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E"ect
EDIT

For the command, see commands/e0ect.

For the rendering feature, see E0ect
(dimension). For the feature in Minecraft
Dungeons, see MCD:Status E0ect.
An e"ect[note 1] is a helpful or harmful condition
that a3ects an entity. E3ects can be in8icted in
various ways throughout the game, including
consuming potions and some food items, being
in the range of beacons and conduits, and being
attacked by or close to certain mobs.

The /effect command allows players to in8ict

e3ects upon themselves and other entities.

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Behavior

Any entities in8icted by an e3ect are a3ected in

various ways for an amount of time. During the
e3ect, spiral-shaped particles emanate from the
position of the in8icted entity. For most e3ects,
higher levels increase the strength of the e3ect.

In Java Edition, players can open their inventory

to see any current e3ects aCicted upon them,
as well as the levels and duration of each. In
Bedrock Edition, e3ects are displayed in a
separate screen, which can be opened by
pressing Z on a keyboard, pressing / /
on a controller, or tapping the e3ect icon when
using touch controls.

Internally, in the /effect command, and in

potion AmpliEer NBT tags, the game stores an
"ampliEer" value, which is one less than the
displayed level. For example, Strength II has an
ampliEer value of 1.

Due to the way this ampliEer is stored in NBT,

ampliEers of 128 to 255 (levels 129 to 256) in
NBT tags (e.g. on potions) are treated as if they
were −128 to −1 (levels −127 to 0) respectively.
[Java Edition only] The /effect command initially
applies such ampliEers in their positive-valued
sense but this is later converted to the
negative-valued interpretation, leading to
inconsistent results. In Bedrock Edition,
ampliEers above 127 translate to positive levels,
like other ampliEers.

Any number of di3erent e3ects, including

opposing e3ects such as Strength and
Weakness, can be simultaneously active on a
player. However, it is not possible to apply the
same e3ect multiple times, even if they are of
di3erent levels (e.g. Strength and Strength II).
When applying an e3ect already active on the
player, higher levels overwrite lower levels, and
higher durations overwrite lower durations of the
same level.

In Java Edition, when the stronger e3ect

overrides the weaker e3ect, the weaker e3ect
remains, but is hidden. It returns after the
stronger e3ect expires, if the weaker e3ect has
a higher duration than the stronger e3ect. This
change makes it impossible to create custom
potion antidotes by applying an ampliEed e3ect
with a one tick duration.[verify]

In Bedrock Edition, when a stronger e3ect

overrides the weaker e3ect, the weaker e3ect is
deleted and does not return.[1]

In Java Edition, play can use /effect give

<targets> <effect> infinite to make
e3ect last inEnitely.

When drinking from milk bucket, dying, being

saved from death by a totem of undying, or
traveling through the exit portal in the End,[2] all
status e3ects are removed. Single-player users
with cheats enabled and operators in
multiplayer servers can use /effect clear
<playername>[Java Edition only] or /effect
<playername> clear[Bedrock Edition only] to
achieve the same goal.

Damage dealt by e3ects (a kind of "magical

damage") completely bypasses armor, making it
a good way to deal with highly-armored targets
(Protection enchantments reduce damage taken
from e3ects, however). Witches are the only
mob to have natural protection against e3ects,
taking 85% less[Java Edition only] or 95%
less[Bedrock Edition only] damage from e3ects.

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Immunity

E3ects can only be applied to living entities. Of

these, certain entities are immune to some or all
e3ects:

The ender dragon and the wither are

immune to all e3ects.
Undead mobs are immune to regeneration
and poison.
Spiders and cave spiders are immune to
poison.
Wither skeletons are immune to the wither
e3ect in addition to being immune to
regeneration and poison.

E0ect list

In Java Edition, positive e3ects have blue text in

potion information and are displayed on the
upper row of e3ects in the heads up display,
while negative e3ects have red potion text and
are displayed in the bottom row. Neutral e3ects
have the blue potion text and are listed with the
negative e3ects in the bottom row in the heads
up display. In Bedrock Edition, negative e3ect
names in potion and tipped arrow tooltips are
shown in red; positive and neutral e3ect names
in these contexts, and all e3ect names in the
"Mob e3ects" screen, are shown in white.

