SoulLock
Trap player souls on death and revive them by placing their head. Perfect for survival, PvP, and co-op servers.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
💀 SoulLock — Death is not the end...
When a player dies, their soul is trapped inside their head. They cannot return… unless someone places it back.
Will your friends save you — or leave you behind?
🎮 What is SoulLock?
SoulLock is a Paper plugin (1.21+) that transforms Minecraft’s death system into a revival-based mechanic.
Instead of respawning normally:
- 💀 Players become soul-locked
- 🪦 Their head drops at death location
- ⚡ They can only return when someone places their head
✨ Features
💀 Soul Lock System
- Player dies → soul is locked
- Real player head drops (with skin)
- Only one active head per player
- Fully persistent (survives restarts)
👻 Locked Player Behavior
Locked players are restricted until revived:
- Cannot break or place blocks
- Cannot use items
- Cannot interact with entities
Join behavior:
- 👁️ Spectator mode (default)
- 🚫 Kick mode (configurable)
⚡ Revival System
When a player head is placed:
- 🔍 Automatically detects the player
- 🆓 Instantly unlocks their soul
- 📩 Message: "Your soul has been restored! ✨"
If the player is online:
- Teleported to revival location
- Restored to SURVIVAL mode
- Spawn point updated
Effects:
- ⚡ Lightning strike (optional)
- 🌟 Particle effects (optional)
- 💀 The head disappears after placement
🤔 Why SoulLock?
- 🧠 Adds strategy to survival gameplay
- 🤝 Encourages teamwork and cooperation
- ⚔️ Makes PvP more intense
- 🧭 Turns death into a mission
⚙️ Configuration
revive-mode: SPECTATOR
lightning-effect: true
particle-effect: true
prevent-head-despawn: true
🛠️ Installation
- Download the plugin
.jar - Place it in
/plugins/ - Start your server
- Edit
/plugins/SoulLock/config.yml
Requirements:
- Paper 1.21+
- Java 21+
💬 Commands
Admin Commands
/soullockadmin unlock <player|uuid>
Permission: soullock.admin
📊 Data Storage
- Stored in
/plugins/SoulLock/data.yml - Automatically saved
- Persistent across restarts
🎯 Perfect For
- 🏰 Survival servers
- 💀 Hardcore gameplay
- ⚔️ PvP challenges
- 🎭 Roleplay servers
📦 Version Info
- Version: 1.0
- Minecraft: 1.21+
- Platform: Paper
📸 Screenshots (Coming Soon)
- Player head drop on death
- Revival lightning effect
- Spectator gameplay
💀 Made by Slimeey Studios
Enjoy the soul-locking experience ✨
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as SoulLock-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 23 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.