TotemHelper A client-side quality-of-life mod that keeps a totem of undying in the slot you chose.
You tell TotemHelper which hotbar slot your totem belongs in. From then on it makes sure a totem actually ends up there — and in your offhand — instead of you dragging it around by hand every time you pick a new one up.
What it does
It keeps the totem in your hand when you leave a container. Whenever you open your inventory, a chest, or any other container, the hotbar selector moves to the slot holding your totem. If the totem is in the slot you configured, it goes there; if it is somewhere else in the hotbar, the selector follows it. Close the screen and the totem is in your hand.
It puts totems in place when you hover over them. While a container screen is open, move the mouse over a totem of undying and the mod moves it for you:
If your offhand does not hold a totem, it goes there first. That is the slot that actually triggers on death, so it takes priority. Otherwise, if your configured hotbar slot does not hold a totem, it goes there. If both already hold a totem, nothing happens. One totem moves per hover, so picking up a stack of totems from a chest fills the offhand first and the hotbar slot on the next one.
- It stays out of your way. The mod does nothing while you are carrying an item on the cursor, does nothing when it is switched off, and does nothing outside of container screens.
How it works, in plain terms TotemHelper does not add items, blocks, or recipes, and it does not change any game rule. It performs ordinary inventory clicks — the exact same swap action you would perform by pressing F over a slot — and sends the same packets the vanilla client sends. Everything happens on your machine.
Controls Action Result Press Ü Open the settings screen Click a slot button 1–9 Choose the hotbar slot for your totem Open any container Hotbar selector moves to your totem Hover a totem in an open container Totem moves to offhand or your chosen slot The Ü key is a normal Minecraft key binding. It shows up under Options → Controls → Key Binds in the category TotemHelper and can be rebound to anything you like. The default is the physical key that carries Ü on a German keyboard layout; on other layouts the same physical key is [.
The settings screen On/off toggle — turn the whole mod off without uninstalling it Slot picker 1–9 with a live preview of what each hotbar slot currently holds, so you can see where your totem actually is Status lines — whether your offhand and your chosen slot hold a totem, and how many spare totems are left in your inventory Configuration Settings are saved to config/totemhelper.json as soon as you change them:
{ "enabled": true, "hotbarSlot": 4 } hotbarSlot is zero-based — 4 is the slot labelled 5 in the settings screen.
Requirements Minecraft 1.21.11 Mod loader Fabric Dependency Fabric API (required) Java 21 Server nothing to install — this is a client-side mod Installation Install Fabric Loader for 1.21.11 Put Fabric API into your mods folder Put totemhelper-1.0.0.jar next to it Launch the game Things you should know before installing Moving a totem is a swap, not a copy. If your offhand holds something else — a shield, for example — that item is swapped into the inventory slot the totem came from. Nothing is lost, but the shield does leave your offhand. This mod automates inventory actions. It clicks for you. Some servers, especially PvP and anarchy servers, consider that unfair automation regardless of the fact that it only uses vanilla packets. Check your server's rules, and ask staff if you are unsure. Use the on/off toggle when you play somewhere it is not allowed. It only reacts to totems of undying. No other item is touched. Source and licence
MIT licensed. TotemHelper © lakicore.
