How to Bypass Undead Damage Reduction and Regeneration

Understanding Undead Resilience

The Consecration mod significantly enhances all undead mobs—including zombies of every variant, all skeleton types, and the Wither. By default, these creatures possess substantial damage reduction against standard physical attacks and continuously regenerate their health, making normal swords and bows inefficient in prolonged fights.

Depowering Undead with Fire and Holy Damage

To cancel out this protection and deal meaningful damage, you must depower the undead mob using either fire or holy damage:

• Fire Damage: Igniting an undead enemy temporarily disables their defensive resilience, allowing your regular weapons to inflict normal damage. Keep in mind that fire will only depower undead mobs that are susceptible to burning; it has no effect on fire-immune creatures, such as Nether-based undead.
• Holy Damage: Holy damage bypasses undead defenses entirely and inflicts reliable harm. You can apply holy damage using mod-added items like Blessed Dust and Holy Water, or by wielding compatible holy gear, such as silver weapons and specialized weapons from supported mods like Tinkers' Construct and Reliquary.

Always open combat against undead with a fire-inflicting attack or a holy weapon before committing your standard attacks.