Survival & combat
Death and Respawn
Handle dropped inventory, experience loss and respawn points. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Death and Respawn- System
- Death and Respawn
- Category
- Survival & combat
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Game rules control whether inventory drops on death.
- Beds and respawn anchors set dimension-appropriate spawn points.
- The Totem of Undying prevents eligible lethal damage when held.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.