Icon Display name Name

Speed speed

Slowness slowness

Haste haste

Mining Fatigue mining_fatigue

Strength strength

Instant Health instant_health

Instant Damage instant_damage

Jump Boost jump_boost

Nausea nausea

Regeneration regeneration

Resistance resistance

Fire Resistance fire_resistance

Water Breathing water_breathing

Invisibility invisibility

Blindness blindness

Night Vision night_vision

Hunger hunger

Weakness weakness

Poison poison

Wither wither

Health Boost health_boost

Absorption absorption

Saturation saturation

Glowing[Java Edition only] glowing

Levitation levitation

Luck [Java Edition only] luck

Bad Luck unluck

[Java Edition only]

Fatal fatal_poison
Poison[Bedrock Edition only]

Slow Falling slow_falling

Conduit Power conduit_power

Dolphin's dolphins_grace
Grace[Java Edition only]

Bad Omen bad_omen

Hero of the Village hero_of_the_vil

[JE only]

village_hero

Darkness darkness

Joke e'ects

Java Edition 15w14a

These e3ects only exist in 15w14a.

Icon Display Name E"ect Typ

name

Caring slowness Changes Nega

the mob
poison AI to Nega
move
toward
the
nearest
mob as if
it were to
attack it

Sharing weakness Drops Nega

items in a
random
amount
of time,
ranging
from
food to
rare
items like
saddles
or
diamonds

Java Edition 23w13a_or_b

These e3ects only exist in 23w13a_or_b.

Icon Display Name E"ect Type

name

Big big Make Neutral

the
entity
bigger

Small small Make Neutral

the
entity
smaller

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Achievements

Icon Achievement In-ga

descri
PS4 Other

Stayin' Frosty Swim in

while h
the Fire
Resista
e3ect.

Free Diver Stay

underw
for 2
minute

Great View Levitat

From Up Here 50 bloc
from th
attacks
Shulker

We're being Trigger

attacked! Pillager
Raid.

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Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game Pare

description

A Furious Have every Local

Cocktail potion e3ect Brewe
applied at
the same
time
 How Did We Have every A Furio
Get Here? e3ect Cockta
applied at
the same
time

Great View Levitate up The Ci

From Up Here 50 blocks at the
from the of the
attacks of a Game
Shulker

Voluntary Exile Kill a raid Adven

captain.
Maybe
consider
staying
away from
villages for
the time
being...

Hero of the Successfully Volunt

Village defend a Exile
village from
a raid

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History

E'ect additions

Java Edition Beta

1.8 Pre-release The Irst

have bee
introduce
which are
nonfunct
potions a
yet, so th
e0ects th
obtainab
Regenera
(golden a
Hunger (
and rotte
and Poiso
spiders).
e0ects c
obtained
through N

Java Edition

1.4.2 12w36a Added

1.6.1 13w23b Added

Boost e0
activated
eating th
the golde
The ench
does not
e0ect at

13w24b Added
Absorptio

pre Added Sa
e0ect.

1.9 15w31a Added

e0ect, re
when pla
a shulker

Added
e0ect, w
received
players o
hit by spe
arrows.

15w44b Ne
Luck and

1.13 18w14a Added

Falling e0
is obtaine
drinking
Slow Fall
hit by an
Slow Fall

18w15a Added
Conduit P
e0ect, w
obtained
activatin

18w19a Added
Dolphin's
e0ect, w
obtained
swimmin
dolphins.

1.14 18w47a Added

Omen e0
is obtaine
a raid cap
texture o
was later
[when?]

19w13a Added
of the Vil
obtained
defeating
triggered
Omen.

1.19 Deep Dark Adde

Experimental e0ect.
Snapshot 1

Pocket Edition Alpha

v0.11.0 build 1 Added m

v0.12.1 build 1 Added a

ones.
[more infor

Pocket Edition

1.0.0 alpha 0.17.0.1 Added th

Levitatio
e0ect, re
when the
hit by a s
projectile

Bedrock Edition

1.5.0 beta 1.5.0.1 Adde

Conduit P
e0ect, w
received
player ac
conduit.

