[MC-305039] Spear unreliable when killing Pufferfish

Steps to Reproduce:

Spawn some Pufferfish in a body of water
Give self a Spear and use it to kill the Pufferfish, trying with both the Jab and Charge attacks and from various angles (Depth Strider enchanted Boots optimal for testing Charging)
Repeat Steps 1 & 2 if all hits did successful damage

Observed Results:

Pufferfish sometimes do not take damage from Spears consistently. Swim (Sprint) animation is exited when getting a successful hit while Charging, but no damage is dealt

Expected Results:

Pufferfish take damage from Spears consistently

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MC-303451 Spear charge attacks sometimes deal only knockback, and no damage Resolved

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[Mod] ManosSef 2025-12-14T17:21:11Z

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Entityyy 2025-12-14T21:56:45Z

First and third “Charge” attempts demonstrate this bug. The fourth (final) attempt demonstrates what should happen. (The second attempt can be ignored as I just missed it)

(Depth Strider 3 Netherite Boots equipped; Resistance, Saturation and Water Breathing potion effects applied; Repeating Command Blocks running to kill all items and remove any Poison from me)

Entityyy 2025-12-14T21:58:49Z

Durability is also taken from the Spear when a “successful” hit is made with this bug occurring.

[Mod] ManosSef 2025-12-14T22:21:52Z

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We're tracking this issue in MC-303451, so this ticket is being resolved and linked as a duplicate.

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