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Lifesteal on hit

The classic combat enchant: every time you strike an enemy, a chance to heal yourself. This is the simplest useful recipe — a single trigger, a chance, and one effect.

# content/enchants/lifesteal.yml
tier: uncommon
display: "&cLifesteal"
description: "Heal when you strike an enemy."
trigger: ATTACK
applies-to: [SWORD, AXE]
group: combat
levels:
  1: { chance: 25, effects: [ { MODIFY_HEALTH: { amount: 2 } } ] }
  2: { chance: 35, effects: [ { MODIFY_HEALTH: { amount: 4 } } ] }
  3: { chance: 45, effects: [ { MODIFY_HEALTH: { amount: 6 } } ] }

How it works​

  • trigger: ATTACK fires on a melee hit you deal.
  • MODIFY_HEALTH in its default give mode heals the target. It defaults to @Self, so the heal lands on you — no who: needed.
  • The chance climbs with level (25 → 45%), and the heal amount grows too.

Variations​

  • Lifesteal proper (drain from the victim into you): use mode: transfer, which damages the victim and heals you by the same amount.

    effects:
      - { MODIFY_HEALTH: { amount: 4, mode: transfer, who: "@Victim" } }

  • Add feedback with a particle and a message:

    effects:
      - { MODIFY_HEALTH: { amount: 6 } }
      - { PARTICLE: { particle: HEART, count: 4 } }
      - { MESSAGE: { channel: actionbar, text: "&c+6 ❤" } }

See MODIFY_HEALTH for the full mode list (give, take, transfer, set).