1.6.0 beta 1.6.0.5 Adde

Falling m
obtained
a potion
Falling or
by an arr
Falling.

1.8.0 beta 1.8.0.10 He

and Abso
icons hav
changed
di0erent.

1.11.0 beta 1.11.0.1 Added th

Omen an
of the Vil
e0ects.

1.18.0 beta 1.18.0.22 Added th

Darkness
behind th
Experime

Legacy Console Edition

TU5 Patch 1 E0ects h

introduce

TU19 CU7 1.12 The W

has been

Added Ab
e0ect.

TU46 CU36 1.38 Patch 15 Added

e0ect, re
when the
hit by a s
projectile

TU69 1.76 Patch 38 Added th

Falling e0
obtained
a potion
Falling or
by an arr
Falling.

1.91 Added th
Omen an
of the Vil
e0ects.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

0.1.0 Added an
number o
[more infor

Other changes

Java Edition

1.0.0 Beta 1.9 Potions have

Prerelease 2 are unobtain
inventory ed
can appear o
Invisibility an
still do not fu

Drinking milk
e0ects.

Beta 1.9 Potions have

Prerelease 3 and made ob
of this, 7 e0e
exist as potio
become unu

1.3.1 12w21a An enchante

made from b
been added,
among other
unused Resis

12w26a Monster spaw

customized u
world editors
spawn mobs

1.4.2 12w32a Beacons hav

Creative only
to give e0ec
around them
without a po
induced, incl
formerly unu
Jump Boost

Zombie villag
e0ects of a p
Weakness ca
golden apple

12w39a Using extern

potions can n
to give di0er
e0ects for an

1.5 13w09b Using /effe

now apply po
other players
maximum va

13w09c /effect now

of 255.

1.6.1 13w23a Regenera

Health have
nerfed, havin
heal twice as
Health be 33

13w23b Health Boost

eating the 1s
golden apple
tier does not
all.

Regeneration
increased fro
the normal g
increased fro
the enchante

13w24a Spiders now

chance to sp
on hard diec

13w24b Health Boost

activate afte
apple. The Ab
now triggere
either tier of
and lasts for

1.6.2 release Extra health

e0ect no lon
every 30 sec
[is this the corre

1.8 14w06a Added the ab

e0ect particl

14w25a Mining Fa
have been ad
no longer a 2
point reducti

14w27a Potion of Lea

added.

Jump Boost
green particl

14w28a E0ects now a

IDs, as well a

1.9 15w31a E0ects are n

the HUD, ins
inventory.

15w33a Strength wa
+130% dama
level to 3 (
level. Weakne
from 0.5 ( ×
reduction to

15w34b Haste and M

a0ect the ne
attribute.

15w44b Tipped arrow

e0ect's time

Tipped arrow
be obtained

15w49a The Ender Dr

immune to a

1.13 18w16a Conduit Pow

di0erent e0e

1.14 19w08a Each individu

texture is no
separate tex

1.15 19w41a Saturation, In

and Instant d
icons.

1.15.2 Pre-Release 1 When a stron

overwrites a
the weaker e
after the stro
expires if the
duration has
[3]

1.18 21w39a Redesigned h

in the invent
display while
showing.

The list of e0
shown to the
player's inve
the left side.

When the inv

is visible, it is
game view to
clutter.

There’s now
seeing the e0
and classic.

1.19.3 22w46a The inventor

shows the re
long-duratio
of **:**.[4]

1.19.4 Pre-release 3 Changed par

colors of the
Swiftness, S
Strength, Ha
Resistance, F
Water Breath
Night Vision,

1.20 23w12a Wither and S

colors have b
make them m
distinguishab

1.20.2 23w32a Game no lon

values when
e0ects to wo

Changed foll
mob e0ect in
Id (inte
(string,
location
Ambien
Amplif
amplif
Durati
durati
ShowPa
show_p
ShowIc
show_i
Hidden
hidden
Factor
Data -
factor
n_data

In NBT forma
entities (play
stands, and a
Renamed Ac
active_eff

Pocket Edition Alpha

v0.11.0 December 2, 2014 Jeb tweets a

e0ects in pro

When the pla

with an e0ec
on the right s
that shows w
currently ak

Jeb states th
e0ects obtai
and Nausea,
not being im

December 4, 2014 Jeb tweets a

e0ect GUI, w
when one of
selected.

build 1 Currently, sin

not been imp
only e0ects a
Poison fr
rotten Pesh a
Hunger fr
and pu0erIs
function yet)
from pu0erI
can be applie
inventory ed
though some
properly.

build 4 Drinking milk

mob e0ects.

build 12 Armor no lon

damage from

v0.12.1 build 1 Most mob e0

properly now

Jump boost
as rabbits ha
added.

