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{{About|the game mechanic|the soundtrack|Death (song)|the enchantment in {{MCD}}|Dungeons:Death Barter}}
{{Hatnote|"Dead" redirects here. Not to be confused with [[Minecraft:Undead]].}}
{{Hatnote|"Dying" redirects here. Not to be confused with [[Minecraft:Dyeing]].}}

'''Death''' is a game mechanic related to [[Minecraft:health]], which occurs when the health of an [[Minecraft:entity]] reaches {{hp|0}}.
[[File:Mob corpses.png|250px|thumb|Mobs leaving red corpses and fire (because of daylight and player-made lightning) in multiplayer.]]

== Occurrence ==
Death occurs usually as the result of taking enough [[Minecraft:damage]].

Setting the maximum health of an entity to {{hp|0}} makes it immediately die.

Executing {{cmd|kill}} causes entities to die immediately, including non-mob entities.

{{IN|java}}, a [[Minecraft:parrot]] dies immediately when it is fed a [[Minecraft:cookie]].

Upon the death of a [[Minecraft:player]], a [[Minecraft:death message]] describing the cause of death is shown in [[Minecraft:chat]] to everyone in that world if the {{gmr|show_death_messages|showdeathmessages}} [[Minecraft:game rule]] is set to {{cd|true}}. The death of a player's pet also creates a death message if the same game rule is set to {{cd|true}}: {{IN|java}}, this is shown only to its owner; {{in|bedrock}}, this is shown to every present player in the [[Minecraft:world]]. {{IN|java}}, the death of a player, villager, or renamed mob is recorded in the game's logs.

When killed, mobs can [[Minecraft:drop]] their [[Minecraft:item]]s and [[Minecraft:experience]] at their location.
* {{IN|Java}}, players and mobs drop their experience immediately.
* {{IN|Bedrock}}, players and mobs first play out their animation (see below), then they [[Minecraft:Particles|turn to dust]] and drop their experience.

== Animation ==
When an entity dies, it performs a death animation, if it has one:
* Players and most mobs fall on their left side to the ground.
* [[Minecraft:Squid]] do not have death animations.
* [[Minecraft:Spider]]s, [[Minecraft:endermite]]s, and [[Minecraft:silverfish]] flip upside-down.
* The [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] flies to the highest dragon-immune block in the (0,0) column, which is typically the top of the exit portal, and then ascends and explodes.

For players and mobs, the death animation lasts {{convert|20|gt|s}}. After the death animation has completed, the mob or player's body immediately disappears and creates white smoke particles.

{{IN|Java}}, mobs still count toward the [[Minecraft:mob cap]] during their death animation.<ref>{{bug|MC-183240}}</ref>

{{IN|Bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s have a brief death animation when killed with a [[Minecraft:harming]], [[Minecraft:Wither (effect)|wither]], or [[Minecraft:poison]] potion. {{IN|Java}}, summoning an armor stand with no health causes the death animation.<ref>{{bug|MC-93206|||Won't Fix}}</ref>

{{IN|Education}}, [[Minecraft:tripod camera]]s have a death animation when killed by a potion effect.

== Player effects ==
[[File:Steve was killed.png|thumb|250px|alt=The death screen in Survival Mode|The death screen {{in|je}}]]

[[File:Hardcore Death.png|thumb|250px|The death screen in [[Hardcore]] mode {{in|je}}]]

[[File:Ore UI - Death Screen Menu - Survival and Adventure Mode - You Died (Bedrock).png|thumb|250px|The death screen {{in|be}}]]

[[File:Ore UI - Death Screen Menu - Hardcore Mode - Game Over (Bedrock).png|thumb|250px|The death screen in [[Hardcore]] mode {{in|be}}]]

For players, a "You Died!" screen (or "Game Over!" in [[Minecraft:Hardcore]] mode) appears, displaying a [[Minecraft:death message]]; {{in|java}}, the player's [[Minecraft:score]] is also displayed. {{IN|Java}}, the view of the world is tinted red, render distance is reduced to default, the camera-view slowly tilts as if falling over, shudders, and zooms in slightly. {{IN|Bedrock}}, the screen is slightly darkened, a maroon vignette appears and closes around the screen, render distance is set to default, camera switches to third-person view and zooms out for the purpose of allowing the player to see their cause of death. The following options appear on the screen:

* Respawn — Respawn, either in the last [[Minecraft:bed]] the [[Minecraft:player]] interacted with, at their [[Minecraft:world spawn point|default spawn point]] (their first spawn point in the game), their [[Minecraft:respawn anchor]], or at the spawn point [[Minecraft:World Spawn#Individual spawn|set by commands]]. In [[Minecraft:Hardcore]] mode, the player can [[Minecraft:respawn]] only in [[Minecraft:Spectator]] mode, and cannot continue because [[Minecraft:cheats]] are disabled.
* Title Screen — Return to the [[Minecraft:title screen]].

