One-Up Totems
One-Up Totems changes how the Totem of Undying works, so that each right-click on a totem adds an extra life to the player's count.
What it does
Normally a totem of undying is a single-use item that prevents one death. In One-Up Totems, right-clicking with a totem adds lives to a counter kept for the player, and the number of lives left is tracked on the totem's consumable use. The mod is described by its author as a combination of the 1-Up Mario totem idea with the base game's undying mechanic, aimed at players who want limited lives without starting a separate hardcore world.
The author describes the mod as a fit for players who run vanilla-plus worlds with quality-of-life changes and for difficulty-focused play. A new world can start with three lives, which gives a limited-lives run without any extra setup. The mod is built for Fabric and Forge and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It targets 1.20.1 only, with merged-1.20.1-1.0.2 as the latest file for both loaders, published on 2025-12-15. The code is released under The Unlicense, and public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Lives added by totem use
Right-clicking with a totem adds lives to the player's count, so the item gives more than one death.
Lives left on consumables
The number of remaining lives is shown on the totem, so players can see how many they have.
Three lives at world start
A new world can begin with three lives, which sets up a limited-lives run from the first session.
Vanilla-style totem base
The mod keeps the base game's undying totem as its foundation and extends it rather than replacing it.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want limited lives in a survival world, and server owners running vanilla-plus or difficulty-focused servers on 1.20.1 with Fabric or Forge.
How it compares
Craftable Totem is a Fabric option for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 that is server-side only and released under the MIT License, so players can join without installing it. Totem of Revival runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 with a custom license and needs client and server, just as One-Up Totems does. Totem Slot is server-side only and covers 26.2 – 26.3, with All rights reserved, so it does not target 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Up Totems | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-15 |
| Craftable Totem | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-02-06 |
| Totem of Revival | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-11-30 |
| Totem Slot | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does One-Up Totems need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does One-Up Totems support?
Can a new world start with more than one life?
In the catalog
One-Up Totems is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Right-clicking with a totem adds them to your additional lives! Essentially combining the best of 1-Up from Mario and Totem of Undying from the base game! "I never use totems of undying in my worlds and usually play a vanilla+ style of Minecraft with qol mods or difficulty mods.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/one-up-totems
- Owner
- jason13official
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15