diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/StaticUnsafeValues.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/StaticUnsafeValues.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2647798f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/StaticUnsafeValues.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package io.papermc.paper;
+
+import org.bukkit.damage.DamageEffect;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
+
+public final class StaticUnsafeValues {
+    private static @Nullable UnsafeValuesProvider provider;
+
+    public static void setProvider(UnsafeValuesProvider provider) {
+        if (provider != null) {
+            StaticUnsafeValues.provider = provider;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static UnsafeValuesProvider getProvider() {
+        if (StaticUnsafeValues.provider != null) return StaticUnsafeValues.provider;
+        else throw new RuntimeException();
+    }
+
+    public interface UnsafeValuesProvider {
+        DamageEffect getDamageEffect(String key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/damage/DamageEffect.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/damage/DamageEffect.java
index 8cf8fde602..90f0d41e71 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/damage/DamageEffect.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/damage/DamageEffect.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.damage;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import io.papermc.paper.StaticUnsafeValues;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Sound;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public interface DamageEffect {
 
     @NotNull
     private static DamageEffect getDamageEffect(@NotNull String key) {
-        return Preconditions.checkNotNull(Bukkit.getUnsafe().getDamageEffect(key), "No DamageEffect found for %s. This is a bug.", key);
+        return Preconditions.checkNotNull(StaticUnsafeValues.getProvider().getDamageEffect(key), "No DamageEffect found for %s. This is a bug.", key);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/PaperUnsafeValuesProvider.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/PaperUnsafeValuesProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88f048139d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/PaperUnsafeValuesProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.papermc.paper;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.damage.CraftDamageEffect;
+import org.bukkit.damage.DamageEffect;
+
+public class PaperUnsafeValuesProvider implements StaticUnsafeValues.UnsafeValuesProvider {
+    public static final PaperUnsafeValuesProvider INSTANCE = new PaperUnsafeValuesProvider();
+
+    @Override
+    public DamageEffect getDamageEffect(String key) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(key != null, "key cannot be null");
+        return CraftDamageEffect.getById(key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/plugin/entrypoint/LaunchEntryPointHandler.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/plugin/entrypoint/LaunchEntryPointHandler.java
index 48bc745ca9..524a160d8a 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/plugin/entrypoint/LaunchEntryPointHandler.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/plugin/entrypoint/LaunchEntryPointHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.papermc.paper.plugin.entrypoint;
 
+import io.papermc.paper.PaperUnsafeValuesProvider;
+import io.papermc.paper.StaticUnsafeValues;
 import io.papermc.paper.plugin.provider.PluginProvider;
 import io.papermc.paper.plugin.storage.BootstrapProviderStorage;
 import io.papermc.paper.plugin.storage.ProviderStorage;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ public class LaunchEntryPointHandler implements EntrypointHandler {
 
     @Override
     public void enter(Entrypoint<?> entrypoint) {
+        StaticUnsafeValues.setProvider(PaperUnsafeValuesProvider.INSTANCE);
         ProviderStorage<?> storage = this.storage.get(entrypoint);
         if (storage == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("No storage registered for entrypoint %s.".formatted(entrypoint));
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
index b2c3685cdb..e5271645ba 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.papermc.paper.registry.data;
 import io.papermc.paper.registry.PaperRegistryBuilder;
 import io.papermc.paper.registry.data.util.Conversions;
 import net.minecraft.world.damagesource.*;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.damage.CraftDamageEffect;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.damage.CraftDamageType;
 import org.bukkit.damage.DamageEffect;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable DamageEffect damageEffect() {
-        return damageEffects == null ? null : CraftDamageType.damageEffectToBukkit(damageEffects);
+        return damageEffects == null ? null : CraftDamageEffect.toBukkit(damageEffects);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
 
         @Override
         public Builder damageEffect(@Nullable DamageEffect effect) {
-            this.damageEffects = effect == null ? null : CraftDamageType.damageEffectToNMS(effect);
+            this.damageEffects = effect == null ? null : ((CraftDamageEffect) effect).getHandle();
             return this;
         }