How to Stop Berry Bushes From Damaging You in Misc Tweaks

Sweet berry bushes are one of the most annoying early-game hazards in Minecraft, especially when you're trying to harvest a large farm or walk through a taiga. Misc Tweaks removes that damage under two specific conditions, and knowing which one applies to you saves a lot of health potions.

The Two Safe Conditions

The mod disables berry bush damage when either of these is true:

• You are sneaking. Hold your sneak key while walking through or standing in the bush. This works with no gear at all, so it's the go-to method for early game.
• You are wearing leg armor. Any leggings in your leggings slot count. This means you can walk through bushes at full speed once you have even basic armor.

Practical Uses

If you're building a berry farm, you no longer need to sneak the entire time once you have leggings. Just wear them and walk normally between rows. For players without armor yet, sneak-walking through a bush still lets you harvest without taking chip damage.

Note that this only affects the bush's contact damage — falling onto a bush from a height still hurts, and the bush itself still slows you down like normal. The tweak is purely about removing the repeated damage ticks, so you can stand inside a bush indefinitely while sneaking or armored without losing health.