Crazy Idea or New Myth in Minecraft?

Hey everyone! Honestly, if someone told me Minecraft could cram so many mechanics questions into my head — I wouldn’t have believed it. But, as always, the first thought is: what if… This time I wanted to test whether armor with “Thorns” can save you from that wild damage when someone jumps on you from above with a mace. So if you’ve ever wondered how to pay back those mace daredevils doing leaps of faith — get comfy, here’s what happened.

Preparing for the Great Experiment

To keep things clean, I called a Minecraft-fan friend, and we built a mini crash-test range. Picture this: I gear up in full netherite with “Thorns III” on every piece. Honestly, I felt like a hedgehog in the fog — but armored. My friend readies the mace and, so we don’t end the test on the first jump, puts on signature “Feather Falling” boots (otherwise we’d be restarting every time). That’s how real science labs are born.

Leap of Faith: Was There Hope?

The moment of truth: my friend soars up, swings the mace and… there’s the jump! My first thought — “Brace yourself, you’re finally going to feel real thorns!” To be frank, I expected glorious revenge: the attacker takes all the damage at once, flies back to spawn, and I stand proud and unscathed. But surprise struck again.

Reality vs Expectation: How Thorns (Didn’t) Help

On impact, Thorns did trigger: my friend took damage, but… it was, to put it mildly, a teardrop compared to the avalanche that crashes onto your head from a top-down mace strike. Instead of epic fireworks — a couple of precious hearts off the attacker and that’s it. Turns out in Minecraft, Thorns reflect only the weapon’s base damage, while all fall bonus damage is ignored! If I hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t believe it.

Of course, we didn’t stop there: we kept jumping, tested different heights, swapped enchantments, even tried other effects — same result. And yes, I’ll admit I visited spawn a couple of unexpected times: taking a mace hit from above is no reason to relax!

My takeaway — don’t expect miracles!

My purely subjective view: relying on “Thorns” against mace jumpers isn’t a great strategy. Experiment all you want, but as long as damage works like this, trust what’s at hand: a lifesaving water bucket, agility, or a clever trap. And dreams of fair thorn-fueled payback — better leave them somewhere in the mine.

Questions for true experts

Have you run into similar surprises? Maybe someone actually got saved by Thorns in a crazy situation? What other wild mace experiments should I try? Drop your ideas — I’m sure we’ll find answers to the most unexpected questions together.