Totem of Immortality

Players who carry a totem in the inventory are kept alive when their health would reach zero. The totem is used up, but the holder still takes damage and is left with half a heart, so the mod does not remove all risk. Because the effect applies from the inventory, a player can keep the totem in any slot and it works whether or not it is held. The author notes that the item can also be given through the creative inventory or a command, which makes it useful for servers that want a relaxed mode for one group while others play the standard game.

The mod suits beginners, younger players and practice sessions where combat can be learned without the risk of dying. Because it runs on both sides, the server and every player need it. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker publicly available. Files exist for Forge and NeoForge, with 1.0 for 1.20.4 as the latest file, published 2024-03-10.