


Totems of Undying are ridiculously overpowered in Minecraft, trivializing hardcore survival and PvP/PvE encounters. This mod aims to rebalance them.
Features
Cooldowns (configurable)
Popping a Totem now triggers cooldowns on items (Totems themselves, Elytras, Tridents, Ender Pearls, Chorus Fruits).Negative Effects (configurable)
Popping a Totem applies penalties such as Weakness, Mining Fatigue, Blindness, Hunger, and Slowness.Totem scarcity (optional, on by default)
- Evokers in raids no longer drop Totems (making them unfarmable using raid farms).
- Only Evokers in Woodland Mansions drop Totems, making them rare and precious.
Disable Totems altogether (optional, off by default)
Disable Totems / any death-protecting items entirely.
Configuring the Mod
Edit config/yafuce_nerfed_totem.json to configure the mod.
{
"totemCooldownEnabled": true,
"alwaysBlockTotemActivation": false,
"unfarmableTotems": true,
"cooldowns": [
{
"itemId": "minecraft:totem_of_undying",
"cooldownTicks": 600,
"enabled": true
},
{
"itemId": "minecraft:elytra",
"cooldownTicks": 200,
"enabled": true
},
{
"itemId": "minecraft:ender_pearl",
"cooldownTicks": 200,
"enabled": true
},
{
"itemId": "minecraft:chorus_fruit",
"cooldownTicks": 200,
"enabled": true
},
{
"itemId": "minecraft:trident",
"cooldownTicks": 200,
"enabled": true
}
],
"effects": [
{
"effectId": "minecraft:weakness",
"durationTicks": 600,
"amplifier": 1
},
{
"effectId": "minecraft:mining_fatigue",
"durationTicks": 600,
"amplifier": 2
},
{
"effectId": "minecraft:blindness",
"durationTicks": 200,
"amplifier": 3
},
{
"effectId": "minecraft:hunger",
"durationTicks": 600,
"amplifier": 0
},
{
"effectId": "minecraft:slowness",
"durationTicks": 200,
"amplifier": 2
}
]
}
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as yafuce_nerfed_totem-fabric-mc1.21.4-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 35 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.