This mod introduces two new health-related items that expand your maximum health
Heart Container
- Crafted from 4 Heart Pieces
- Permanently grants +1 heart (2 HP)
- increases health until the configured max cap is reached
Heart Piece
Found in naturally generated structures:
- Structures include:
- Shipwrecks
- Jungle Temples
- Dungeons
- Ruined Portals
- …and more!
Collect 4 Heart Pieces to craft a Heart Container and upgrade your health.
Heartstone
- Can be activated using a Heart Container
- Saves one nearby player from death
- Can be temporarily disabled with a redstone signal
Configuration
{
"startingHearts": 3,
"maxHearts": 20,
"enableDeathPenalty": false,
"deathPenaltyAmount": 1,
"enableHardcoreDeathPenalty": true
}
Config explained:
startingHearts — how many hearts players start with
maxHearts — maximum number of hearts a player can reach
enableDeathPenalty — lose hearts when dying
deathPenaltyAmount — how many hearts are removed per death
enableHardcoreDeathPenalty — puts the player in Spectator mode when on 1 heart
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as heart_container-1.0.2+fabric.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 38 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.