Diving strike: does the mace really cancel fall damage? In Minecraft

Hello again, everyone! Honestly, sometimes the mouse drifts to the game by itself when a new experiment pops into my head — just for fun, and with a new weapon to boot. This time I got stuck on a question I’m sure many of us have had — what if you slam a mob with a mace from a great height, finish it before you land, and… what happens to fall damage? First thought — «will it just vanish, or will the mechanics say: “you touched down — take your damage”?»

Let’s build a tower and play scientist

Without delay I loaded my favorite world, with the zeal of a pioneer engineer: we’re building a test platform (and sneaking in some parkour practice). The platform climbed to a solid height, because “it has to be fair!” Down below, a couple of pigs patiently waited as test subjects — unlucky them to meet a fired-up researcher.

First, I just jumped down — honestly, it was pretty comical: I missed, splatted nearby, and Minecraft reminded me that height is serious business. Then I tried this: I jump, swing the mace… and either my hit is late, or I connect already on the ground, dropping the surprise factor like a chunk of redstone on the floor. I decided you can’t get precision without an elytra — grabbed the elytra, built up speed, tried with tighter speed control, and the feeling changed completely. You feel almost like an aerial acrobat — only instead of applause, the chat gives that familiar thump of hearts.

The moment of truth: timing, nerves, and first reaction

After a dozen tries I nailed the perfect moment: midair, fractions of a second before the ground, I bop the pig on the head. It bursts into pixels, and I wait, hoping the game forgives the cheeky move and cancels the damage. But nope! As soon as the ground hugs me, the full penalty for the height lands in full. And inside it’s like «ooof, what a bummer!» For some reason I thought a logic portal would open and the system would say: “hit from above – bonus for you, slick!” But no, the mechanics are strict: only if you land directly on the mob and strike at the same time will fall damage be negated. Everything else — forget the freebie.

Subjective vibes and a bit of philosophy

Honestly — it was something else! Hearts burn, you die, but the sensations and emotions — like your first elytra flight. What I loved wasn’t the execution itself so much as the thrill of probing the game’s mechanics and seeing where it winks at unconventional tricks and where it says: “we play by the rules”. The mace is a riot: if you love jumping and inventing new ways to erase foes instantly — it’s for you. But alas, you won’t outsmart physics here.

My personal takeaway — now your turn!

To sum up — the trial was worth every minute, despite my character’s slightly bruised pride and the sad look of the fallen pigs. I think the more you test things like this, the more you love Minecraft — for all those small but delightful mysteries.

Now confess: have you tried similar tricks, did our advanced “crash test” work for you? I’m waiting for your stories; maybe someone got the opposite result, or has secrets to add more thrill to these experiments. See you in new explorations, dear fans of the game and wild ideas!