Troubleshooting Why Mobs Are Not Dying Instantly

Checking Your Current Game Mode

If you strike an entity and it does not die in one hit, verify your current play conditions. The instant-kill feature is strictly active only while you are in Creative Mode. If your game mode has changed to Survival or Adventure mode, attacks will behave according to standard survival rules, and bare-hand strikes will only deal minimal default damage.

Checking Your Active Hand Item

The most common reason for mobs surviving a hit while in Creative Mode is holding an item.

• Inspect your active main hand before attacking.
• If you are holding a weapon—such as a sword or an axe—the mod intentionally overrides the one-hit kill feature to apply the weapon's normal damage instead.
• Switch to a completely empty slot on your hotbar so that your character is attacking with an empty, bare hand.

Once your hand is bare and you are confirmed to be in Creative Mode, striking any mob will immediately eliminate it in a single punch.