Simple Graves
Simple Graves is a vanilla Java datapack that protects dropped items after death and guides players back to an owner-locked grave.
- Loaders
- FabricNeoForgeForgeQuilt
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 743
- Followers on Modrinth
- 0
- versions
- 10
- Updated
- June 3, 2026Jun 3
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed on the server; optional in the game
Simple Graves
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.
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- Owner-locked graves for multiplayer
- Break grave block to reclaim items
- Grave block restores after explosions instead of auto-claiming
/trigger grc_latestshows latest grave coordinates/trigger grc_listlists active graves- Admin bypass functions for trusted recovery helpers
Notes
This datapack protects real dropped item entities after death. Common deaths such as fall, mobs, drowning, and normal combat are reliable when drops survive long enough to be captured.
Lava, explosions, and void deaths are best-effort because Minecraft can destroy item entities before a datapack can protect them.
XP cannot be protected
Commands
/trigger grc_help/trigger grc_latest/trigger grc_list/function grc:admin/help
FAQ
How to install Simple Graves?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Simple Graves for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Simple Graves support?
Simple Graves has builds for Minecraft 1.20–26.1.2.
Is Simple Graves needed on the server?
Needed on the server; optional in the game