Reworked Death
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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #7 of 329 equipment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
**Reworked Death** is a lightweight survival-focused mod that introduces the treasure-only Deathbound enchantment, allowing you to retain a single item after death at the cost of durability, and drastically increases the despawn time of dropped items from 5 minutes to 6 in-game hours, giving players a real chance to recover their gear. ## **Features** **Deathbound Enchantment** * Rare treasure enchantment (levels I–III, not enchantable at the table) * Automatically keeps the enchanted item in your inventory after death * After death, it has a chance to lose 1 level depending on its current strength (50% at level I, 33% at level II, 25% at level III); if level I is lost, the enchantment is removed entirely * The item also loses 25–50% of its remaining durability (if you want to re-enchant your gear indefinitely, I recommend installing the (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/anvil-never-too-expensive) mod) * Compatible with tools and armor, and also with the recovery compass * Can be found in structure chests, via fishing, and through librarian trades (Novice to Expert) **Death Drops Despawn Slower** * All items dropped on death remain on the ground for **6 in-game hours** instead of 5 minutes * The despawn timer still pauses if the chunk is unloaded (vanilla behavior preserved)
Reworked Death is a lightweight survival-focused mod that introduces the treasure-only Deathbound enchantment, allowing you to retain a single item after death at the cost of durability, and drastically increases the despawn time of dropped items from 5 minutes to 6 in-game hours, giving players a real chance to recover their gear.
## Features
Deathbound Enchantment
Rare treasure enchantment (levels I–III, not enchantable at the table) Automatically keeps the enchanted item in your inventory after death After death, it has a chance to lose 1 level depending on its current strength (50% at level I, 33% at level II, 25% at level III); if level I is lost, the enchantment is removed entirely The item also loses 25–50% of its remaining durability (if you want to re-enchant your gear indefinitely, I recommend installing the (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/anvil-never-too-expensive) mod) Compatible with tools and armor, and also with the recovery compass Can be found in structure chests, via fishing, and through librarian trades (Novice to Expert)
Death Drops Despawn Slower
All items dropped on death remain on the ground for 6 in-game hours instead of 5 minutes The despawn timer still pauses if the chunk is unloaded (vanilla behavior preserved)
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- lightyorugami
- Version
- 3.1.0
- Downloads
- 239
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- equipment
- Created
- 5/26/2025
- Updated
- 5/28/2025
- Game Versions
- 1.20.1
- Tags
- equipment, game-mechanics, magic
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Reworked Death support?
The author lists 1.20.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Reworked Death?
Version 3.1.0, published 2025-05-28 with 239 downloads recorded at the source.
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