CERBON's Better Totem of Undying
by CerbonXD
With CERBON's Better Totem of Undying installed, the Totem of Undying gains knockback, suffocation relief, hunger restore and timed effects.
What it does
When a Totem of Undying activates, the mod can push nearby mobs back so the player has room to run. It can also clear the blocks a player is stuck inside, such as falling gravel, and restore part of the hunger bar. A separate option grants effects only when they matter: Water Breathing added by the mod, and Fire Resistance, applied while the player is on fire. Custom effects can be set to trigger at chosen moments.
The config file holds most of the behavior. Server owners can exclude dimensions or structures where the Totem should not work, let it activate from the inventory, and set a cooldown. The hunger increment is limited to versions below beta 2.0.0. The mod runs on client and server, so both sides need it. It needs CERBON's API, Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge with 7 release versions, 1.18.2 – 1.20.4. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Totem knockback
Activation pushes nearby mobs away, so a player can run from a swarm that is closing in.
Suffocation protection
The blocks a player is stuck in are destroyed on activation, creating room to breathe and move.
Food increment
The Totem restores part of the hunger bar at activation, enough to move a short distance.
Timed effects
Water Breathing and Fire Resistance are granted only while drowning or burning, not continuously.
Custom effects
Effects can be set to trigger at chosen moments and chosen states from the config file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
Hardcore survival
Players who would otherwise lose a run to a second death can use the activations to escape a crowd or a collapse.
Modpack customization
Modpack developers can tune the Totem through the config file, including dimension and structure blacklists.
Who it’s for: Players of survival and hardcore worlds, and modpack developers who need a configurable Totem of Undying.
How it compares
Auto Use Totem is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric. Cooldown for Totem of Undying is also client-side only and under the MIT License, but is limited to 1.19.2 on Fabric and is not open source. TotemCraft is server required with client optional, under All rights reserved, and covers 1.14 – 1.21.11 on all three loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERBON's Better Totem of Undying | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-07 |
| Auto Use Totem | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-11-16 |
| Cooldown for Totem of Undying | Fabric | 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2022-11-13 |
| TotemCraft | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.14 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-20 |
Questions
Does CERBON's Better Totem of Undying need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the Totem be disabled in some places?
Is the hunger increment available in every version?
In the catalog
CERBON's Better Totem of Undying is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-totem-of-undying
- Owner
- CerbonXD
- Published
- 2023-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15