Damage Source Names

Damage Source Names are strings used for classifying what type of damage is taken/given, and to determine the death message for the damage upon being killed.

(Hovering the cursor over the damage source names will reveal its death message.)

List of vanilla damage source names

Name	Description
anvil.player	Being hit by a falling Anvil while fighting a player/mob.
anvil	Being hit by a falling Anvil.
arrow.item	Being shot by a player/mob using a renamed Bow or Crossbow.
arrow	Being shot by a player/mob.
badRespawnPoint	Being hit by an explosion caused by Beds from attempting to use it in The End, The Nether or custom dimensions that has Beds disabled.
cactus.player	Making contact with a Cactus while fighting a player/mob.
cactus	Making contact with a Cactus.
cramming.player	Being in the same spot as many other entities while fighting a player/mob.
cramming	Being in the same spot as many other entities.
dragonBreath.player	Being damaged by the Dragon's breath while fighting a player/mob. Unused in vanilla. (Dragon breath deals magic damage).
dragonBreath	Being damaged by the Dragon's breath. Unused in vanilla. (Dragon breath deals magic damage).
drown.player	Drowning while fighting a player/mob.
drown	Drowning.
dryout.player	Drying out while fighting a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
dryout	Drying out. Unused in vanilla.
even_more_magic	If the death message is too large to send. Unused in vanilla.
explosion.player	Being hit by an explosion from a mob that explodes or TNT lit by a player/mob.
explosion	Being hit by a regular explosion.
fall.player	Falling from a high place while fighting a player/mob.
fall	Falling from a high place.
fallingBlock.player	Being hit by a falling block that's not an Anvil block while fighting a player/mob.
fallingBlock	Being hit by a falling block that's not an Anvil block.
fallingStalactite.player	Being hit by a falling Stalactite block while fighting a player/mob.
fallingStalactite	Being hit by a falling Stalactite block.
fireball.item	Being hit by a fireball shot by a player/mob holding a renamed item.
fireball	Being hit by a fireball shot by a player/mob.
fireworks.item	Being hit by a firework explosion of a firework rocket shot by a player/mob using a renamed Crossbow.
fireworks.player	Being hit by a firework explosion of a firework rocket while fighting with a player/mob.
fireworks	Being hit by a firework explosion of a firework rocket.
flyIntoWall.player	Flying into a wall at high speed using an Elytra while fighting a player/mob.
flyIntoWall	Flying into a wall at high speed using an Elytra.
freeze.player	Being in Powder Snow for too long while fighting a player/mob.
freeze	Being in Powder Snow for too long.
generic.player	Being damaged by a damage source which doesn't have a specific type while fighting a player/mob.
generic	Being damaged by a damage source which doesn't have a specific type.
hotFloor.player	Standing on Magma while fighting a player/mob.
hotFloor	Standing on Magma.
indirectMagic.item	Being damaged by a damage source considered as indirect magic damage such as from thrown Splash Potions whilst fighting a player/mob holding a renamed item.
indirectMagic	Being damaged by a damage source considered as indirect magic damage such as from thrown Splash Potions.
inFire.player	Standing inside Fire whilst fighting a player/mob.
inFire	Standing inside Fire.
inWall.player	Being inside a solid block while fighting a player/mob.
inWall	Being inside a solid block.
lava.player	Being in Lava while fighting a player/mob.
lava	Being in Lava.
lightningBolt.player	Being struck by a Lightning Bolt while fighting a player/mob.
lightningBolt	Being struck by a Lightning Bolt.
magic.player	Being damaged by a damage source considered as magic damage such as from Conduits or harmful status effects like Instant Damage or Poison while fighting a player/mob.
magic	Being damaged by a damage source considered as magic damage such as from Conduits or harmful status effects like Instant Damage or Poison.
mob.item	Being hit by a mob holding a renamed item.
mob	Being hit by a mob.
onFire.player	Burning while fighting a player/mob.
onFire	Burning.
outOfWorld.player	Falling into the void while fighting a player/mob.
outOfWorld	Falling into the void.
player.item	Being hit by a player holding a renamed item.
player	Being hit by a player.
stalagmite.player	Falling onto a Stalagmite while fighting a player/mob.
stalagmite	Falling onto a Stalagmite.
starve.player	Being damaged by starvation while fighting a player/mob.
starve	Being damaged by starvation.
sting.item	Being stung by a bee holding a renamed item. Unused in vanilla.
sting.player	Being stung by a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
sting	Being stung by a bee.
sweetBerryBush.player	Walking through a Sweet Berry Bush while fighting a player/mob.
sweetBerryBush	Walking through a Sweet Berry Bush.
thorns.item	Hitting a player/mob that is wearing an armor with the Thorns enchantment, and holding a renamed item. Also applies to hurting Guardians/Elder Guardians.
thorns	Hitting a player/mob that is wearing an armor with the Thorns enchantment. Also applies to hurting Guardians/Elder Guardians.
thrown.item	Being hit by a projectile thrown by a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
trident.item	Being hit by a Trident thrown by a player/mob holding a renamed item.
trident	Being hit by a Trident thrown by a player/mob.
wither.player	Being damaged by the Wither status effect while fighting a player/mob.
wither	Being damaged by the Wither status effect.
witherSkull	Being hit by a Wither Skull shot by a player/mob.

List of Origins damage source names

Name	Description
genericDamageOverTime.player	Being damaged by a power that uses the origins:damage_over_time power type with no specified damage source name while fighting a player/mob.
genericDamageOverTime	Being damaged by a power that uses the origins:damage_over_time power type with no specified damage source name.
hurt_by_water.player	Being damaged by the origins:water_vulnerability power whilst fighting a player/mob.
hurt_by_water	Being damaged by the origins:water_vulnerability power.
no_water_for_gills.player	Losing air with the origins:water_breathing power while fighting a player/mob.
no_water_for_gills	Losing air with the origins:water_breathing power.