Shield does not block melee attacks
The shield doesn't block melee attacks, for example. Spawn zombies and place a shield in either hand and put the survival game mode on.
What a person would expect is for the shield to block zombie attacks, but this is not the case. However, it also applies to any creature with a melee attack.
The shield luckily blocks projectiles: arrows, fireballs, etc. It is also capable of "blocking" explosions. And I say "block explosions" because the shield does not lose durability.
In short, the shield acts normal when blocking projectiles and "explosions". But melee doesn't block.
Linked Issues
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BDS-19154Melee attacks from a mob are not blocked while crouching with a shieldDuplicate
MCPE-179626My shield doesn't workDuplicateMCPE-179666Hostile mobs hit when you are holding a shieldDuplicateMCPE-179709Shield Doesn't work on Hostile melee MobsDuplicateMCPE-179745Shield doesn't protect against melee attacksDuplicateMCPE-179802Shields don't deflect melee attackDuplicateMCPE-180014Shields don't protect from direct mob hit.Duplicate
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Shield does not block melee attacks.
The shield doesn't block melee attacks, for example. Spawn zombies and place a shield in either hand and put the survival game mode on.
What a person would expect is for the shield to block zombie attacks, but this is not the case. However, it also applies to any creature with a melee attack.
The shield luckily blocks projectiles: arrows, fireballs, etc. It is also capable of "blocking" explosions. And I say "block explosions" because the shield does not lose durability.
In short, the shield acts normal when blocking projectiles and "explosions". But melee doesn't block.
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Shield does not block melee attacks.
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Duplicates MCPE-179645
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Duplicate of MCPE-179645.
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Can confirm.
Coming next update to fixed lol
Shield won't block
Ranged
Melee
(1.20.80.22)
Explosion
I had this problem on Minecraft beta 1.20.80.22
In the latest Beta/Preview 1.21.0.20, this bug is no longer present. That is, the shield works again, this could have been resolved without problems and not been mentioned in the changelog
Confirmed no longer happening in 1.21.0.20 preview. Seems to have been ghost fixed