Universal Totem

Universal Totem is a lightweight Fabric mod that gives every item in Minecraft the power to save your life.

If you receive fatal damage while holding an item, that item will activate like a Totem of Undying, preventing death and applying the same revival effects.

Instead of requiring a rare totem, any item in your hand can become your last chance to survive.

How It Works

When a player takes fatal damage:

1. The mod checks the item in the player's hand.

2. If the hand is not empty, the item activates as a Totem of Undying.

3. The player is revived with totem effects.

4. One item is consumed from the stack.

5. The used item appears in the totem activation animation.

Features

✔ Any held item can act as a totem
✔ Works with blocks, tools, weapons, food, and modded items
✔ Only one item is consumed per activation
✔ Plays the Totem activation animation using the consumed item
✔ Fully compatible with multiplayer servers
✔ Lightweight and simple mechanic

Totem Priority

If the player has a real Totem of Undying:

• The vanilla totem activates first

• The Universal Totem mechanic only activates if no real totem is present

Example

Holding a Diamond Block while falling into lava:

• The Diamond Block is consumed

• The player is revived

• The totem animation displays the Diamond Block

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.21.1

• Fabric Loader

• Fabric API

Works with:

• Vanilla items

• Modded items

• Multiplayer servers

Release Notes

v1.0.0

Added

• Universal totem mechanic allowing any held item to prevent death

• Totem revival effects identical to vanilla

• Item consumption on activation

• Custom totem animation using the held item

Mechanics

• Vanilla Totem of Undying has priority over held items

• Only 1 item is consumed per activation

• Empty hand results in normal death