diff --git a/patches/api/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch b/patches/api/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e3f99ebdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mariell Hoversholm <proximyst@proximyst.com>
+Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:19:26 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Add Raw Byte Entity Serialization
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/UnsafeValues.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/UnsafeValues.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/UnsafeValues.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/UnsafeValues.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public interface UnsafeValues {
+ 
+     ItemStack deserializeItem(byte[] data);
+ 
++    byte[] serializeEntity(org.bukkit.entity.Entity entity);
++
++    default org.bukkit.entity.Entity deserializeEntity(byte[] data, World world) {
++        return deserializeEntity(data, world, false);
++    }
++
++    org.bukkit.entity.Entity deserializeEntity(byte[] data, World world, boolean preserveUUID);
++
+     /**
+      * Return the translation key for the Material, so the client can translate it into the active
+      * locale when using a {@link net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent}.
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public interface Entity extends Metadatable, CommandSender, Nameable, Persistent
+      * @return players in tracking range
+      */
+     @NotNull Set<Player> getTrackedPlayers();
++
++    /**
++     * Spawns the entity in the world at the given {@link Location} with the default spawn reason.
++     * <p>
++     * This will not spawn the entity if the entity is already spawned or has previously been despawned.
++     * <p>
++     * Also, this method will fire the same events as a normal entity spawn.
++     *
++     * @param location The location to spawn the entity at.
++     * @return Whether the entity was successfully spawned.
++     */
++    public default boolean spawnAt(@NotNull Location location) {
++        return spawnAt(location, org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason.DEFAULT);
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Spawns the entity in the world at the given {@link Location} with the reason given.
++     * <p>
++     * This will not spawn the entity if the entity is already spawned or has previously been despawned.
++     * <p>
++     * Also, this method will fire the same events as a normal entity spawn.
++     *
++     * @param location The location to spawn the entity at.
++     * @param reason   The reason for the entity being spawned.
++     * @return Whether the entity was successfully spawned.
++     */
++    public boolean spawnAt(@NotNull Location location, @NotNull org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason reason);
+     // Paper end
+ }
diff --git a/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch b/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f538a846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-Entity-Serialization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mariell Hoversholm <proximyst@proximyst.com>
+Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:20:31 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Add Raw Byte Entity Serialization
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/Entity.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public abstract class Entity implements Nameable, EntityAccess, CommandSource, n
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start - Entity serialization api
++    public boolean serializeEntity(CompoundTag compound) {
++        List<Entity> pass = new java.util.ArrayList<>(this.getPassengers());
++        this.passengers = ImmutableList.of();
++        boolean result = save(compound);
++        this.passengers = ImmutableList.copyOf(pass);
++        return result;
++    }
++    // Paper end
+     public boolean save(CompoundTag nbt) {
+         return this.isPassenger() ? false : this.saveAsPassenger(nbt);
+     }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public abstract class CraftEntity implements org.bukkit.entity.Entity {
+         }
+         return set;
+     }
++
++    @Override
++    public boolean spawnAt(Location location, org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason reason) {
++        Preconditions.checkNotNull(location, "location cannot be null");
++        Preconditions.checkNotNull(reason, "reason cannot be null");
++        entity.level = ((CraftWorld) location.getWorld()).getHandle();
++        entity.setPos(location.getX(), location.getY(), location.getZ());
++        entity.setRot(location.getYaw(), location.getPitch());
++        return !entity.valid && entity.level.addEntity(entity, reason);
++    }
+     // Paper end
+ }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public final class CraftMagicNumbers implements UnsafeValues {
+         return CraftItemStack.asCraftMirror(net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack.of((CompoundTag) converted.getValue()));
+     }
+ 
++    @Override
++    public byte[] serializeEntity(org.bukkit.entity.Entity entity) {
++        Preconditions.checkNotNull(entity, "null cannot be serialized");
++        Preconditions.checkArgument(entity instanceof org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftEntity, "only CraftEntities can be serialized");
++
++        CompoundTag compound = new CompoundTag();
++        ((org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftEntity) entity).getHandle().serializeEntity(compound);
++        return serializeNbtToBytes(compound);
++    }
++
