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DGuard vs Matrix
We checked every one of the 47 kinds of cheats DGuard has a check for against the source code and documentation of Matrix. Only a full check counts — "partly" and "indirectly" don't, the same rules as for every anticheat in the comparison.
47of 47 kinds of cheats
25of 47 kinds of cheats
From $22, focused on 1.8.8 and 1.12.2. Its public checks list hasn't changed since 2022.
Built for 1.21.11 — the client taken apart down to the packet, with new rules coming in updates.
What Matrix is missing
22 kinds of cheats Matrix has no check for in its public sources, or only a partial one. DGuard has a check for each.
- Combat
Multi-aura
several targets in one tick
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Combat
TriggerBot
hits the instant the crosshair lands
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Combat
KeepSprint
sprint isn't reset after a hit
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Combat
Backtrack / FakeLag
hits past positions, holds packets back
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: AttackRaytrace
- Combat
CrystalAura / AutoCrystal
places and pops crystals by itself
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: 8 crystal rules
- Combat
AutoPotion / AutoPearl
throws where the camera doesn't look
Matrix: partly — only how fast it throws, not where it looks
DGuard: Heuristics
- Movement
Blink
holds packets, then teleports
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Timer
- Movement
OmniSprint
sprints in any direction
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Building and world
Nuker
breaks everything around at once
Matrix: partly — not named — only the generic block-breaking checks
DGuard: BreakSpeedLimiter
- Building and world
PacketMine
mines with packets
Matrix: partly — only the digging-packet order, weighted 0 by default
DGuard: BreakSpeedLimiter
- Building and world
GhostHand
uses and hits through walls
Matrix: partly — a generic interaction check; through walls isn't stated
DGuard: InteractionRaytrace
- Building and world
CivBreak
re-breaks a block instantly
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Inventory
InvMove
moves with the inventory open
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
AutoArmor
puts armor on by itself
Matrix: partly — not named — only how fast inventory actions are
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
XCarry
carries items in crafting slots
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
FastXP
throws XP bottles in bursts
Matrix: partly — not named — only how fast it throws
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Packets and automation
Packet order in a tick
the cheat reorders actions
Matrix: partly — a combat-protocol check; order inside a tick isn't described
DGuard: Heuristics
- Packets and automation
NoRotate
ignores server rotation
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: ProtocolScanner
- Packets and automation
BookBot
writes books with a bot
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: ProtocolScanner
- Packets and automation
AutoFish
fishes by itself
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Packets and automation
AutoEat
eats by itself
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Packets and automation
AntiAFK
fakes a player at the keyboard
Matrix: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
Every kind of cheatShow all 47 kinds of cheats
| Cheat | DGuard47/47 | Matrix25/47 |
|---|---|---|
| Combat | ||
| KillAurahits targets by itself | Heuristics | |
| Multi-auraseveral targets in one tick | Heuristics | |
| TriggerBothits the instant the crosshair lands | Heuristics | |
| AimAssist / Aimbotaims for the player | Heuristics | |
| Reachhits beyond reach | AttackRaytrace | |
| HitBoxenlarged hitboxes | AttackRaytrace | |
| AutoClickerclicks for the player | ClickPatterns | |
| Criticalscrits without a real jump | Physics · ProtocolScanner | |
| Velocityignores knockback | Physics | |
| KeepSprintsprint isn't reset after a hit | Heuristics | |
| SuperKnockbackextra knockback on the enemy | Heuristics | |
| Backtrack / FakeLaghits past positions, holds packets back | AttackRaytrace | |
| CrystalAura / AutoCrystalplaces and pops crystals by itself | 8 crystal rules | |
| AutoTotema totem in hand in 0 ticks | InventoryClickAnalysis | |
| AutoPotion / AutoPearlthrows where the camera doesn't look | Heuristics | only how fast it throws, not where it looks |
| Movement | ||
| Speedfaster than the game allows | Physics | |
| Flyflies without elytra or creative | Physics | |
| NoFalltakes no fall damage | Physics | |
| Jesuswalks on water | Physics | |
| Stepsteps up full blocks | Physics | |
| Spiderclimbs walls | Physics | |
| Phasewalks through blocks | Physics | |
| NoSlowno slowdown when eating or blocking | Physics | |
| ElytraFlycontrolled elytra flight | Physics | |
| BoatFly / EntitySpeedflies and speeds up on vehicles | Physics | |
| Timerspeeds the game up | Timer | |
| Blinkholds packets, then teleports | Timer | |
| OmniSprintsprints in any direction | Heuristics | |
| Building and world | ||
| Scaffoldbridges without looking | PlacementAnalysis | |
| Towerpillars up faster than a human | PlacementAnalysis | |
| FastPlaceplaces blocks too often | PlacementAnalysis | |
| FastBreakbreaks faster than possible | BreakSpeedLimiter | |
| Nukerbreaks everything around at once | BreakSpeedLimiter | not named — only the generic block-breaking checks |
| PacketMinemines with packets | BreakSpeedLimiter | only the digging-packet order, weighted 0 by default |
| GhostHanduses and hits through walls | InteractionRaytrace | a generic interaction check; through walls isn't stated |
| CivBreakre-breaks a block instantly | Heuristics | |
| Inventory | ||
| InvMovemoves with the inventory open | InventoryClickAnalysis | |
| AutoArmorputs armor on by itself | InventoryClickAnalysis | not named — only how fast inventory actions are |
| XCarrycarries items in crafting slots | InventoryClickAnalysis | |
| FastXPthrows XP bottles in bursts | InventoryClickAnalysis | not named — only how fast it throws |
| Packets and automation | ||
| Packet order in a tickthe cheat reorders actions | Heuristics | a combat-protocol check; order inside a tick isn't described |
| BadPacketsimpossible packets | ProtocolScanner | |
| NoRotateignores server rotation | ProtocolScanner | |
| BookBotwrites books with a bot | ProtocolScanner | |
| AutoFishfishes by itself | Heuristics | |
| AutoEateats by itself | Heuristics | |
| AntiAFKfakes a player at the keyboard | Heuristics | |
— a check in the source code or docs, — not in public sources, — partly or only indirectly, not counted (hover the icon for the reason). The rows are every kind of cheat DGuard has a check for; the same counting rules apply to everyone.
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