'''Death messages''' are messages sent in the [[chat]] to either all players or a specific player to announce the death of a player or pet. These messages communicate how the entity died, and some are intended to be humorous. Some death messages are harder to get than others, and are therefor sought after by players.

Upon the death of a player, a death message is broadcast to everyone on a server. Upon the death of a pet [[wolf]], [[cat]], or [[parrot]] the message is broadcast to the pet's owner {{in|java}} or to all players in the world {{in|bedrock}}.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-69255|||WAI}}</ref> In Bedrock Edition, death messages are also produced upon the death of a pet [[horse]], [[donkey]], [[mule]], [[llama]], or [[trader llama]].<ref>{{bug|MC-71778}}</ref>

{{IN|java}}, death messages are automatically recorded in the game's logs. The death of a [[villager]] or a renamed mob is recorded in the game's logs, but not broadcast in chat.

Death messages can be made not to appear in chat (and therefore broadcast to other players) with the [[game rule]] {{cd|showDeathMessages}}. This also affects the notification of a pet's death.

== ''Java Edition'' ==
=== Current ===
==== [[Cactus]] ====
* '''<''player''> was pricked to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were touching a cactus.
* '''<''player''> walked into a cactus while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by touching a cactus.

==== [[Drowning]] ====
* '''<''player''> drowned'''
** Appears when the player runs out of air underwater and is killed from drowning damage.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named [[blaze]], [[enderman]], [[strider]], [[snow golem]] or [[bee]] takes lethal damage from being in water, and when a named [[fish]], [[squid]], [[glow squid]] or [[tadpole]] takes lethal damage from being out of water.
* '''<''player''> drowned while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob then dies from drowning.
** Also appears in the game's log when one of the aforementioned mobs is hurt by a player or mob, then dies from drowning.

====Drying out====
* '''<''entity''> died from dehydration'''
** Appears in the game's log when a named [[dolphin]] or [[axolotl]] dies to being out of water.
* '''<''entity''> died from dehydration while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears in the game's log when one of the aforementioned mobs is hurt by a player or mob, then dies to being out of water.

==== [[Elytra]]====
* '''<''player''> experienced kinetic energy'''
** Appears when the player is killed by hitting a wall while flying with elytra on.
* '''<''player''> experienced kinetic energy while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then hits a wall while flying with elytra on.

==== [[Explosion]]s====
* '''<''player''> blew up'''
** Appears when the player is killed by [[TNT]] activated by [[redstone]] mechanisms, [[fire]], dispensed out from a [[dispenser]], by an [[end crystal]] triggered by a projectile shot by a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, by a [[minecart with TNT]] that wasn't triggered by a player or mob, or by the explosion of a [[fireball]] or [[Wither#Wither Skull|wither skull]] summoned with {{cmd|summon}}.
* '''<''player''> was blown up by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a mob that exploded (e.g. [[creeper]]), by TNT activated by a player or mob, either by using [[flint and steel]] or a [[fire charge]] on the block or shooting it with an [[arrow]] that is on fire, by the explosion of an end crystal triggered by a player or mob, by the explosion of a minecart with TNT triggered by a player shooting it with an arrow that is on fire, or by the explosion of a fireball or wither skull shot by a player or mob.
* '''<''player''> was blown up by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears in any of the cases for the previous death message, when the killer player or mob (if any) is holding a renamed item.
*{{anchor|Intentional Game Design}} '''<''player''> was killed by <span class="minetip" title=MCPE-28723>{{bug|MCPE-28723|[Intentional Game Design]}}</span>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[bed]] exploding in [[the Nether]] or [[the End]], or by a charged [[respawn anchor]] exploding in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]].
** Includes a click-event link to {{bug|MCPE-28723}}.

==== [[Falling]] ====
* '''<''player''> hit the ground too hard'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a less than 5 block fall, [[ender pearl]] damage, or falling while riding an [[entity]] that died due to fall damage.
* '''<''player''> hit the ground too hard while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob then killed by either a fall from less than 5 blocks, [[ender pearl]] damage, or when riding an [[entity]] that died due to fall damage.
* '''<''player''> fell from a high place'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a greater than 5 block fall.
* '''<''player''> fell off a ladder'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after being on a [[ladder]].
* '''<''player''> fell off some vines'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after being on a [[vine]].
* '''<''player''> fell off some weeping vines'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after being on a [[weeping vine]].
* '''<''player''> fell off some twisting vines'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after being on a [[twisting vine]].
* '''<''player''> fell off scaffolding'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after traversing up or down through [[scaffolding]].
*** If the player falls from scaffolding that doesn't have scaffolding below it, it just counts as a greater than 5 block fall ("fell from a high place").
* '''<''player''> fell while climbing'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling after being on a climbable block that is not one of the aforementioned ones.
*** Only [[cave vines]] fall into this category in the vanilla game,<ref>{{bug|MC-219892}}</ref> however one can make more blocks climbable using data packs.
** Also appears when the player falls from any climbable block, changes dimension before dying, and then dies to fall damage.
*** This assumes there being no climbable block in the exact same position in the dimension the player teleported to, as the climbable block the player fell from. For instance, if a player falls off a ladder at x=0, y=100, z=0 in the overworld and they teleport to the End before they die, it must be the case that the block at x=0, y=100, z=0 in the End is not climbable, for this death message to appear.
**** If that block is climbable, then the death message for that block appears instead. In this example, if the block at those coordinates in the End is a vine (instead of a ladder), the death message ''<player> fell off some vines'' appears instead of ''<player> fell off a ladder''.
* '''death.fell.accident.water'''{{anchor|death.fell.accident.water}}
** Appears when the player dies to fall damage in water, which is ordinarily impossible because water cancels all fall damage.
** Currently replicable in [[Java Edition 1.13|1.13]]+ by taking fall damage on a waterlogged slab in a minecart, using an ender pearl to leave a water body then taking fall damage, or by having a trident enchanted with an insanely high level of [[Riptide]], then trying to use it inside deep water bodies.
** This death message is untranslated due to {{bug|MC-195467}}.
*** Before 1.16, this message was translated as ''<player> fell out of the water''.
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall'''
** Appears when the player takes any environmental damage (i.e. damage not caused by entities) other than [[void]] damage, then dies to a greater than 5 block fall.
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player takes any damage caused by an entity, then dies to a greater than 5 block fall.
*** This includes ''all'' entities, including non-mob entities, which means that, apart from a player or mob, <''player/mob''> in this case can also be any of the following, if the entity does not have a player or mob as its owner (if shot by a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}): arrow, spectral arrow, trident, fireball, small fireball, firework rocket, primed TNT, minecart with TNT, falling block (appears as "Falling <''block name''>").
**** Lightning bolts would be included in the list if they didn't deal environmental damage.
**** Thrown snowballs, eggs and ender pearls could theoretically also be included in the list, but they currently don't deal damage.
**** Wither skulls could theoretically also be included in the list, but they deal environmental damage when they don't have an owner.
**** Shulker bullets, thrown splash potions of harming and area effect clouds could theoretically also be included in the list, but strangely, the death message for dying to fall damage after being hit by one of those entities if they don't have an owner is ''<player> was doomed to fall''.
**** Llama spits could theoretically also be included in the list, but they do not deal damage when they don't have an owner.
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player takes any damage caused directly or indirectly by a player or mob holding a renamed item, then dies to a greater than 5 block fall.
* '''<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite'''
** Appears when the player falls on a [[pointed dripstone|stalagmite]] and dies.
* '''<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then falls on a stalagmite and dies.