++    @Override
++    public org.bukkit.entity.Entity deserializeEntity(byte[] data, org.bukkit.World world, boolean preserveUUID) {
++        Preconditions.checkNotNull(data, "null cannot be deserialized");
++        Preconditions.checkArgument(data.length > 0, "cannot deserialize nothing");
++
++        CompoundTag compound = deserializeNbtFromBytes(data);
++        int dataVersion = compound.getInt("DataVersion");
++        compound = ca.spottedleaf.dataconverter.minecraft.MCDataConverter.convertTag(ca.spottedleaf.dataconverter.minecraft.datatypes.MCTypeRegistry.ENTITY, compound, dataVersion, getDataVersion());
++        if (!preserveUUID) compound.remove("UUID"); // Generate a new UUID so we don't have to worry about deserializing the same entity twice
++        return net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType.create(compound, ((org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld) world).getHandle())
++            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("An ID was not found for the data. Did you downgrade?")).getBukkitEntity();
++    }
++
+     private byte[] serializeNbtToBytes(CompoundTag compound) {
+         compound.putInt("DataVersion", getDataVersion());
+         java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
diff --git a/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch b/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
index e165b9612d..d39f4869d4 100644
--- a/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
@@ -19,9 +19,23 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +        Preconditions.checkNotNull(item, "null cannot be serialized");
 +        Preconditions.checkArgument(item.getType() != Material.AIR, "air cannot be serialized");
 +
-+        java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
-+        CompoundTag compound = (item instanceof CraftItemStack ? ((CraftItemStack) item).handle : CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(item)).save(new CompoundTag());
++        return serializeNbtToBytes((item instanceof CraftItemStack ? ((CraftItemStack) item).handle : CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(item)).save(new CompoundTag()));
++    }
++
++    @Override
++    public ItemStack deserializeItem(byte[] data) {
++        Preconditions.checkNotNull(data, "null cannot be deserialized");
++        Preconditions.checkArgument(data.length > 0, "cannot deserialize nothing");
++
++        CompoundTag compound = deserializeNbtFromBytes(data);
++        int dataVersion = compound.getInt("DataVersion");
++        Dynamic<Tag> converted = DataFixers.getDataFixer().update(References.ITEM_STACK, new Dynamic<Tag>(NbtOps.INSTANCE, compound), dataVersion, getDataVersion());
++        return CraftItemStack.asCraftMirror(net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack.of((CompoundTag) converted.getValue()));
++    }
++
++    private byte[] serializeNbtToBytes(CompoundTag compound) {
 +        compound.putInt("DataVersion", getDataVersion());
++        java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
 +        try {
 +            net.minecraft.nbt.NbtIo.writeCompressed(
 +                compound,
@@ -30,28 +44,21 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +        } catch (IOException ex) {
 +            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
 +        }
-+
 +        return outputStream.toByteArray();
 +    }
 +
-+    @Override
-+    public ItemStack deserializeItem(byte[] data) {
-+        Preconditions.checkNotNull(data, "null cannot be deserialized");
-+        Preconditions.checkArgument(data.length > 0, "cannot deserialize nothing");
-+
++    private CompoundTag deserializeNbtFromBytes(byte[] data) {
++        CompoundTag compound;
 +        try {
-+            CompoundTag compound = net.minecraft.nbt.NbtIo.readCompressed(
++            compound = net.minecraft.nbt.NbtIo.readCompressed(
 +                new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(data)
 +            );
-+            int dataVersion = compound.getInt("DataVersion");
-+
-+            Preconditions.checkArgument(dataVersion <= getDataVersion(), "Newer version! Server downgrades are not supported!");
-+            Dynamic<Tag> converted = DataFixers.getDataFixer().update(References.ITEM_STACK, new Dynamic<Tag>(NbtOps.INSTANCE, compound), dataVersion, getDataVersion());
-+            return CraftItemStack.asCraftMirror(net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack.of((CompoundTag) converted.getValue()));
 +        } catch (IOException ex) {
-+            com.destroystokyo.paper.util.SneakyThrow.sneaky(ex);
-+            throw new RuntimeException();
++            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
 +        }
++        int dataVersion = compound.getInt("DataVersion");
++        Preconditions.checkArgument(dataVersion <= getDataVersion(), "Newer version! Server downgrades are not supported!");
++        return compound;
 +    }
      // Paper end
  
diff --git a/patches/server/Add-methods-to-get-translation-keys.patch b/patches/server/Add-methods-to-get-translation-keys.patch
index 22d8726ba5..d983d1d799 100644
--- a/patches/server/Add-methods-to-get-translation-keys.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Add-methods-to-get-translation-keys.patch
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
 @@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public final class CraftMagicNumbers implements UnsafeValues {
-             throw new RuntimeException();
-         }
+         Preconditions.checkArgument(dataVersion <= getDataVersion(), "Newer version! Server downgrades are not supported!");
+         return compound;
      }
 +
 +    @Override