
Dega's Death Messages
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Replaces every vanilla death message with a unique, funny, or thematic custom message for over 80+ mobs and causes!
⬇ Download on ModrinthComprehensive Custom Death Messages
Tired of seeing "Player was slain by Zombie" for the thousandth time? This data pack replaces vanilla death messages with unique, funny, and thematic messages for virtually every possible death in Minecraft!
Features
- Massive Coverage: Adds custom messages for over 80 mob types, including bosses, raid mobs, every common hostile, and even neutral mobs like goats and pufferfish!
- Specific Scenarios: Unique messages for different attack types, like the Wither's birth explosion, the Warden's sonic boom, and being knocked into the void by the Ender Dragon.
- Randomized Messages: Some common deaths, like drowning, have multiple messages that are chosen at random for variety!
- Version Support: Designed for Minecraft 1.21 but is compatible with 1.20.x versions. (See below for how to adapt it!)
Installation
- Download the
.zipfile. - Drop the file into your world's
datapacksfolder. - Load your world and run the
/reloadcommand. You should see a confirmation message in chat!
Version Compatibility
This data pack was built for Minecraft 1.21 (pack_format: 48). To use it on older versions, simply open the .zip file, edit the pack.mcmeta file inside, and change the pack_format number to match your version:
- 1.20.5 - 1.20.6:
pack_format: 32 - 1.20.3 - 1.20.4:
pack_format: 22 - 1.20.2:
pack_format: 18 - 1.20 - 1.20.1:
pack_format: 15
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as CustomDeaths.zip
- Download size: 54 KB
- Download link checked 20 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.