The bug
The name of the advancement trigger player_hurt_entity suggests that it is triggered when the player damages any entity. Instead it is only triggered when the player hurts a mob.
How to reproduce
Download the attached datapack
[media]
and place it in the
datapacksfolder of your worldLoad the world
Hit for example an armor stand or a boat
❌ The advancement is not madeHit for example a pig
✔ The advancement is made
Linked issues
is duplicated by 4
MC-262511
player_hurt_entity advancement trigger doesn't work when hitting armor stands
Resolved
MC-233858
End Crystals don't work with advancement criterias such as "player_hurt_entity", "player_killed_entity" (etc.)
Resolved
MC-220747
Advancement criterias "minecraft:player_hurt_entity" and "minecraft:player_killed_entity" do not work with item frame and glow item frame predicates
Resolved
MC-197679
Advancements can't detect end_crystal kill or injure
Resolved
Confirmed, still an issue in 1.21.11