.21.1 – 26.1.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Simple GravesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.1.2Server required, client optional2026-06-03
Way to GraveFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-17
Universal GravesFabric and Quilt1.17 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-10
RiftboneFabric, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.1 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-09-26

Questions

Does Simple Graves need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which loaders does Simple Graves support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt are all supported, and a data pack version is also available for servers.

Can another player take items from a grave?

No. Graves are owner-locked, so only the player who died can reclaim them by breaking the grave block.

In the catalog

Simple Graves is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

When a player dies, nearby fresh item drops are captured, frozen above a grave marker, protected from pickup/despawn, and linked to that player. The owner reclaims items by breaking the grave block. If another player breaks it, the block restores and they get an ownership message. This datapack protects real dropped…
quillphen, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
quillphen
Published
2026-06-03
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-03
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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