The death screen is not shown upon death if:

* The player holds a [[Minecraft:totem of undying]] in the main hand or off-hand and died without falling into the [[Minecraft:void]], in which case the player resurrects upon death. Resurrection does not happen if the player fell into the void.
* The [[Minecraft:game rule]] {{gmr|immediate_respawn|doimmediaterespawn}} is set to {{cd|true}}, in which case the player instantly respawns upon death without the death screen appearing, but still shows death message.

Any items or blocks that were in the player's [[Minecraft:inventory]] (except items enchanted with [[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]) are [[Minecraft:drop]]ped from their head, and scattered around the spot where the player died (unless the game rule {{gmr|keep_inventory|keepinventory}} is set to {{cd|true}}). Like any dropped item, these drops decay after five minutes while that [[Minecraft:chunk]] is loaded.

The player also loses any [[Minecraft:experience]] accumulated, reverting the level back to 0 (unless the game rule {{gmr|keep_inventory|keepinventory}} is set to {{cd|true}}) and drops experience orbs with a precise total value of ''player last level'' × 7 ''experience points'' (with a maximum of 100). After reaching level 15, the player always drops only 100 [[Minecraft:Experience|experience points]] regardless of level.

The player also loses all [[Minecraft:effect]]s upon respawning, even when the game rule {{gmr|keep_inventory|keepinventory}} is set to {{cd|true}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-67352|||WAI}}</ref>

{{IN|java}}, despite the fact that dead players disappear like all other mobs, it is still possible for the player to see their own hand while in the first-person mode.<ref name=:0>{{bug|MC-88781||Hand visible in death screen after player entity despawns|WF}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Cheating Death}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventure;Postmortal}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Added [[Minecraft:health]] and [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, and therefore death.
|Enemies now fall over when killed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||unknown|Dead mobs would fall on their left side instead of other random directions.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100327|The player now drops their [[Minecraft:inventory]] and [[Minecraft:respawn]]s upon death, rather than having to reload the last save.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100413-1951|The player is now removed from the world a few seconds after dying.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w05b|Death screen has a slight delay before buttons become active, to avoid accidentally clicking buttons when killed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Added the [[Minecraft:totem of undying]], which can save the player from death.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|Capitalized the first "d" in the "You died!" text on the death screen.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|Added [[Minecraft:health]] and [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, and therefore death.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|dev=Preview 1.19.10.21|Death messages are now displayed on the death screen.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|[[File:New UI - Death Screen Menu - Efe Died (Bedrock Preview 1.19.80.20).png|53px]] You Died screen (Experimental) toggle in Death screen has been updated to match [[Minecraft:Ore UI]], available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|[[File:New UI - Death Screen Menu - Steve Died (Bedrock 1.20.30).png|53px]] You Died screen (Experimental) toggle in Death screen is released to the public and no longer in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.|Added the game menu button below the green button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.23|Death screen is released to the public and no longer in You Died screen (Experimental) toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.22|Enabled engine changes to mob death behavior.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU0|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added the health bar, and therefore death.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|The player's hand now disappears on the death screen in first person view after 1 second when the player is not rendered anymore.<ref name=:0/>}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Added the [[Minecraft:totem of undying]], which can save a player from death.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU56|xbone=CU48|ps3=1.55|psvita=1.55|ps4=1.55|wiiu=Patch 26|switch=1.0.6|Death screen has a slight delay before buttons become active, to avoid accidentally clicking buttons when killed.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
New UI - Death Screen Menu - Efe Died (Bedrock Preview 1.19.80.20).png|A preview example of the revised {{in|be}} death screen, depicting [[Minecraft:Efe]] dying from a [[Minecraft:creeper]] explosion.
New UI - Death Screen Menu - Steve Died (Bedrock 1.20.30).png|the revised {{in|be}} death screen, depicting [[Minecraft:Steve]] dying from a [[Minecraft:creeper]] explosion.
Ore UI - Death Screen Menu - Survival and Adventure Mode - You Died (Education).png|the revised {{in|edu}} death screen.
Blank was shot by Skeleton.jpg|A generic death screen used on [[Minecraft:minecraft.net]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Health]], the system used to tell the user when they will die.
* [[Minecraft:Ore UI]], the {{BE}} and {{Edu}} UI refresh.

== References==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox gameplay}}

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