Illager Ward

Protect villages from Illager raids with the Totem of Sanctuary, a defensive block designed to keep villagers safe while controlling raiders, projectiles, and Vexes.

When a raid begins near the Totem, its sanctuary barrier activates and creates a protected circular area around the village.

Features

Totem of Sanctuary

The Totem of Sanctuary protects an area with a default radius of 32 blocks while a raid is active.

When operational, the Totem:

• Pushes raiders outside the sanctuary barrier.
• Uses a safe teleport fallback if a raider becomes trapped inside blocks.
• Blocks projectiles fired by Pillagers when they cross the barrier.
• Guides villagers near the boundary back into the protected area.
• Applies the Glowing effect to Pillagers participating in the raid, making them easier to locate.
• Creates a visible barrier using End Rod particles and Electric Sparks.
• Plays custom activation and impact sounds.
• Allows nearby Allays to act as guardians against Vexes.
• Anchors Vexes inside the protected area, limiting their ability to pass freely through the sanctuary.

The barrier only becomes operational when an active raid is detected.

Using the Totem

• Place the Totem of Sanctuary near the village you want to protect.
• Start or encounter a raid within its area.
• Use the Totem normally to view its current status.
• Sneak and use the Totem to enable or disable the barrier.

The status message displays:

• Whether the barrier is enabled.
• Whether a raid is active.
• The sanctuary radius.
• The number of active Allay guardians.
• The number of anchored Vexes.

Crafting Recipe

The Totem of Sanctuary is crafted in a Crafting Table using the following pattern:

The item in the center must be the real Ominous Banner dropped by an Illager raid captain. A regular White Banner will not work.

The recipe is unlocked in the recipe book after obtaining an Iron Axe.

Advancements

Illager Ward includes three advancements:

Pillagers Hate This One Trick

Obtain a Totem of Sanctuary.

Unbroken Sanctuary

Win a raid while the village is protected by the Totem of Sanctuary.

Clean Hands

Win a raid protected by the Totem of Sanctuary without personally damaging any raider.

Raiders may be defeated by fall damage, environmental damage, the sanctuary barrier, other entities, or other indirect methods.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.1
• Fabric Loader 0.15.11 or newer
• Fabric API 0.92.2+1.20.1 or newer
• Java 17

Fabric API is required.

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.20.1.
2. Install Fabric API.
3. Download Illager Ward.
4. Place the Illager Ward JAR and Fabric API JAR inside your Minecraft mods folder.
5. Launch the game using the Fabric profile.

For multiplayer, the mod must be installed on both the server and participating clients.

Compatibility

Illager Ward 1.0.0 supports:

• Minecraft 1.20.1
• Fabric
• Java 17

Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, and other Minecraft versions are not currently supported.

Support and Bug Reports

Bug reports can be submitted through the official project page.

When reporting a problem, please include your Minecraft version, Fabric Loader version, Fabric API version, installed mods, and relevant logs.

License

Copyright © 2026 Notsume. All Rights Reserved.

Illager Ward is proprietary software. Redistribution, modification, reverse engineering, reuploading, or inclusion in other projects without explicit permission from the author is prohibited.