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Simple Life Steal

Lightweight LifeSteal with craftable hearts and revives – just drop and play!

PluginsFree1.21 – 26.x
by EpicGL · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Simple Life Steal is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by EpicGL. Lightweight LifeSteal with craftable hearts and revives – just drop and play!

It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 1 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #428 of the 429 utility plugins listed here. The last update came out on Oct 29, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.21

Release history

The newest is 1.5.0-snapshot, released on Oct 29, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.3. It runs on Paper, Purpur and Spigot. The download is 813 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.5.0-snapshotOct 29, 20261.21 – 26.3Release

Commands

The commands named on the Modrinth page of Simple Life Steal:

/withdrawheart/lsrecipe/giveheart/takeheart/viewheart/revive/sls

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

simplelifesteal.usesimplelifesteal.giveheartsimplelifesteal.takeheartsimplelifesteal.viewheartsimplelifesteal.revivesimplelifesteal.reload
Description from the author on Modrinth

⚔️ SimpleLifeSteal

The ultimate high-performance, lightweight, and zero-setup LifeSteal SMP plugin for modern Minecraft servers.

📌 Overview

SimpleLifeSteal brings the iconic LifeSteal SMP mechanics to your server with zero friction. Built for high-performance Paper, Spigot, and Purpur environments, it delivers smooth PvP heart-stealing, interactive hologram revivals, custom recipe GUIs, and built-in anti-exploit safeguards out of the box.

Whether you run an intense hardcore Lifesteal SMP, a casual survival network, or a private SMP with friends, SimpleLifeSteal is fully plug-and-play—no complex external databases or heavy dependencies required!


🔥 Key Features

⚔️ Classic LifeSteal Mechanics

  • PvP Heart Stealing: Eliminate enemy players to steal their hearts (+1 Heart / +2 HP per kill).
  • Flexible Elimination System: Configurable to lose hearts on all deaths (mobs, fall damage, environmental) or PvP kills only.
  • 0-Heart Ban/Kick: When a player reaches 0 hearts, they are automatically eliminated with custom ban/kick messages until revived.

🔮 Interactive Player Revivals & Holograms

  • Revival Totems: Craft custom totems to bring back banned or eliminated teammates.
  • Visual Hologram Displays: Displays live 3D holograms, end-rod countdown rings, and Totem-pop particle effects during revivals.
  • GUI Selection: Interactive in-game GUI menu for choosing which eliminated player to bring back.
  • Configurable Starter Hearts: Set exact starting health for newly revived players (default: 5 hearts).

💎 Physical Heart Economy & Crafting

  • Extra Heart Crafting: Craft consumable Life Hearts using customizable recipes (Nether Star base) to increase max health.
  • Heart Withdrawal (/withdrawheart): Safely convert extra max health into physical, tradeable items for player trading and shop economies.
  • In-Game Recipe Viewer (/lsrecipe): Visual GUI allowing players to inspect all custom Lifesteal crafting recipes on the fly.

🛡️ Built-In Anti-Exploit & Anti-Alt Safeguards

  • IP-Based Kill Protection: Automatic detection blocks players from farming alt accounts on the same IP address.
  • Killer-Victim Cooldowns: Prevents pair-farming and kill abuse between the same two players.

⚙️ Combat Rules & Customization Toggles

  • Custom Mechanics Switches: Directly toggle or disable Vanilla Totems of Undying, End-Crystal PvP explosions, or Heart Crafting directly from config.yml.
  • Full Message Localization: Customize every string, error message, and prompt using legacy color codes (§) or modern MiniMessage formatting (messages.yml).
  • PlaceholderAPI Support: Full soft-dependency integration for custom scoreboards, TAB lists, and hover displays.

🎮 Commands & Permission Nodes

Command · Description · Permission Node
/withdrawheart · Withdraw extra health into physical tradeable items · simplelifesteal.use
/lsrecipe · Open the interactive crafting recipe viewer GUI · simplelifesteal.use
/giveheart · Admin command to grant extra hearts to an online player · simplelifesteal.giveheart
/takeheart · Admin command to remove hearts from a player · simplelifesteal.takeheart
/viewheart · Check the current max heart count of any player · simplelifesteal.viewheart
/revive · Manually revive an eliminated or banned player · simplelifesteal.revive
/sls reload · Reload configuration files (config.yml & messages.yml) · simplelifesteal.reload


💻 Compatibility & Server Setup

  • Minecraft Versions: 1.21.10 through 26.3
  • Supported Platforms: Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit (Single Universal JAR)
  • Java Runtime: Java 21+
  • Optional Integration: PlaceholderAPI

🚀 Quick Installation Guide

  1. Download SimpleLifeSteal-1.5.0.jar.
  2. Drop the .jar file into your server's /plugins directory.
  3. Restart your server—no additional configuration required!

Written by EpicGL. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Simple Life Steal

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: Simple Life Steal should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
MIT
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

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Questions

Does Simple Life Steal work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Simple Life Steal supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.

Is Simple Life Steal free?

Yes. Simple Life Steal is free to download from Modrinth.

Which server software does Simple Life Steal run on?

Simple Life Steal runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is Simple Life Steal still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Simple Life Steal?

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