Soft Worldborder
Worldborder prevents healing rather than exploration!
- Loaders
- Fabric
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- versions
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- Updated
- June 25, 2026Jun 25
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
Prevents healing outside of the worldborder instead of preventing exploration outside of it. Players who leave the worldborder will recieve the status effect "Desolation" and not be able to heal in any capacity.
Features
Desolation prevents recieving healing from sources like:
- Eating
- Totem of Undying
- Potions (Regeneration, Instant Healing, etc)
- Absorption (configurable)
- etc..
Usage
In a new world (as op) you might run:
/swb set minecraft:overworld enabled true
/swb set minecraft:overworld halfWidth 500Images
As you get close to the border:

When you pass through the border you will be given the status effect:

Configuration
Operator's level >=2 are able to call the commands:
# enables/disables the border in the specified dimension
/swb set modid:dimension_name enabled <true|false>
# determines the number of blocks out from the origin in which the walls are placed
/swb set modid:dimension_name halfWidth <number>
# determines the center
/swb set modid:dimension_name origin <x, z>
# returns current configuration for a dimension
/swb get modid:dimension_name
# returns the current configuration for all dimensions
/swb list
# reloads currently set configuration file into server, only necessary if commands were not used
/swb reloadCredits:
Inspired by, but didn't have the version I wanted this mod to be used in: https://modrinth.com/mod/no-heal-border
FAQ
How to install Soft Worldborder?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Soft Worldborder 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 Soft Worldborder support?
Soft Worldborder has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1.
Is Soft Worldborder needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server