How do I install PVP Tiers?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does PVP Tiers work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

PVP Tiers — Minecraft Java Mod Download

Hardcore Tiers

Automatic pvp ranks for your server. All players earn a tier prefix (from LT5 to HT1+) that shows in chat, the tab list and above their head. Ranks go up and down on their own based on kills, deaths and totem pops

How it works

Everyone gets their own points amount:

Kill: +10
Death: -15
Totem pop: -15

You need a 1.5 "kd" just to break even, so dying a lot cancels out farming kills. Points can't go below 0 so it doesn't go negative and just make it impossible to get a rank.

Tiers

A new tier every 2000 points inspired by mctiers:

LT5, HT5, LT4, HT4, LT3, HT3, LT2, HT2, LT1, HT1

HT1+ is the top rank at 50000 points:

Ranking up plays a level up sound, shows a title and announces it in chat
Ranking down shows an actionbar message
Dropping under 2000 points removes your rank
Works in hardcore where a death is permanent and totem pops count as spent lives

Install

Put the zip in world/datapacks/
Do the /reload command
Check /datapack list for file/tiers

Made for 1.21.11 ONLY. There are no dependencies since it's made as a plain datapack (that i DID test) and packaged as a mod (which i DIDN'T test, so good luck lol).

Good to know

Existing players keep their kills. Deaths and pops only count from the moment you install it, nobody gets wiped.
All deaths count, not just PvP ones.
Totem pops can't tell what caused them, so a pop from lava or a creeper costs the same as one from a player.
It uses teams for the prefixes (lt5 to ht1plus). A player can only be on one team, so it will override any team they were already on.
I used AI for much of the code, but I did all the brainstorming, some of the code, tested it etc.

Changing the numbers

Point values: check.mcfunction (the #10 and #15 constants are set in load.mcfunction)
Points per tier: the #2000 constant in load.mcfunction
Colors and prefixes: load.mcfunction

Testing

/scoreboard players set @s players 200
/scoreboard players set @s deaths 200

To reset yourself:

/scoreboard players reset @s players
/scoreboard players reset @s deaths
/scoreboard players reset @s pops
/scoreboard players reset @s tier
/team leave @s

Rank up title

Chat message

Ranked player chatting

Ranked player in tab list

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7
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.

PVP Tiers is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8 and newer. Downloaded 8 times (via Modrinth). Download it and open it directly in the game.