==== [[Falling block]]s====
* '''<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an [[anvil]] falling on their head.
* '''<''player''> was squashed by a falling block'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a falling block (other than an anvil or pointed dripstone) modified to inflict damage.
*** Is unobtainable in regular [[vanilla]] [[survival]] gameplay.
* '''<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a falling stalactite.

==== [[Fire]]====
* '''<''player''> went up in flames'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in a [[fire]] source block.
* '''<''player''> walked into fire while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then enters a fire source block.
* '''<''player''> burned to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were on fire, but not in a fire source block.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named [[snow golem]] dies because of being in a hot biome. 
* '''<''player''> was burned to a crisp while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob then killed because they were on fire.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named snow golem is hurt by a player or mob, then dies to the heat in a hot biome.

==== [[Firework rocket]]s====
* '''<''player''> went off with a bang'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the explosion of a [[firework rocket]].
* '''<''player''> went off with a bang due to a firework fired from <''item''> by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the explosion of a firework rocket shot by a player or mob holding a renamed item.

==== [[Lava]]====
* '''<''player''> tried to swim in lava'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in [[lava]].
* '''<''player''> tried to swim in lava to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then enters lava and dies from it.

==== [[Lightning]] ====
* '''<''player''> was struck by lightning'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[lightning]] bolt.
* '''<''player''> was struck by lightning while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by a lightning bolt.

==== [[Magma block]]====
* '''<''player''> discovered the floor was lava'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were standing on a [[magma block]].
* '''<''player''> walked into the danger zone due to <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by magma block damage.

====Magic ([[Instant Damage]] / [[evoker fangs]] / [[guardian]] laser)====
* '''<''player''> was killed by magic'''
** Appears when the player is killed by Instant Damage given with {{cmd|effect}}, by an evoker fang summoned with {{cmd|summon}} or by an arrow of harming shot from a [[dispenser]] or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named hostile mob dies to magic damage dealt by an active [[conduit]].
* '''<''player''> was killed by magic while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob then killed by Instant Damage or an evoker fang that didn't originate from a player or mob.
* '''<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using magic'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a potion or arrow of Harming shot by a player or mob, by an evoker fang summoned by an evoker or by the extra damage from a guardian's or [[elder guardian]]'s laser.
*** If the player was killed by a splash potion of Harming shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was killed by Potion using magic''.
*** If the player was killed by the cloud created by a lingering potion of Harming shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was killed by Area Effect Cloud using magic''.
* '''<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by one of the aforementioned ways but the player or mob is holding a renamed item during the player's death.

==== [[Powder snow]]====
* '''<''player''> froze to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in powder snow for too long.
* '''<''player''> was frozen to death by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then dies from freezing damage.

==== Players and mobs====
* '''<''player''> was slain by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob and killed.
** This death message is actually two different death messages: ''<player> was slain by <mob>'' and ''<player> was slain by <player>''.
*** This means they can be customized completely independently of each other using [[resource pack]]s.
** ''<player> was slain by <player>'' also appears when a [[parrot]] is fed a [[cookie]].
*** If the parrot was named, the message appears in the game's log. If it was tamed, the message is sent to its owner.
** ''<player> was slain by <mob>'' also appears when the player is killed by a [[shulker]] using a shulker bullet, a [[llama]] using its llama spit or a [[breeze]] using a [[wind charge]].
*** If the player was killed by a shulker bullet summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was slain by Shulker Bullet''. This doesn't work with llama spits, since they don't deal damage when they don't have an owner.
*** If the player was killed by a [[wind charge]] fired from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was slain by Wind Charge''.
* '''<''player''> was slain by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob holding a renamed item and killed.
** This death message is actually two different death messages: ''<player> was slain by <mob> using <item>'' and ''<player> was slain by <player> using <item>''.
*** This means they can be customized completely independently of each other using resource packs.
** ''<player> was slain by <player> using <item>'' also appears when a parrot is fed a cookie by a player holding a named item in their main hand.
** ''<player> was slain by <mob> using <item>'' also appears when the player is killed by a [[shulker]] holding a renamed item using a shulker bullet, a [[llama]] holding a renamed item using its llama spit or a [[breeze]] holding a renamed item using a wind charge.
* '''<''player''> was stung to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[bee]].
* '''<''player''> was stung to death by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a bee that was holding a renamed item during the player's death.
* '''<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[warden]] using its sonic boom.
* '''<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek while trying to escape <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a warden holding a renamed item using its sonic boom.
* '''<''player''> was smashed by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when a player is killed by a [[mace]] [[smash attack]].
* '''<''player''> was smashed by <''player/mob''> with <''item''>'''
** Appears when a player is killed by a renamed mace performing a smash attack.