Mob e0ects n
applied with

Rotten foods
Hunger, rath
due to the ad

The hunger m
functions co
to the additio

v0.13.0 build 1 Jump boost

obtained in s
of the additio

v0.16.0 build 1 Added an ex

splash potion
Decay. It is u
survival due
brewing recip

Mining fa
inPicted upo
survival by a

build 4 The withe

be inPicted w
of the wither

Bedrock Edition

1.2.0 ? Absorption e
has been inc
enchanted g

1.4.0 beta 1.2.20.1 The Water Br

e0ect no lon
player enhan
vision.

Legacy Console Edition

TU5 Patch 1 E0ects have

Potions have
yet, so the on
cause them a
raw chicken,
cave spiders

TU7 Actual potion

added and so
an alchemica
corresponds

Milk has been

ability to cur
e0ects.

TU14 1.04 An enchante

made from b
been added,
among other
unused Resis

TU19 CU7 1.12 Night Vision

and a potion
potion of Nig
been implem
to Creative m

Beacons hav
can be used
players aroun
e0ects witho
now be induc
formerly unu
Jump Boost

Zombie villag
e0ects of a p
Weakness ca
golden apple

Invisibility no
turns mobs i
under its e0e
be detected
A potion and
Invisibility wa
and added to

The Wither e
by the withe

Absorption e
triggered for
consuming e
golden apple

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

1.2.12 E0ects are n

the HUD, ins
inventory.

April Fools e'ects

Java Edition

15w14a Added the Caring e0ect,

replacing the Slowness and
Poison e0ects.

Added the Sharing e0ect,

replacing the Weakness
e0ect.

23w13a or b Added the Big and Small

e0ect.

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Issues

Issues relating to "E3ect" are maintained on the

bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

When having multiple e3ects, the e3ects'

timers are reduced by 1 second each
simultaneously, regardless of when the
player took each potion. This is because
they use the same "seconds counter" that
"ticks" every 20 game ticks to save memory.
For example, if the player drinks one potion
and another di3erent potion that doesn't
reset the timer 5.5 (or any non-integer
amounts) seconds later, both e3ects' timers
subtract 1 second from both of them
simultaneously.
When a creeper has an e3ect and explodes,
it leaves an area e3ect cloud for each e3ect
that it had before it died.[Java Edition only]
Using a potion of Leaping II, a potion of Slow
Falling, and a potion of Swiftness II, the
player can jump a 9 block gap.

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Gallery

Health Boost and

Regeneration after eating a Regeneration II after eating a
golden apple before the golden apple in 13w23b.
oecial update.

Weakness after drinking a

Potion of Weakness.

The maximum amount of

health using Health Boost and
Absorption.

The End as seen when a

player has night vision.

What things look like when a

player has eaten a pu0erIsh
and receives nausea.

The Hunger e0ect.

The Glowing e0ect, added to

A phantom with invisibility.
all entities by command.

Image showing when the

An e0ect visible in a compact
player receives all e0ects.
form in the inventory.

Several e0ects applied to a

Poison in pocket edition
player.
alpha.

Classic e0ects option.

Jump boost in pocket edition
alpha.

Compact e0ects option.

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See also

Fire - gives a damaging condition similar to

an e3ect
Powder Snow - gives a damaging and
speed-decreasing condition similar to an
e3ect

Notes

n. ↑ Known as E"ect in Java Edition and Mob

E"ect in Bedrock Edition.

References

n. ↑ MCPE-74059
o. ↑ MC-6431
p. ↑ MC-1541
q. ↑ MC-121865

External links

Minecraft Forum: All About Potions And

Brewing - 1.9 Reference Guide
Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide

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