Totem of Undying

Totem of Undying

Rarity tier	Uncommon
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No
Status effects	Absorption II (0:05) Regeneration II (0:45) ‌[JE only] (0:40) ‌[BE only][1] Fire Resistance I (0:40)

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A totem of undying is a combat item that can save a player from death if the player is holding it in their main hand or off hand. It is dropped by evokers, which spawn in woodland mansions and raids.

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

Mob loot[edit | edit source]

Evokers always drop one totem of undying upon death, which is not affected by Looting.

Source	Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
Evoker	100%	1	1	1	1

Usage[edit | edit source]

If the player is holding a totem of undying in the off-hand or main hand slot and receives otherwise fatal damage, the totem saves the player from death. The totem of undying must be in the player's hand for it to work — it does not work if it is in the hotbar, unless selected. The totem of undying also works in Hardcore mode.

The totem can be used only once, and disappears when used. It does not prevent death caused by void damage or the /kill command. In Java Edition, it also does not prevent death caused by an arrow of harming if the arrow kills the holder with just the arrow's physical damage, as the arrow's Instant Damage effect is applied after the totem has activated, effectively killing the player a second time.^[2]

When a totem of undying is activated, it restores 1, removes all existing status effects and grants several positive status effects:

• 45‌^{[JE only]} or 40‌^{[BE only][1]} seconds of Regeneration II
• 40 seconds of Fire Resistance I
• 5 seconds of Absorption II

When activated, multiple green and yellow particles are displayed around the player that held the totem. A screen effect also plays, showing a totem of undying hovering in front of the player's screen, similar to the animation seen when a player receives the Bad Omen effect or the Hero of the Village effect in Bedrock Edition, or enters the same area as an elder guardian.

Any mob that can hold a totem of undying (in a hand or in the mouth) is revived, if killed while it is holding the totem. The totem functions exactly as it does with players, although undead mobs do not receive Regeneration as they are immune to it.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

{ "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​Totem activates", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "item.totem.use", "distance": "16", "desc": "When something dies, using a totem of undying", "sounds": [ "Totem of Undying.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.item.totem.use" }

Bedrock Edition:

{ "sounds": [ "Totem of Undying.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "1.0", "id": "random.totem", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When something dies, using a totem of undying" }

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Totem of Undying	totem_of_undying	Item	item.minecraft.totem_of_undying

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Totem of Undying	totem_of_undying	totem	568	Item	item.totem.name

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other
		Cheating Death { "anchor": "", "title": "Cheating Death", "icon": "", "title": "Cheating Death", "description": "Use the [[Totem of Undying]] to cheat death ", "requirements": "Have the Totem of Undying in your hand when you die. ", "gamerscore": "30G ", "trophytype": "Silver ", "rewards": ""Fake Death" emote " }	Use the Totem of Undying to cheat death	Have the Totem of Undying in your hand when you die.	30G	Silver

Advancements[edit | edit source]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Postmortal	Use a Totem of Undying to cheat death	Activate a totem of undying by taking fatal damage.

History[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2016							An early version of the totem of undying was seen during Minecon shortly before its reveal.
Java Edition
1.11			16w39a				Added totem of undying.
1.11.1			16w50a				The ID name has now been changed from totem to totem_of_undying.
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 449.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.
			18w47a				The totem of undying is now renewable as evokers now spawn in raids.
1.16.2			20w28a				The totem of undying now gives the Fire Resistance II status effect for 40 seconds.
			20w29a				The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[3]
1.20.2			23w31a				Totems of undying activating now emit an entity_damage vibration of frequency 7.[4]
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Added totem of undying.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.3				The totem of undying is now renewable as evokers now spawn in raids.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.54				The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[5]
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.56				The ID of totems of undying has been changed from totem to totem_of_undying.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Added totem of undying.
TU56	CU48	1.55	1.55	1.55	Patch 26	1.0.6	The totem of undying now applies Fire Resistance II when used.
			1.90				The texture of the totem of undying has been changed.
			1.91				The totem of undying is now renewable as evokers now spawn in raids.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added totem of undying.

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Totem of Undying" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• In the New Nintendo 3DS Edition, the totem of undying can be put in any hotbar slot to activate it, due to the lack of an off-hand slot in that version.
• Being able to obtain totems of undying in raids without exploring woodland mansions is considered a "massive game play design flaw" by Mojang.^[6]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

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  Screenshot of the totem of undying being used mid-animation after a drowned deals otherwise fatal damage to the player.

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  Animation of the totem activating.

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  The totem animation in third person mode.

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  Totem Popping After A Fall In Third Person Bock View

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