==== Projectiles====
* '''<''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an [[arrow]] shot by a player or mob using a [[bow]] or [[crossbow]].
** When the player is killed by an arrow shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was shot by Arrow/Spectral Arrow''.
* '''<''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an arrow shot by a player or mob using a renamed bow or crossbow.
* '''<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''>'''
** Is coded to appear when the player is killed by a [[snowball]], [[egg]] or [[ender pearl]] shot by a player or mob. This is practically impossible, as these projectiles do not deal damage.
*** [[Blaze]]s take damage from snowballs, which means that naming a blaze and killing it with snowballs sends this message to the game's log.
** Theoretically, when the player is killed by a snowball or egg shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, or an ender pearl summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was pummeled by Snowball/Thrown Egg/Thrown Ender Pearl''.
* '''<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Is coded to appear when the player is killed by a snowball, egg or ender pearl shot by a player or mob that is holding a renamed item during the player's death. This is impossible, as these projectiles do not deal damage. However, as stated above, blazes take damage from snowballs. If the killer in each case is holding a renamed item, this message appears instead.
* '''<''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[fireball]] shot by a player or mob.
** When the player is killed by a fireball shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> burned to death''.
* '''<''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a fireball shot by a player or mob that was holding a renamed item during the player's death.
* '''<''player''> was shot by a skull from <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[Wither#Wither Skull|wither skull]] shot by a player or mob (only possible with the [[wither]]).
** When the player is killed by a wither skull summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was killed by magic''.
* '''<''player''> was shot by a skull from <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a wither skull shot by a player or mob that is holding a renamed item during the player's death.

==== [[Starving]]====
* '''<''player''> starved to death'''
** Appears when the player plays in [[Hard]] or [[Hardcore]] and is killed by hunger damage because their hunger bar was at 0.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named [[vex]] takes damage after 30-119 seconds from when it was spawned and dies from it.
* '''<''player''> starved to death while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player plays in [[Hard]] or [[Hardcore]] and is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by hunger damage.
** Also appears in the game's log when a named vex dies to starvation after being hurt by a player or mob.

==== [[Suffocation]]====
* '''<''player''> suffocated in a wall'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were inside of a non-transparent block.
* '''<''player''> suffocated in a wall while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by suffocation damage.
* '''<''player''> was squished too much'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the <code>maxEntityCramming</code> [[gamerule]].
* '''<''player''> was squashed by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by the <code>maxEntityCramming</code> [[gamerule]].
* '''<''player''> left the confines of this world'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were outside the world border.
* '''<''player''> left the confines of this world while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob then killed by world border damage.

==== [[Sweet berry bush]]es====
* '''<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in a sweet berry bush.
* '''<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush while trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then enters a sweet berry bush and dies from it.

==== [[Thorns]] enchantment====
* '''<''player''> was killed while trying to hurt <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they hurt a [[guardian]], [[elder guardian]], or a player or mob wearing armor enchanted with [[Thorns]].
* '''<''player''> was killed by <''item''> while trying to hurt <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they hurt a guardian, elder guardian, or a player or mob wearing armor enchanted with [[Thorns]] and holding a renamed item.

==== [[Trident]]====
* '''<''player''> was impaled by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a [[trident]] shot by a player or mob.
** When the player is killed by a trident shot from a dispenser{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}} or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}, the death message is ''<player> was impaled by Trident''.
* '''<''player''> was impaled by <''player/mob''> with <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a trident shot by a player or mob that was holding a renamed item during the player's death.

==== [[Void]]====
* '''<''player''> fell out of the world'''
** Appears when the player is killed by being 64 blocks below the lowest point where blocks can be placed.
* '''<''player''> didn't want to live in the same world as <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by the void.

==== [[Wither (status effect)|Wither effect]]====
* '''<''player''> withered away'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the [[Wither (status effect)|Wither]] status effect.
* '''<''player''> withered away while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed by the Wither status effect.

==== Generic death====
* '''<''player''> died'''
** Is coded to appear only when the player achieves a death that is not assigned to a damage type (<code>magic</code>, <code>cactus</code> etc.) or is assigned to the <code>generic</code> damage type. Currently replicable in [[Java Edition 1.17.1|1.17.1]]+ by naming a bee with a name tag, letting it sting a player, waiting for it to die and looking at the game's log.
* '''<''player''> died because of <''player/mob''>'''
** Is coded to appear only when the player is hurt by a player or mob then achieves a death that is not assigned to a damage type or is assigned to the <code>generic</code> damage type. Currently replicable in [[Java Edition 1.17.1|1.17.1]]+ by naming a bee with a name tag, letting it sting a player, punching it while waiting for it to die naturally and looking at the game's log.
* '''<''player''> was killed'''
** Appears when the player is killed using {{cmd|kill}}.
* '''<''player''> was killed while fighting <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob, then killed using {{cmd|kill}}.

==== Crash prevention====
* '''<''player''> was killed by even more magic'''
** Has a hover event, with text '''Actually, message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's a stripped version: <''message''>'''
** Appears when the regular death message is too large to send. This appears only on multiplayer servers and cannot appear in regular gameplay as it requires any variable of the death message (attacker, victim or item held) to exceed more than roughly 150,000 characters. It also cannot appear in chat, but only on the client side death screen message under the "You Died!" title.<ref>{{bug|MC-260877|||Won't Fix}}</ref>

