NoDrainTotem
Adds a ward-like totem whose toggleable aura protects players inside it from skill drain on death.
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No Drain Totem
No Drain Totem adds a new buildable piece to Valheim: a cyan-tinted ward that projects a visible aura. Players inside an active aura gain Totem's Grace, which prevents skill drain if they die.
How it works
- While you stand inside an active totem aura, Totem's Grace is refreshed to its full duration (10 seconds by default) every second.
- When you leave, the effect keeps counting down for that duration, so you stay protected briefly after stepping out.
- If you die while Totem's Grace is active, your skills are not lowered.
- Anyone can toggle a totem on or off by interacting with it. While it is active, it glows and a ring on the ground marks the aura.
- Unlike the vanilla ward, the totem does not block building or interaction.
Crafting
Build it with the Hammer, in the Misc tab, at a workbench:
- 10 Corewood
- 1 Draugr trophy
- 3 Iron
Configuration
Start the game once, then edit BepInEx/config/nodraintotem.valheim.cfg:
[Totem]
Aura radius = 20
Grace duration = 10
- Aura radius sets the aura size in meters.
- Grace duration sets how many seconds Totem's Grace lasts after leaving an aura.
Both values are enforced by the server and synced to clients.
Install the mod and Jotunn on the server and on every client.
Source
Source code and issue tracker
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: