The Better Vanilla Combat mod brings many improvements to combat mode in Minecraft PE. Changes apply to both player and mob battles. Features: Bow and arrows — automatic headshots (activated with /function headshot_mob_on command); Trident — automatic headshots (activated with /function headshot_mob_trident_on command); Snowball — mob receives freezing for 4 seconds on hit; Nausea — mob receives nausea for 4 seconds on hit; Fire Aspect — fireball deals area damage; Axe — effect applies strength and slowness; Netherite armor — applies fire resistance; Elytra — applies resistance; Fishing rod — stuns enemies for 3 seconds; Pumpkin — dark area doesn't appear when worn. Remember to enable Experimental Options in map settings. Download Better Vanilla Combat mod (.mcaddon). Download Better Vanilla Combat (headshots only) mod (.mcaddon). Supported versions: 1.19.40.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Bedrock
- File type: .mcpack or .mcaddon
- How to install: Download the .mcpack or .mcaddon file. → Open it — Minecraft imports it. → In your world: Behavior Packs → Available → Activate, then the same under Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: In MCModsHub, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MCModsHub guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Pack type: .mcaddon — behaviour and resource pack in one file
- Manifest requires Minecraft 1.19.40 or newer
- Complete pack — everything it depends on is inside the file
- Download link checked 18 Jun 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.