Critical Strike
Modby daedelus_dev
🍀 Chance based critical hits for melee and ranged attacks!
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
1,102,653
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Modrinth Downloads
196,596
Modrinth ID
Last Updated
Nov 6, 2026
Description
Critical Strike
A Minecraft mod that adds chance-based critical hit mechanics for melee and ranged combat, complete with flashy visual and audio feedback. Replicates Critical Hit mechanics from Minecraft Dungeons.
Features
Chance-Based Critical Strikes
- RNG-based critical hit system that replaces vanilla jump criticals
- Melee critical strikes - Weapons have a chance to deal bonus damage on hit
- Ranged critical strikes - Arrows and projectiles can critically hit targets
- Configurable mechanics - Toggle vanilla jump crits and customize critical chance/damage
- Batching option - Cache critical chance calculations per tick for performance
Particle and Sound Effects
- Fancy particle effect are shown on critical strikes:
- Sparkle - Burst of small sparkles radiating from impact
- Skull - Floating skull particles that ascend and fade
- Circle - Expanding animated ring at the center of impact
- with customizable colors
- Dynamic sound effects - Two critical hit sound variants with randomized pitch
- Configurable volume - Separate volume controls for melee and ranged crits
Content
Attributes
- Critical Hit Chance (
critical_strike:chance) - Determines probability of landing a critical hit- Base innate bonus: +5%
- Increased by enchantments and status effects
- Critical Hit Damage (
critical_strike:damage) - Multiplier for critical hit damage- Base innate bonus: +50% (1.5x damage)
- Increased by enchantments and status effects
Enchantments
- Critical Hit (Max level 5) - Increases critical strike chance by +4% per level
- Critical Impact (Max level 5) - Increases critical damage by +10% per level
- Both enchantments work on swords, axes, bows, crossbows, and other weapons
Status Effects
- Critical Hit Effect - Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical chance (+5% per level)
- Critical Impact Effect - Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical damage (+10% per level)
- Available as potions, splash potions, lingering potions, and tipped arrows
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Game Versions
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