I play in 1.12 and my fights still last for 15+ seconds.
Im already in your realms btw, we can test this anytime
I just tested it now on a 1.12.2 server with half health
With leather armour:
Sharp II
wood sword kills in 9 normal hits (
5.625 seconds) or 6 crits (
3.75 seconds). Sharp II wood axe kills in 4 crits (
5 seconds).
Sharp II
stone sword kills in 7 hits (
4.375 seconds) or 5 crits (
3.125 seconds). Sharp II stone axe kills in 3 crits (
3.75 seconds).
Sharp II
iron sword kills in 6 hits (
3.75 seconds) or 4 crits (
2.5 seconds). Sharp II iron axe kills in 3 crits (
3.33 seconds).
Sharp II
diamond sword kills in 5 hits (
3.125 seconds) or 3 crits (
1.875 seconds). Sharp II diamond axe kills in 3 crits (
3 seconds).
Sharp V
diamond sword kills in 4 hits (
2.5 seconds) or 3 crits (
1.875 seconds). Power 5 bow kills in 2 hits (
2 seconds).
With chain armour:
Sharp II
wood sword kills in 11 normal hits (
6.875 seconds) or 8 crits (
5 seconds). Sharp II wood axe kills in 5 crits (
6.25 seconds).
Sharp II
stone sword kills in 9 hits (
5.625 seconds) or 6 crits (
3.75 seconds). Sharp II stone axe kills in 3 crits (
3.75 seconds).
Sharp II
iron sword kills in 8 hits (
5 seconds) or 5 crits (
3.125 seconds). Sharp II iron axe kills in 3 crits (
3.33 seconds).
Sharp II
diamond sword kills in 7 hits (
4.375 seconds) or 4 crits (
4.375 seconds). Sharp II diamond axe kills in 3 crits (3
seconds).
Sharp V
diamond sword kills in 6 hits (
3.75 seconds) or 4 crits (
2.5 seconds). Power 5 bow kills in 2 hits (
2 seconds).
With iron armour:
Sharp II
wood sword kills in 15 normal hits (
9.375 seconds) or 10 crits (
3.75 seconds). Sharp II wood axe kills in 5 crits (
6.25 seconds).
Sharp II
stone sword kills in 11 hits (
6.875 seconds) or 7 crits (
4.375 seconds). Sharp II stone axe kills in 4 crits (
5 seconds).
Sharp II
iron sword kills in 9 hits (
5.625 seconds) or 6 crits (
3.75 seconds). Sharp II iron axe kills in 4 crits (
4.44 seconds).
Sharp II
diamond sword kills in 8 hits (
5 seconds) or 5 crits (
3.125 seconds). Sharp II diamond axe kills in 4 crits (4
seconds).
Sharp V
diamond sword kills in 6 hits (
3.75 seconds) or 4 crits (
2.5 seconds). Power 5 bow kills in 2 hits (
2 seconds).
With diamond armour:
Sharp II
wood sword kills in 30 normal hits (
18.75 seconds) or 20 crits (
12.5 seconds). Sharp II wood axe kills in 12 crits (
15 seconds).
Sharp II
stone sword kills in 25 hits (
15.625 seconds) or 16 crits (
10 seconds). Sharp II stone axe kills in 8 crits (
10 seconds).
Sharp II
iron sword kills in 21 hits (
13.125 seconds) or 12 crits (
7.5 seconds). Sharp II iron axe kills in 8 crits (
8.88 seconds).
Sharp II
diamond sword kills in 17 hits (
10.625 seconds) or 10 crits (
6.25 seconds). Sharp II diamond axe kills in 8 crits (
8 seconds).
Sharp V
diamond sword kills in 13 hits (
8.125 seconds) or 9 crits (
5.625 seconds). Power 5 bow kills in 5 hits (
5 seconds).
Fun facts if half health eggwars existed in 1.13:
Even if someone is wearing diamond armour, you can kill them in 5 seconds with a power V bow.
Or if a bow is not to your liking, you can kill them with a sharp 5 sword in just over 5 seconds.
A full iron player (costs 20 diamonds) can be killed in 4 hits with a stone axe (32 iron), taking 5 seconds.
Or if 32 iron is too expensive for you, you can 5 hit them with a wooden axe (8 iron), taking 6.25 seconds.
A typical end-game battle (iron armour, diamond sword vs iron armour, diamond sword) could potentially last 3.125 seconds.