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.

List of vanilla damage source names

Name	Description
anvil	Being hit by a falling Anvil.
anvil.player	Being hit by a falling Anvil while fighting a player/mob.
arrow	Being shot by a player/mob.
arrow.item	Being shot by a player/mob using a renamed Bow or Crossbow.
badRespawnPoint	Being hit by an explosion caused by Beds from attempting to use it in The End, The Nether or custom dimensions.
cactus	Making contact with a Cactus.
cactus.player	Making contact with a Cactus while fighting a player/mob.
cramming	Being in the same spot as many other entities.
cramming.player	Being in the same spot as many other entities while fighting a player/mob.
dragonBreath	Being damaged by the Dragon's breath. (Dragon breath deals magic damage in vanilla.)
dragonBreath.player	Being damaged by the Dragon's breath while fighting a player/mob.
drown	Drowning.
drown.player	Drowning while fighting a player/mob.
dryout	Drying out. Unused in vanilla.
dryout.player	Drying out while fighting a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
even_more_magic	If the death message is too large to send. Unused in vanilla.
explosion	Being hit by a regular explosion.
explosion.player	Being hit by an explosion from a mob or TNT lit by a player/mob.
fall	Falling from a high place.
fall.player	Falling from a high place while fighting a player/mob.
fallingBlock	Being hit by a falling block that's not an Anvil.
fallingBlock.player	Being hit by a falling block while fighting a player/mob.
fallingStalactite	Being hit by a falling Stalactite block.
fallingStalactite.player	Being hit by a falling Stalactite while fighting a player/mob.
fireball	Being hit by a fireball shot by a player/mob.
fireball.item	Being hit by a fireball shot by a player/mob holding a renamed item.
fireworks	Being hit by a firework explosion.
fireworks.player	Being hit by a firework explosion while fighting a player/mob.
fireworks.item	Being hit by a firework explosion shot by a player/mob using a renamed Crossbow.
flyIntoWall	Flying into a wall at high speed using an Elytra.
flyIntoWall.player	Flying into a wall at high speed using an Elytra while fighting a player/mob.
freeze	Being in Powder Snow for too long.
freeze.player	Being in Powder Snow for too long while fighting a player/mob.
generic	Being damaged by a damage source without a specific type.
generic.player	Being damaged by a damage source without a specific type while fighting a player/mob.
hotFloor	Standing on Magma.
hotFloor.player	Standing on Magma while fighting a player/mob.
indirectMagic	Being damaged by indirect magic damage (e.g. thrown Splash Potions).
indirectMagic.item	Being damaged by indirect magic damage while fighting a player/mob with a renamed item.
inFire	Standing inside Fire.
inFire.player	Standing inside Fire while fighting a player/mob.
inWall	Being inside a solid block.
inWall.player	Being inside a solid block while fighting a player/mob.
lava	Being in Lava.
lava.player	Being in Lava while fighting a player/mob.
lightningBolt	Being struck by a Lightning Bolt.
lightningBolt.player	Being struck by a Lightning Bolt while fighting a player/mob.
magic	Being damaged by magic damage (e.g. Conduits, Instant Damage, Poison).
magic.player	Being damaged by magic damage while fighting a player/mob.
mob	Being hit by a mob.
mob.item	Being hit by a mob holding a renamed item.
onFire	Burning.
onFire.player	Burning while fighting a player/mob.
outOfWorld	Falling into the void.
outOfWorld.player	Falling into the void while fighting a player/mob.
player	Being hit by a player.
player.item	Being hit by a player holding a renamed item.
sonic_boom	Being hit by a Warden's Sonic Boom.
sonic_boom.player	Being hit by a Warden's Sonic Boom while fighting a player/mob.
sonic_boom.item	Being hit by a Warden's Sonic Boom while fighting a player/mob using a renamed item.
stalagmite	Falling onto a Stalagmite.
stalagmite.player	Falling onto a Stalagmite while fighting a player/mob.
starve	Being damaged by starvation.
starve.player	Being damaged by starvation while fighting a player/mob.
sting	Being stung by a bee.
sting.player	Being stung by a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
sting.item	Being stung by a player/mob holding a renamed item. Unused in vanilla.
sweetBerryBush	Walking through a Sweet Berry Bush.
sweetBerryBush.player	Walking through a Sweet Berry Bush while fighting a player/mob.
thorns	Hitting a player/mob wearing Thorns armor (or Guardians/Elder Guardians).
thorns.item	Hitting a player/mob wearing Thorns armor while holding a renamed item.
thrown.item	Being hit by a projectile thrown by a player/mob. Unused in vanilla.
trident	Being hit by a Trident thrown by a player/mob.
trident.item	Being hit by a Trident thrown by a player/mob holding a renamed item.
wither	Being damaged by the Wither status effect.
wither.player	Being damaged by the Wither status effect while fighting a player/mob.
witherSkull	Being hit by a Wither Skull shot by a player/mob.

List of Origins damage source names

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