==== Unsendable death messages====
The following table contains all death messages that can appear. Death messages in ''italic text'' are documented above, while messages in '''bold text''' can be achieved only with {{cmd|damage}}, and thus are considered unsendable.<br>
There are four types of context in which death messages can appear:
* The base environmental message, which appears when the damage is dealt without any entity being involved. Damage types whose base message contains the {{cd|%2$s}} variable don't fill in any of the variables, resulting in the messages containing "%1$s" and "%2$s".
* The base entity message, which appears when the damage is dealt directly by a player or mob. The translation for this message is always the same as the base environmental message. Damage types whose base message contains the {{cd|%2$s}} variable now fill in all variables, while base messages that don't contain that variable are completely indistinguishable from base environmental messages, though they are considered different messages and should not be confused with the base environmental messages.
* The {{cd|.player}} message, which appears when the damage is dealt without any entity in mind, right after damage by a player or mob was dealt to the victim.
* The {{cd|.item}} message, which appears in place of the base entity message when the attacker was holding a renamed item during the victim's death.
The {{cd|fall}} damage type shows a different set of messages if the height the victim fell from was greater than 5 blocks. Those messages are documented above.<br>
The {{cd|bad_respawn_point}} damage type is excluded from the table, as it shows the exact same death message in every context without changing any variables.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Damage type !! Base message (environmental) !! Base message (by entities) !! {{cd|.player}} message !! {{cd|.item}} message
|-
| {{cd|arrow}} || '''%1$s was shot by %2$s''' || ''<player> was shot by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.arrow.player''' || ''<player> was shot by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|cactus}} || ''<player> was pricked to death'' || '''<player> was pricked to death''' || ''<player> walked into a cactus while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.cactus.item'''
|-
| {{cd|campfire}} || ''<player> went up in flames'' || '''<player> went up in flames''' || ''<player> walked into fire while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.inFire.item''' ||
|-
| {{cd|cramming}} || ''<player> was squished too much'' || '''<player> was squished too much''' || ''<player> was squashed by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.cramming.item'''
|-
| {{cd|dragon_breath}} || '''<player> was roasted in dragon's breath''' || '''<player> was roasted in dragon's breath''' || '''<player> was roasted in dragon's breath by <player/mob>''' || '''death.attack.dragonBreath.item'''
|-
| {{cd|drown}} || ''<player> drowned'' || '''<player> drowned''' || ''<player> drowned while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.drown.item'''
|-
| {{cd|dry_out}} || ''<player> died from dehydration'' || '''<player> died from dehydration''' || ''<player> died from dehydration while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.dryout.item'''
|-
| {{cd|ender_pearl}} || ''<player> hit the ground too hard'' || '''<player> hit the ground too hard''' || ''<player> hit the ground too hard while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.fall.item'''
|-
| {{cd|explosion}} || ''<player> blew up'' || '''<player> blew up''' || '''<player> was blown up by <player/mob>''' || '''death.attack.explosion.item'''
|-
| {{cd|fall}} || ''<player> hit the ground too hard'' || '''<player> hit the ground too hard''' || ''<player> hit the ground too hard while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.fall.item'''
|-
| {{cd|falling_anvil}} || '''<player> was squashed by a falling anvil''' || ''<player> was squashed by a falling anvil'' || '''<player> was squashed by a falling anvil while fighting <player/mob>''' || '''death.attack.anvil.item'''
|-
| {{cd|falling_block}} || '''<player> was squashed by a falling block''' || ''<player> was squashed by a falling block'' || '''<player> was squashed by a falling block while fighting <player/mob>''' || '''death.attack.fallingBlock.item'''
|-
| {{cd|falling_stalactite}} || '''<player> was skewered by a falling stalactite''' || ''<player> was skewered by a falling stalactite'' || '''<player> was skewered by a falling stalactite while fighting <player/mob>''' || '''death.attack.fallingStalactite.item'''
|-
| {{cd|fireball}} || '''%1$s was fireballed by %2$s''' || ''<player> was fireballed by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.fireball.item''' || ''<player> was fireballed by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|fireworks}} || '''<player> went off with a bang''' || ''<player> went off with a bang'' || '''<player> went off with a bang while fighting <player/mob>''' || ''<player> went off with a bang due to a firework fired from <item> by <player/mob>''
|-
| {{cd|fly_into_wall}} || ''<player> experienced kinetic energy'' || '''<player> experienced kinetic energy''' || ''<player> experienced kinetic energy while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.flyIntoWall.item'''
|-
| {{cd|freeze}} || ''<player> froze to death'' || '''<player> froze to death''' || ''<player> was frozen to death by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.freeze.item'''
|-
| {{cd|generic}} || ''<player> died'' || '''<player> died''' || ''<player> died because of <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.generic.item'''
|-
| {{cd|generic_kill}} || ''<player> was killed'' || '''<player> was killed''' || ''<player> was killed while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.genericKill.item'''
|-
| {{cd|hot_floor}} || ''<player> discovered the floor was lava'' || '''<player> discovered the floor was lava''' || ''<player> walked into the danger zone due to <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.hotFloor.item'''
|-
| {{cd|in_fire}} || ''<player> went up in flames'' || '''<player> went up in flames''' || ''<player> walked into fire while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.inFire.item'''
|-
| {{cd|in_wall}} || ''<player> suffocated in a wall'' || '''<player> suffocated in a wall''' || ''<player> suffocated in a wall while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.inWall.item'''
|-
| {{cd|indirect_magic}} || '''%1$s was killed by %2$s using magic''' || ''<player> was killed by <player/mob> using magic'' || '''death.attack.indirectMagic.player''' || ''<player> was killed by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|lava}} || ''<player> tried to swim in lava'' || '''<player> tried to swim in lava''' || ''<player> tried to swim in lava to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.lava.item'''
|-
| {{cd|lightning_bolt}} || ''<player> was struck by lightning'' || '''<player> was struck by lightning''' || ''<player> was struck by lightning while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.lightningBolt.item'''
|-
| {{cd|mace_smash}} || '''%1$s was smashed by %2$s''' || ''<player> was smashed by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mace_smash.player''' || ''<player> was smashed by <player/mob> with <item>''
|-
| {{cd|magic}} || ''<player> was killed by magic'' || '''<player> was killed by magic''' || ''<player> was killed by magic while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.magic.item'''
|-
| {{cd|mob_attack}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mob.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|mob_attack_no_aggro}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mob.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|mob_projectile}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mob.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|on_fire}} || ''<player> burned to death'' || '''<player> burned to death''' || ''<player> was burned to a crisp while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''<player> was burned to a crisp while fighting <player/mob> wielding <item>'''
|-
| {{cd|out_of_world}} || ''<player> fell out of the world'' || '''<player> fell out of the world''' || ''<player> didn't want to live in the same world as <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.outOfWorld.item'''
|-
| {{cd|outside_border}} || ''<player> left the confines of this world'' || '''<player> left the confines of this world''' || ''<player> left the confines of this world while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.outsideBorder.item'''
|-
| {{cd|player_attack}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.player.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using item''
|-
| {{cd|player_explosion}} || '''%1$s was blown up by %2$s''' || ''<player> was blown up by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.explosion.player.player''' || ''<player> was blown up by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|sonic_boom}} || '''<player> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek''' || ''<player> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek'' || '''<player> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek while trying to escape <player/mob>''' || ''<player> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek while trying to escape <player/mob> wielding <item>''
|-
| {{cd|spit}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mob.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|stalagmite}} || ''<player> was impaled on a stalagmite'' || '''<player> was impaled on a stalagmite''' || ''<player> was impaled on a stalagmite while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.stalagmite.item'''
|-
| {{cd|starve}} || ''<player> starved to death'' || '''<player> starved to death''' || ''<player> starved to death while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.starve.item'''
|-
| {{cd|sting}} || '''<player> was stung to death''' || ''<player> was stung to death'' || '''<player> was stung to death by <player/mob>''' || ''<player> was stung to death by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|sweet_berry_bush}} || ''<player> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush'' || '''<player> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush''' || ''<player> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush while trying to escape <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.sweetBerryBush.item'''
|-
| {{cd|thorns}} || '''%1$s was killed while trying to hurt %2$s''' || ''<player> was killed while trying to hurt <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.thorns.player''' || ''<player> was killed by <item> while trying to hurt <player/mob>''
|-
| {{cd|thrown}} || '''%1$s was pummeled by %2$s''' || ''<player> was pummeled by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.thrown.player''' || ''<player> was pummeled by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|trident}} || '''%1$s was impaled by %2$s''' || ''<player> was impaled by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.trident.player''' || ''<player> was impaled by <player/mob> with <item>''
|-
| {{cd|unattributed_fireball}} || '''<player> burned to death''' || ''<player> burned to death'' || '''<player> was burned to a crisp while fighting <player/mob>''' || '''<player> was burned to a crisp while fighting <player/mob> wielding <item>'''
|-
| {{cd|wind_charge}} || '''%1$s was slain by %2$s''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.mob.player''' || ''<player> was slain by <player/mob> using <item>''
|-
| {{cd|wither}} || ''<player> withered away'' || '''<player> withered away''' || ''<player> withered away while fighting <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.wither.item'''
|-
| {{cd|wither_skull}} || '''%1$s was shot by a skull from %2$s''' || ''<player> was shot by a skull from <player/mob>'' || '''death.attack.witherSkull.player''' || ''<player> was shot by a skull from <player/mob> using <item>''
|}

