diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemBuilder.java
index d31704fe0..506107fdd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemBuilder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ItemBuilder {
 
     @Contract(value = "_ -> this")
     public @NotNull ItemBuilder meta(@NotNull UnaryOperator<@NotNull ItemMetaBuilder> itemMetaConsumer) {
-        itemMetaConsumer.apply(metaBuilder);
+        this.metaBuilder = itemMetaConsumer.apply(metaBuilder);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemMetaBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemMetaBuilder.java
index 0964c52aa..844e59c7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemMetaBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/ItemMetaBuilder.java
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package net.minestom.server.item;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.minestom.server.item.attribute.ItemAttribute;
 import net.minestom.server.utils.NBTUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jglrxavpok.hephaistos.nbt.NBTCompound;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public abstract class ItemMetaBuilder implements Cloneable {
 
@@ -22,9 +24,6 @@ public abstract class ItemMetaBuilder implements Cloneable {
 
     protected NBTCompound originalNBT;
 
-    protected ItemMetaBuilder() {
-    }
-
     public @NotNull ItemMetaBuilder damage(int damage) {
         this.damage = damage;
         return this;
@@ -88,10 +87,14 @@ public abstract class ItemMetaBuilder implements Cloneable {
 
     protected abstract void deepClone(@NotNull ItemMetaBuilder metaBuilder);
 
-    public static @NotNull ItemMetaBuilder fromNBT(@NotNull ItemMetaBuilder metaBuilder, @NotNull NBTCompound nbtCompound) {
-        NBTUtils.loadDataIntoMeta(metaBuilder, nbtCompound);
-        metaBuilder.originalNBT = nbtCompound;
-        return metaBuilder;
+    protected abstract @NotNull Supplier<@NotNull ItemMetaBuilder> getSupplier();
+
+    @Contract(value = "_, _ -> new", pure = true)
+    public static @NotNull ItemMetaBuilder fromNBT(@NotNull ItemMetaBuilder src, @NotNull NBTCompound nbtCompound) {
+        ItemMetaBuilder dest = src.getSupplier().get();
+        NBTUtils.loadDataIntoMeta(dest, nbtCompound);
+        dest.originalNBT = nbtCompound;
+        return dest;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/meta/CompassMeta.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/meta/CompassMeta.java
index b68233a34..fa7fcdc87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/meta/CompassMeta.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/item/meta/CompassMeta.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.jglrxavpok.hephaistos.nbt.NBTCompound;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class CompassMeta extends ItemMeta implements ItemMetaBuilder.Provider<CompassMeta.Builder> {
 
@@ -143,5 +144,10 @@ public class CompassMeta extends ItemMeta implements ItemMetaBuilder.Provider<Co
             compassBuilder.lodestoneDimension = lodestoneDimension;
             compassBuilder.lodestonePosition = lodestonePosition;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        protected @NotNull Supplier<ItemMetaBuilder> getSupplier() {
+            return Builder::new;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/NBTUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/NBTUtils.java
index 48e865020..ac86eab65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/NBTUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/NBTUtils.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public final class NBTUtils {
         return loadItem(material, count, nbtCompound);
     }
 
-    public static @NotNull ItemStack loadItem(@NotNull Material material, int count, NBTCompound nbtCompound) {
+    public static @NotNull ItemStack loadItem(@NotNull Material material, int count, @Nullable NBTCompound nbtCompound) {
         return ItemStack.builder(material)
                 .amount(count)
                 .meta(metaBuilder -> {
diff --git a/src/test/java/demo/PlayerInit.java b/src/test/java/demo/PlayerInit.java
index a4f9d6ac8..f4ebbf4ce 100644
--- a/src/test/java/demo/PlayerInit.java
+++ b/src/test/java/demo/PlayerInit.java
@@ -222,19 +222,19 @@ public class PlayerInit {
 
         globalEventHandler.addEventCallback(PlayerSpawnEvent.class, event -> {
             final Player player = event.getPlayer();
-            player.setGameMode(GameMode.SURVIVAL);
+            player.setGameMode(GameMode.CREATIVE);
 
             player.setPermissionLevel(4);
 
             PlayerInventory inventory = player.getInventory();
             ItemStack itemStack = ItemStack.of(Material.STONE, 64);
-            inventory.addItemStack(itemStack);
+            //inventory.addItemStack(itemStack);
 
             {
                 ItemStack item = ItemStack.builder(Material.DIAMOND_CHESTPLATE)
                         .displayName(Component.text("test"))
                         .build();
-                inventory.setChestplate(item);
+                //inventory.setChestplate(item);
             }
 
             //player.getInventory().addItemStack(new ItemStack(Material.STONE, (byte) 32));