This mod adds an essential feature—when holding a Totem of Undying, it emits a dynamic glow that illuminates the surrounding area. No more fumbling through caves or exploring at night while clutching your totem; you get proper visibility without sacrificing your safety net.
Why use it?
Eliminates the darkness penalty of holding a totem Essential for long-term runs and challenging playstyles Clean, vanilla-friendly implementation Lightweight and configurable
Perfect for players who refuse to risk their run by putting the totem away, but still want to navigate effectively. A small mod that makes a big difference in survival quality-of-life. Only glow when on hand (can be offhand),no glow when drop or display.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 totemlight-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1 KB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.