[MC-310957] The player is unable to perform a sweep attack for a brief moment after blocking an attack with their shield

When you hit with a sword while not sprinting or being in the air after a shield gets hit, it’s expected that a sweep attack occurs. However it does not and instead it only does a “Strong” attack.

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relates to 2

MC-118740 Performing any right-click action silently resets the attack cooldown Reopened

MC-166786 When you block an attack from mobs with shield, your "HurtTime" tag will still be changed Open

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Automation for Jira 2026-08-11T05:41:13Z

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clamlol 2026-08-17T05:43:19Z

Can confirm. I do not think this is MC-118740 since it happens immediately after releasing right click after having been attacked, rather than immediately after pressing it, and does not seem to happen after releasing other hold-to-use items (tested with golden apple). Instead, I wonder if this is caused by MC-166786.

An easy way to test this is to set the tick rate to 2 and then mash left click the moment your shield blocks the zombie’s attack.