Minecraft: Overkill trophy guide

Deal at least nine hearts of damage in one hit. Status: Reported bugged.

PS5 trophy details

• Grade: Bronze. Set: Base game. No separately purchased DLC is implied by the catalogue's expansion-pack label.
• Missable: no story-ending lockout; the task can be repeated in an eligible Survival world. Eligibility can still be lost through settings.
• Difficulty: 4/10, Hizzle editorial estimate. Time: UNSURE. Hidden flag: UNSURE.
• Players: Solo route described; online play is not required by this method. Online required: no for the described route; local play can be used for the two-player tasks.
• Roadmap: mid phase of Minecraft PS5 Platinum trophy roadmap.

What to do

1. Prepare a diamond sword and a Strength II potion. For the potion, brew nether wart into water, add blaze powder for Strength, then glowstone dust for Strength II.
2. Find an unarmored hostile mob on safe ground and drink Strength II. Avoid Weakness or another damage-reducing condition.
3. Land a deliberate melee critical hit by attacking while falling from a jump; allow the attack to connect once.

Before you repeat it

Nine hearts means 18 damage, not nine damage. An unconfirmed PS5 report on 26.52 describes failed attempts; a reply identifies a missing falling critical in the attached clip. Current resolution and a guaranteed workaround are UNSURE. Do not treat one-shotting a weak mob as proof that 18 damage was dealt.

Evidence and editions

MCPE-243506 was created October 6 and last updated October 10, 2026 in the indexed mirror. It lists 26.52, Open and Unconfirmed; the final visible reply says the player will retry the corrected critical timing. That is an unresolved report, not proof that all PS5 players are blocked or that 26.60 reproduces it. The reviewed 26.60 notes do not establish a fix. The setup above remains a researched attempt; no in-game test or guaranteed current workaround is claimed. See Minecraft trophy not unlocking: safe checks and Minecraft PS5 vs PS4 trophy differences.

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