The bug
I was fighting a skeleton and blocked every arrow using a shield. Checking the armor after that I realised that it lost some durability.
Expected behavior
When successfully blocking projectiles with shield, armor shouldn't lose durability.
How to reproduce
Have armor equipped
Block with shield while being shot at
→ ❌ Notice that armor durability has depleted
Linked issues
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Comments 12
You'r right it's for all damage types, but quote from the wiki — ...blockable attacks coming from in front of the player will deal 33% damage for melee attacks and no damage for projectiles.
Since melee attack actually damage the player the armor should lose durablility in this case.
Projectiles on the other hand get blocked completely so the armor should not lose durablility.
Don't throw a large amount of eggs with the shield in your offhand. It "blocks" them all and you take damage. Just lost a full set of diamond chicken bombing someones house lol. I guess i deserve it, but either way, having a shield in your hand and throwing an egg causes durability loss to your equipment.
Is this still an issue in the latest snapshot 16w44a? If so please update the affected versions.
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It doesn't do it only for projectiles, it does for any damage blocked.