Cut Through — a mod that lets you attack enemies through vegetation in Minecraft

Cut Through — a mod that lets you attack enemies through vegetation in Minecraft

Cut Through changes melee attack behavior. In Minecraft, hitting a collision-less block with a weapon — tall grass, flowers, saplings — breaks it instead of letting the hit pass through to the mob. The mod removes this obstacle: weapons pass through transparent blocks and hit the target behind them. 

How the mod works 

In vanilla, every swing at a block is registered as an interaction with it, even if the block has no solid collision. Because of this, fighting among vegetation — in meadows, forests, near water — means you first have to destroy the plants in your way before you can hit the enemy. This is especially noticeable when attacking hostile mobs in fields of tall grass or among flowers.

Once installed, the mod intercepts the targeting check and skips all blocks the player can physically walk through. The weapon's hit passes through such a block and lands on the mob behind it. The block itself stays intact — there's no need to break it manually.

Hitting a cow through tall grass while ignoring it 

Which blocks the mod ignores 

The mod affects all blocks with zero collision — that is, anything you can physically walk through. This includes both vanilla blocks and ones added by other mods.

Config 

The mod has a config file located at .minecraft/config 

Technical details

Cut Through works exclusively on the client. No server-side component is needed — the mod only changes the targeting logic, which is computed on the player's side. The server already receives the finished "hit mob X" command, and it doesn't matter to the server which path the client took to reach that target.

The mod focuses on performance: it adds a minimal amount of computation on top of the standard targeting mechanic. Instead of complex checks for each block individually, it uses Minecraft's existing collision-checking system, simply skipping blocks with a zero-size shape.

Conclusion

Cut Through removes one specific combat problem in Minecraft — accidentally destroying transparent blocks instead of hitting the enemy. The mod is useful for survival at any stage of the game: from the first nights out in the field to raid battles among built-up areas. It suits singleplayer survival, PvP servers, and modpacks where combat takes place amid vegetation.