There are also a few other death messages which are unsendable:
* '''<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player takes damage that isn't fall or void damage, falls at least 5 blocks then takes fall damage dealt directly by a player or mob, which is only possible through the use of {{cmd|damage}}.
* '''<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears in the same situation as the previous message but instead when the player or mob that deals the fall damage is holding a renamed item.

=== Temporary ===
These death messages existed only in April Fools' versions of the game.

==== [[3D Shareware v1.34]] ====
* '''<''player''> was too soft for this world'''
** Appeared when the player was in Obligatory nightmare mode and was killed by the constant damage they took there.
* '''<''player''> was too soft for this world (<''player/mob''> helped)'''
** Appeared when the player was in Obligatory nightmare mode, was hurt by a player or mob and was killed by the constant damage they took there.

==== [[23w13a_or_b]] ====
* '''<''player''> experienced the dark side of the moon'''
** Appeared when the player ran out of air on the moon and died of asphyxiation.
* '''death.attack.onMoon.player'''
** Appeared when the player was hurt by a player or mob then died of asphyxiation on the moon.
*** As with all other damage types on the table above, this damage type ({{cd|on_moon}}) also had the death message ''death.attack.onMoon.item'', which could only appear when using the {{cmd|damage}} command.
* '''<''player''> was turned into gold'''
** Appeared when the player was turned into gold by another player while the rule {{cd|minecraft:midas_touch}} was approved.
*** The damage type that caused this death message was special, meaning it didn't have any variants of the death message and thus it appeared no matter what attacked the player before they died.

==== [[24w14potato]] ====
* '''<''player''> held the hot potato for too long.'''
** Appeared when the player held a [[hot potato]] for too long.
* '''death.attack.potato_heat.player'''
** Appeared when the player was hurt by a player or mob then died to the heat from holding a hot potato.
*** As with all other damage types on the table above, this damage type ({{cd|potato_heat}}) also had the death message ''death.attack.potato_heat.item'', which could only appear when using the {{cmd|damage}} command.
* '''<''player''> was killed by a bad-tempered potato'''
** Appeared when the player stood on a [[potato battery]] for too long, was shot by a [[vicious potato]] or tried to hurt a [[Mega Spud]] while it had its forcefield around it.
* '''death.attack.potato_magic.player'''
** Appeared when the player was hurt by a player or mob then died to a potato battery, or a vicious potato, or a Mega Spud's forcefield.
*** As with all other damage types on the table above, this damage type ({{cd|potato_magic}}) also had the death message ''death.attack.potato_magic.item'', which could only appear when using the {{cmd|damage}} command.

=== Removed ===
{{IN|JE}} snapshots [[13w02a]] through [[13w04a]], a complicated system existed to show death messages for when the player fell to their death or fell and was killed by something else.
There were two types of messages:
* "<''player''> <''first''>",
* "<''player''> <''first''> and <''last''>".

