A training dummy that shows you exactly how much damage you deal.
Place it, hit it, and watch it wobble while the number pops up above its head.
Features
- Real damage. Damage is measured after armor, enchantments and effects, exactly as a normal mob would take it. The dummy never dies, so even a 500-damage hit shows up in full.
- Floating damage numbers, colored by damage type: fire, magic, explosions, freezing, lightning, wither, thorns, trident and more.
- Critical hits stand out: bigger, golden and marked with ✦.
- Action bar stats: last hit, DPS, total damage and number of hits in the current series.
- Wobble animation. The harder you hit, the further it leans back before springing upright again.
- Armor. Right-click to put armor, a pumpkin or a head on the dummy and test how much damage it absorbs. Right-click with an empty hand to take it off.
- Redstone. A dummy standing on a target block powers it when hit, with a signal strength equal to the damage (up to 15).
- Pick it up with Sneak + punch with an empty hand. In survival it drops as an item.
- Dispensers can place dummies.
Skins
Right-click the dummy with an item (shears restore the default look):
| Item |
Skin |
| Hay bale |
Straw dummy |
| Any planks, including modded ones |
Wooden dummy made of those planks |
| Any dye |
Burlap in that color |
| Jack o'Lantern |
Pumpkin head with a glowing face |
Name tag jeb_ |
Cycles through all colors, just like the sheep |
Variants
| Item |
What it does |
| Damage Tester |
The classic dummy on a stand |
| Small Damage Tester |
Child-sized, for testing damage against small mobs |
| Hanging Damage Tester |
Hangs under a block (right-click the bottom face) and swings like a punching bag |
| Moving Damage Tester |
Rides on a little cart, great for archery practice. Sneak + right-click with an empty hand to switch modes: circle → back and forth → stopped |
| Damage Counter (block) |
Its screen shows the stats of the nearest dummy within 8 blocks: last hit, DPS, total, hits and best hit |
Recipes
- Damage Tester: stick, hay bale, stick in the top row, armor stand below the hay bale.
- Small Damage Tester: hay bale, stick and wooden slab in a column.
- Hanging Damage Tester: Damage Tester + lead.
- Moving Damage Tester: Damage Tester + minecart.
- Damage Counter: planks on the sides, a glass pane on top, a target block in the middle, redstone at the bottom.
All items are in their own "Damage Tester" creative tab.
Config
File config/damage_tester.json:
- damage numbers on/off;
- damage shown in hearts;
- wobble strength;
- action bar stats;
- seconds before a hit series resets;
- straw particles.
Requirements
- Minecraft 26.3
- Fabric (+ Fabric API) or NeoForge
- Required on both the server and the client.
