Glowing Totems
Glowing Totems makes a Totem of Undying give off light when it lies on the ground as a dropped item, the way a torch does.
What it does
A dropped Totem of Undying emits light at level 15, so it stays visible in dark caves and at night. The light is registered through LambDynamicLights, a data-driven lighting system, which means the mod does not need to edit vanilla code with complex mixins. It works alongside existing lighting systems and is designed not to interfere with other mods.
The mod is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7 and 1.21.8, and it needs Fabric Loader 0.16.14 or newer, Fabric API, LambDynamicLights and Java 17 or higher. Either side can run it, and neither needs it. The code is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source, with public links for the source and the issue tracker.
Key features
Glowing dropped totems
A Totem of Undying lying on the ground emits light level 15, matching the glow of a torch.
Lighting through LambDynamicLights
The light source is registered with LambDynamicLights, so the effect follows its data-driven system.
Compatible lighting
Existing lighting systems keep working, and the light source is added without changing other mods' behavior.
Lightweight implementation
The mod avoids mixins and invasive edits to vanilla code, which keeps it small and efficient.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Finding dropped totems
A player who loses a totem in a dark cave or at night can spot it from farther away.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want dropped Totems of Undying to be visible in the dark, in single-player or on a server that has LambDynamicLights installed.
How it compares
Totem Offhand Warning is client-side only and, like Glowing Totems, is not open source; it targets 1.21.11. Sticks to Torches is server-side only and not open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21.11. Auto Use Totem is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, so it changes a different part of totem use.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Totems | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Client or server, optional | 2025-09-28 |
| Totem Offhand Warning | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-27 |
| Sticks to Torches | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-22 |
| Auto Use Totem | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-11-16 |
Questions
Does Glowing Totems require LambDynamicLights?
Does Glowing Totems need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Glowing Totems support?
In the catalog
Glowing Totems is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod that makes the Totem of Undying emit light, even when dropped as an item, just like torches! This mod uses LambDynamicLights' data-driven system to register the Totem of Undying as a light source. The implementation is clean and efficient, requiring no mixins or complex modifications to vanilla code.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glowing-totems
- Owner
- PatrickSolberg
- Published
- 2025-07-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15