<''first''> could be:
* fell (off a ladder|off some vines|out of the water|from a high place)
* was (shot|pummeled|blown|fireballed|knocked) (off a ladder|off some vines|out of the water|from a high place)
* was (shot|pummeled|blown|fireballed|knocked) (off a ladder|off some vines|out of the water|from a high place) by <''player/mob''>

<''last''> could be:
* into a pool of lava
* fell out of the world
* into a patch of fire
* into a patch of cacti
* got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* got finished off using <''item''>

There were 352 different death messages.
(416 in the <samp>en_US.lang</samp> file, because the verb "blown" existed twice.)

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* <''player''> fell off a ladder
* <''player''> fell off some vines
* <''player''> fell out of the water
* <''player''> fell from a high place
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder
* <''player''> was shot off some vines
* <''player''> was shot out of the water
* <''player''> was shot from a high place
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder
* <''player''> was blown off some vines
* <''player''> was blown out of the water
* <''player''> was blown from a high place
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> fell off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> fell out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> fell from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a pool of lava
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> fell off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> fell out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> fell from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and fell out of the world
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> fell off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> fell out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> fell from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of fire
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> fell off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> fell out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> fell from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and into a patch of cacti
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> fell from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was shot from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was blown from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off a ladder by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked off some vines by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked out of the water by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
* <''player''> was knocked from a high place by <''player/mob''> and got finished off using <''item''>
}}

== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==
* '''<''player''> was slain by Arrow'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an arrow shot from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}.
* '''<''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an arrow shot by a player or mob.
* '''<''player''> was pricked to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were touching a cactus.
* '''<''player''> drowned'''
** Appears when the player runs out of air underwater and is killed from drowning damage.
* '''<''player''> experienced kinetic energy'''
** Appears when the player is killed by hitting a wall while flying with elytra on.
* '''<''player''> blew up'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an [[end crystal]], a [[bed]] exploding in [[the Nether]] or [[the End]], or by a charged [[respawn anchor]] exploding in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]].
* '''<''player''> was blown up by Block of TNT'''
** Appears when the player is killed by TNT activated by [[redstone]] mechanisms, fire, or dispensed out from a [[dispenser]].
* '''<''player''> was blown up by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an entity that exploded, or by TNT activated by a player or mob.
*'''<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in a sweet berry bush.
* '''<''player''> hit the ground too hard'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a less than 5 block fall, [[ender pearl]] damage, or falling while riding an [[entity]] that died due to fall damage.
* '''<''player''> fell from a high place'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a greater than 5 block fall.
* '''<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil'''
** Appears when the player is killed by an anvil falling on their head.
* '''<''player''> was squashed by a falling block'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a falling block (other than an anvil) modified to inflict damage.
* '''<''player''> went up in flames'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in a fire source block.
* '''<''player''> burned to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were on fire, but not in a fire source block.
* '''<''player''> went off with a bang'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the explosion of a firework rocket.
* '''<''player''> tried to swim in lava'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in lava.
* '''<''player''> was struck by lightning'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a lightning bolt.
* '''<''player''> discovered floor was lava'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were standing on a magma block.
* '''<''player''> was killed by magic'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a potion of Harming shot from a dispenser, by Instant Damage given with {{cmd|effect}} or by an evoker fang summoned with {{cmd|summon}}.
* '''<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using magic'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a potion or arrow of Harming shot by a player or mob, or by an evoker fang summoned by an evoker.
* '''<''player''> was slain by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player or mob and killed.
** This death message is actually two different death messages: ''<player> was slain by <mob>'' and ''<player> was slain by <player>''.
* '''<''player''> was slain by <''player''> using <''item''>'''
** Appears when the player is hurt by a player holding a renamed item and killed.
* '''<''player''> was slain by Small Fireball'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a fireball shot from a dispenser.
* '''<''player''> starved to death'''
** Appears when the player plays on [[Hard]] difficulty and is killed by hunger damage because their hunger bar was at 0.
* '''<''player''> suffocated in a wall'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were inside of a non-transparent block.
* '''<''player''> was killed trying to hurt <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they hurt a guardian, elder guardian, or a player or mob wearing armor enchanted with [[Thorns]].
* '''<''player''> was impaled to death by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a trident shot by a player or mob, or from a dispenser or summoned with {{cmd|summon}}.
* '''<''player''> fell out of the world'''
** Appears when the player is killed by being more than 64 blocks below the bottom of the world.
* '''<''player''> withered away'''
** Appears when the player is killed by the wither [[status effect]].
* '''<''player''> died'''
** Appears when the player is killed by {{cmd|kill}}.
* '''<''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a fireball shot by a player or mob.
* '''<''player''> was sniped by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a shulker bullet shot by a [[shulker]]
* '''<''player''> was spitballed by <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a llama spit shot by a [[llama]].
* '''<''player''> froze to death'''
** Appears when the player is killed because they were in powder snow for too long.
* '''<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite'''
** Appears when the player is killed by falling stalactite.
* '''<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite'''
** Appears when the player falls on a stalagmite and dies.
* '''<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
** Appears when the player is killed by a warden using its sonic boom.

=== Unused death messages ===
''NOTE: These death messages appear only in the en_US.lang file.''
* '''<''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> walked into a cactus whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> drowned whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> walked into fire whilst fighting <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> tried to swim in lava to escape <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> walked on danger zone due to <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek'''
* '''<''player''> fell off a ladder'''
* '''<''player''> fell off some vines'''
* '''<''player''> fell out of the water'''
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall'''
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>'''
* '''<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>'''
* '''<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>'''

