

RexGraves
Death graves for Paper, Purpur, and Folia.
When you die, your items (and optional XP) go into a grave. Right-click to open it, shift-click to take everything, or use commands to find and manage graves.
Features
- Stores inventory, armor, and offhand
- Optional XP storage (real total XP, not vanilla’s capped drop)
- Player-head markers and MiniMessage holograms
- Loot GUI or auto-loot
- List, locate, teleport, and compass
- Expiration (drop or destroy)
- Max graves per player, world blacklist/whitelist
- Optional death-cause blacklist
- Owner-only access with admin bypass
- Explosion protection
- Handles keep-inventory, Curse of Vanishing, and soulbound items from other plugins
- YAML, SQLite, or MySQL storage
- AxGraves import
- Folia support
- PlaceholderAPI (optional)
Requirements
- Java 21
- Paper / Purpur / Folia 1.20.4+
Installation
- Put the JAR in
plugins/ - Restart
- Edit
plugins/RexGraves/config.yml /rexgraves reload
Storage
storage.type in config:
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
yaml |
Default (graves.yml) |
sqlite |
Local DB; imports YAML once if empty |
mysql |
Configure under storage.mysql |
Commands
Aliases: /rxg, /grave, /graves
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/rexgraves help |
Help |
/rexgraves list |
Your graves |
/rexgraves locate |
Nearest grave |
/rexgraves tp [index] |
Teleport to a grave |
/rexgraves compass [index] |
Point compass |
/rexgraves reload |
Reload config |
/rexgraves admin list [player] [page] |
List graves |
/rexgraves admin remove <id> |
Remove a grave |
/rexgraves admin tp <id> |
Teleport to any grave |
/rexgraves admin convert axgraves [path] |
Import AxGraves |
Permissions
| Permission | Default |
|---|---|
rexgraves.use |
true |
rexgraves.list |
true |
rexgraves.locate |
true |
rexgraves.teleport |
op |
rexgraves.compass |
true |
rexgraves.reload |
op |
rexgraves.admin |
op |
rexgraves.bypass |
op |
rexgraves.break |
op |
AxGraves import
- Stop / disable AxGraves so
plugins/AxGraves/data.jsonexists - Install RexGraves
/rexgraves admin convert axgraves
PlaceholderAPI
| Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
%rexgraves_count% |
Graves owned |
%rexgraves_has_grave% |
true/false |
%rexgraves_nearest_world% |
World |
%rexgraves_nearest_x% / _y% / _z% |
Coords |
%rexgraves_nearest_id% |
Id |
%rexgraves_nearest_items% |
Items |
%rexgraves_nearest_xp% |
XP |
%rexgraves_nearest_time_left% |
Time left |
%rexgraves_nearest_time_since% |
Time since death |
%rexgraves_nearest_distance% |
Distance |
Links
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- 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.
RexGraves is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18, 1.18.1 and newer. Downloaded 5 times (via Modrinth). Download it and open it directly in the game.