Steps to reproduce the issue
Find a Zombie that has naturally spawned or spawned from a Zombie calling for reinforcements.
Kill them using Smite 5 or any weapon, observing that some of them are unusually stronger than others.
From what I’ve seen, there’s an uncommon chance that even a Smite 5 Axe can’t kill certain Zombies, even those without armor
Expected result
The Zombie dies in one hit thanks to Smite
Actual result
The Zombie takes multiple hits from Smite 5 to be defeated
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I think this may be related to a fix mentioned in 26.1-snapshot-1:
MC-219981
https://www.minecraft.net/zh-hans/article/minecraft-26-1-snapshot-1?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Before 26.1-snapshot-1, it seems like leader zombies could have increased max health internally but would spawn at 20 health. In recent snapshots, they now appear to spawn with their full increased health instead, which could explain why some zombies take significantly more hits than others.
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Here's a video of me using a Smite 5 Netherrite Axe to kill Zombies. The second Zombie took two critical hits with Smite 5 to kill. I'm unsure of how to replicate this bug, they seem to just rarely spawn with much more health.