== History ==
{{info needed section|Bedrock Edition addition/removal/change of each death message}}
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added death messages. 
|Currently, death messages are shown only on [[multiplayer]] servers.
|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> went up in flames
* <''player''> burned to death
* <''player''> tried to swim in lava
* <''player''> suffocated in a wall
* <''player''> drowned
* <''player''> starved to death
* <''player''> was pricked to death
* <''player''> hit the ground too hard
* <''player''> fell out of the world
* <''player''> died
* <''player''> blew up
* <''player''> was killed by magic
* <''player''> was slain by <''mob''>
* <''player''> was slain by <''player''>
* <''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Added the death message "<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''>" (triggered by [[splash potion]]s of [[Harming]], it is just not clear).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|The death message "<''player''> died" can no longer appear practically, only theoretically.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w18a|As [[singleplayer]] worlds are now internal servers, death messages are now also shown in singleplayer.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34a|Added the death message "<''player''> withered away".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w41a|Added the death message "<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w42a|Added the death message "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w50a|Added the death message "<''player''> was killed trying to hurt <''player/mob''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Added the death message "<''player''> was slain by <''player''> using <''item''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w02a|The entire translation string system for death messages has been rewritten.
|Death messages for fall [[damage]] are now shown based on a system that results in 352 (416 in en_US.lang) death messages.
|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> walked into fire whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> tried to swim in lava to escape <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> drowned whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> walked into a cactus whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown up by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was shot by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was fireballed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
|The "<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''>" death message has been changed to "<''player''> was killed by <''player/mob''> using magic".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w05a|The system for fall [[damage]] death messages has been removed due to internationalization issues.<ref>{{bug|MC-8647|||Fixed}}</ref>
|Added the following death messages, which existed already, but were part of the system removed in this snapshot:
* <''player''> fell from a high place
* <''player''> fell off a ladder
* <''player''> fell off some vines
|Added the death message "<''player''> fell out of the water", which existed as part of the system removed in this snapshot, and which can appear only theoretically, not practically.
|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was doomed to fall
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
|Added the following death messages, which can only appear theoretically, not practically:
* <''player''> was fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21b|The following death messages have been changed:
* "<''player''> ''was'' fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> ''was'' fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>" to "<''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.4|dev=13w47a|The following death messages can now appear only theoretically, not practically:
* <''player''> was doomed to fall
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w10a|Added the game rule {{cd|showDeathMessages}}.|Tamed [[wolves]] and [[cats]] named using a [[name tag]] now display [[death messages]] to the owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w32a|Added the death message "<''player''> was struck by lightning".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Death messages are now displayed on the death screen as well as in the chat.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w31c|Added the death message "<''player''> was roasted in dragon breath".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w32a|The death message "<''player''> was roasted in dragon breath" can no longer practically appear, only theoretically.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w38a|All tamed [[wolves]] and [[cats]] – even unnamed ones – now display death messages to their owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w42a|Added the death message "<''player''> experienced kinetic energy".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> discovered floor was lava
* <''player''> walked into danger zone due to <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w43a|Added the death message "<''player''> was squished too much".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Added the death message "<''player''> went off with a bang".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|[[File:Red Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Green Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Parrot.png|32px]] Added [[parrots]], which display death messages to the owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w48a|Added the death message "<''player''> was killed by [Intentional Game Design]".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w01a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was struck by lightning whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> suffocated in a wall whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was squashed by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> starved to death whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was blown up by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
* death.attack.magic.player
* <''player''> withered away whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling block whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was slaim{{sic}} by <''mob''> using <''item''>
* <''player''> was killed by <''item''> trying to hurt <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> hit the ground too hard whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> didn't want to live in the same world as <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> experienced kinetic energy whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> went off with a bang whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
|Added the following death messages, which can theoretically appear, but not practically:
* <''player''> died because of <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was roasted in dragon breath by <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w07a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was impaled by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was impaled by <''player/mob''> with <''item''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w15a|Added the following death messages, which can theoretically appear, but not practically:
* death.attack.dryout
* death.attack.dryout.player}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w20b|The following death messages have been changed:
* "<''player''> was ''slaim'' by <''mob''> using <''item''>" to "<''player''> was slain by <''mob''> using <''item''>"
* "<''player''> discovered floor was lava" to "<''player''> discovered the floor was lava"}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The death message "<''player''> fell out of the water" can now appear practically, not only theoretically.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w31a|Added the death message "<''player''> was killed by even more magic", along with its hover event: "Actually, message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's stripped version: <''message''>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w49a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush
* <''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was stung to death
* death.attack.sting.item|Added the '''unused''' death message "<''player''> was stung to death by <''player/mob''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w07a|The "death.attack.magic.player" death message has been changed to "<''player''> was killed by magic whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> fell off some weeping vines
* <''player''> fell while climbing
* death.attack.fireworks.item
|The death message "<''player''> went off with a bang whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" has been removed, but its translation string remains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> fell off some twisting vines
* <''player''> fell off a scaffolding}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w12a|The translation of the death message "<''player''> fell out of the water" has been removed. It now displays as "death.fell.accident.water".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|The raw translation strings of the death message "<''player''> was killed by [Intentional Game Design]" have been changed from "death.attack.netherBed.<message/link>" to "death.attack.badRespawnPoint.<message/link>", because the death message now also appears when a [[player]] is killed by the [[explosion]] of a charged [[respawn anchor]] in the [[Overworld]] or [[the End]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w18a|The following death messages have been changed:
* "<''player''> fell off a scaffolding" to "<''player''> fell off scaffolding"
* "death.attack.fireworks.item" to "<''player''> went off with a bang due to a firework fired from <''item''> by <''player/mob''>"}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w22a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was shot by a <''player/mob''>'s skull
* death.attack.witherSkull.item}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|The "<''player''> was shot by a <''player/mob''>'s skull" death message has been changed to "<''player''> was shot by a skull from <''player/mob''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> froze to death
* <''player''> was frozen to death by <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w49a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite
* <''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.1|dev=Pre-release 2|The following death messages can now appear practically, not only theoretically:
* death.attack.dryout
* death.attack.dryout.player
* <''player''> died
* <''player''> died because of <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Release Candidate 1|The following death messages have been changed:
* "death.attack.dryout" to "<player> died from dehydration"
* "death.attack.dryout.player" to "<player> died from dehydration whilst trying to escape <player/mob>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w17a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek
* <''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w19a|Added the death message "death.attack.sonic_boom.item".
