Equipping and Using Crafted Totems in Combat

Once you craft a Totem of Undying, equip it properly so that it protects you from lethal hazards during exploration and combat.

Equipping to the Off-Hand

Open your inventory screen and locate your crafted Totem of Undying. Drag the totem into your off-hand slot (marked with a shield icon), or place the totem in your selected hotbar slot and press the swap key (default F) to transfer it to your off-hand. Holding the totem in your off-hand ensures your main hand remains completely free to wield weapons, tools, or torches while keeping the protective safeguard active.

Activating Fatal Damage Protection

As long as the Totem of Undying is held in either your main hand or off-hand, taking fatal damage from falls, mob attacks, or environmental hazards will not kill you. The totem is immediately consumed, restoring a small amount of health while granting brief resistance effects to give you time to escape. Because the data pack makes the item fully craftable, you can return to a crafting table to replace consumed totems whenever needed.