Lucky Strike
by Monsh0
Lucky Strike swaps the jump requirement for a chance roll on every attack, giving Forge 1.20.1 servers a configurable critical hit mechanic.
What it does
Vanilla critical hits normally require the player to fall and strike during a jump. Lucky Strike removes that requirement and instead rolls a chance on each attack. The default chance is 10%, and a successful roll deals 150% additional damage. Luck increases the chance of a critical hit, so players who raise their luck attribute land more of them.
Two enchantments are added alongside the mechanic, and the enchantment descriptions from the Enchantment Descriptions mod display them correctly. Swift Strike grants speed when a critical hit lands with a sword, and Impact Haste grants haste when a critical hit lands with a tool. The chance, damage multiplier and enchantment durations or amplifiers can all be changed in the file critmod-common.toml.
Lucky Strike is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 and is listed in the Game mechanics and Equipment categories. The server has to run it, while players may leave it out; without the client mod the new enchantments show raw translation keys. The code is covered by the MIT License but is not open source. The latest Forge file is 1.0.0, published 2025-12-28.
Key features
Chance-based critical hits
Each attack rolls a configurable chance for a critical hit, replacing the jump requirement from vanilla.
Luck-scaled chance
The luck attribute raises the critical hit chance, so the stat has a direct effect in combat.
Swift Strike enchantment
A sword enchantment that grants speed when a critical hit lands.
Impact Haste enchantment
A tool enchantment that grants haste when a critical hit lands.
Configurable values
Crit chance, damage multiplier and enchantment duration or amplifier are set in critmod-common.toml.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Hit It is a client-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is open source, so it changes nothing on the server side. Modification Of Critical Hit is a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge across 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 under the MIT License, and it is open source. Lucky Strike works on either side, and neither needs it, but it is Forge only, 1.20.1 only and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Strike | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-28 |
| Hit It | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-12-19 |
| Modification Of Critical Hit | Fabric and Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-25 |
Questions
Does Lucky Strike need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and game version does Lucky Strike support?
Where are the critical hit chance and damage changed?
In the catalog
Lucky Strike is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Lucky Strike replaces Minecraft’s jump based critical hits with a configurable chance based alternative. Originally created for my modpack. ## Features Adds a configurable chance based crit mechanic (default config: 10% chance for 150% additional damage).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lucky-strike
- Owner
- Monsh0
- Published
- 2025-12-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15