|The death message "<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" has been removed, but its translation string remains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 2|Added the death message "<player> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <player/mob> wielding <item>", which can theoretically appear, but not practically.|The following death messages have been changed:
* "death.attack.sting.item" to "<player> was stung to death by <player/mob> using <item>"
* "death.attack.witherSkull.item" to "<player> was shot by a skull from <player/mob> using <item>"
* "death.attack.sonic_boom.item" to "<player> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <player/mob> wielding <item>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|Added the following death messages:
* death.attack.anvil.item
* death.attack.fallingBlock.item
* death.attack.fallingStalactite.item
|The following death messages have been removed, but their translation strings remain:
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling block whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w03a|The following death messages can now appear practically, not only theoretically:
* <''player''> was doomed to fall
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was doomed to fall by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w06a|Damage types are no longer categorized as environmental or entity damage. As a result, all death messages now have {{code|.player}} and {{code|.item}} variants that can appear through the new {{cmd|damage}} command, which makes the following death messages able to appear practically, not only theoretically:
* <''player''> was roasted in dragon breath
* <''player''> was roasted in dragon breath by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>
* death.attack.anvil.item
* death.attack.fallingBlock.item
* death.attack.fallingStalactite.item
* <''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> fell too far and was finished by <''player/mob''> using <''item''>
|Added the following death messages, also as a result of the previous change:
* death.attack.arrow.player
* death.attack.cactus.item
* death.attack.cramming.item
* death.attack.dragonBreath.item
* death.attack.drown.item
* death.attack.dryout.item
* death.attack.explosion.item
* death.attack.explosion.player.player
* death.attack.fall.item
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was squashed by a falling block whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* death.attack.fireball.player
* <''player''> went off with a bang whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
* death.attack.flyIntoWall.item
* death.attack.freeze.item
* death.attack.generic.item
* death.attack.hotFloor.item
* death.attack.inFire.item
* death.attack.inWall.item
* death.attack.indirectMagic.player
* death.attack.lava.item
* death.attack.lightningBolt.item
* death.attack.magic.item
* death.attack.mob.player
* death.attack.outOfWorld.item
* death.attack.player.player
* <''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>
* death.attack.stalagmite.item
* death.attack.starve.item
* <''player''> was stung to death by <''player/mob''>
* death.attack.sweetBerryBush.item
* death.attack.thorns.player
* death.attack.thrown.player
* death.attack.trident.player
* death.attack.wither.item
* death.attack.witherSkull.player}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre4|The following death messages have been changed:
* "<''player''> walked into danger zone due to <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> walked into the danger zone due to <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was roasted in dragon breath" to "<''player''> was roasted in dragon's breath"
* "<''player''> was roasted in dragon breath by <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was roasted in dragon's breath by <''player/mob''>"
* "Actually, message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's stripped version: <''message''>" to "Actually, the message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's stripped version: <''message''>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=pre1|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was killed
* death.attack.genericKill.player
* <''player''> left the confines of this world
* <''player''> left the confines of this world whilst fighting <''player/mob''>
|Added the following unsendable variants of death messages, accessible only via the {{cmd|damage}} command:
* death.attack.genericKill.item
* death.attack.outsideBorder.item}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|The death message "death.attack.genericKill.player" has been changed to "<''player''> was killed whilst fighting <''player/mob''>".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=pre1|The following death messages have been changed:
* "<''player''> walked into a cactus whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> walked into a cactus while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> drowned whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> drowned while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> died from dehydration whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> died from dehydration while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> hit the ground too hard whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> hit the ground too hard while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> experienced kinetic energy whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> experienced kinetic energy while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was killed whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was killed while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> walked into fire whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> walked into fire while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> suffocated in a wall whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> suffocated in a wall while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was struck by lightning whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was struck by lightning while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was killed by magic whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was killed by magic while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was burned to a crisp while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>" to "<''player''> was burned to a crisp while fighting <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>"
* "<''player''> left the confines of this world whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> left the confines of this world while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>" to "<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek while trying to escape <''player/mob''> wielding <''item''>"
* "<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> starved to death whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> starved to death while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was poked to death by a sweet berry bush while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was killed trying to hurt <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was killed while trying to hurt <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was killed by <''item''> trying to hurt <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was killed by <''item''> while trying to hurt <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> withered away whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> withered away while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "Actually, the message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's stripped version: <''message''>" to "Actually, the message was too long to deliver fully. Sorry! Here's a stripped version: <''message''>"
|The following unsendable variants of death messages, accessible only via the {{cmd|damage}} command, have been changed:
* "<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> went off with a bang whilst fighting <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> went off with a bang while fighting <''player/mob''>"
* "<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek whilst trying to escape <''player/mob''>" to "<''player''> was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek while trying to escape <''player/mob''>"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was smashed by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was smashed by <''player/mob''> with <''item''>
|Added the death message "death.attack.mace_smash.player", which is an unsendable variant accessible only via the {{cmd|damage}} command.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added death messages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Added the death message "<''player''> experienced kinetic energy".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.3|dev=alpha 1.1.3.0|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> discovered floor was lava
* <''player''> walked into danger zone due to <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added the death message "<''player''> went off with a bang".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.200|dev=beta 1.16.200.51|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was sniped by <''player/mob''>
* <''player''> was spitballed by <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|dev=beta 1.16.210.53|Added the death message "<''player''> froze to death".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite
* <''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite whilst fighting <''player/mob''>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|Death messages are now displayed on the death screen.|dev=Preview 1.19.10.21}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Added the following death messages:
* <''player''> was smashed by <''player''>
* <''player''> was smashed by <''player''> with <''item''>}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added death messages.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added new death messages.{{info needed|Did this update add all death messages from Java Edition 1.4.2, 1.4.6 and 1.5 except the thorns death message?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Tamed [[wolves]] and [[cats]] named using a [[name tag]] now display death messages to the owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Death messages are now displayed on the death screen as well as in the chat.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|[[File:Red Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Green Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Parrot.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Parrot.png|32px]] Added [[parrots]], which display death messages to the owner if renamed using a [[name tag]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|All tamed [[wolves]], [[cats]] and [[parrots]] – even unnamed ones – now display death messages to their owner.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Death messages obtained through PvE means are generally grammatically incorrect due to the lack of a preceding "a" before the name of the killer.<ref>{{bug|MC-129907|||Won't Fix}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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