Status effect

Status effects are various conditions of a player or mob, which can be helpful or damaging. The majority are produced either by various Potions (including Splash Potions), and/or by various settings of a Beacon pyramid. You are able to give yourself potion/mob effects by using the command /effect. Others are produced by mob attacks, certain food items, or specific game situations. A few effects are present in the game code, but are currently not produced in the game (unless the Template:Verlink feature or /effect command is used).

Behavior

A player or mob affected by a potion effect will be affected in various ways for an amount of time. (Currently, no potions affect any other entities or blocks.) Players can open their inventory to see any current potion effects afflicted upon them and their duration. Players can also see swirly particles emanating from their position in first person, and this effect can be seen in third person and on players/mobs too.

Any number of different potion effects can be simultaneously active on a player, even in the case of opposite potion effects such as Strength and Weakness. It is not possible to apply the same potion effect multiple times, however, even if the effects are of different levels (e.g. Strength and Strength II cannot both be active at the same time). In the event of using a potion that applies an effect already active on the player, the new version of the effect overwrites the old effect, giving a new level and full duration, if the new effect is of equal or greater level. An attempt to use a potion that applies a weaker version of an already-active effect consumes the potion but does not apply the new effect.

All of these status effects (bad or good) are removed by drinking milk.

Currently, all effects can be caused by command blocks.

When using command blocks you can make some potion effects last forever by setting the duration to 9999.

Parameters

Potion effects are given two parameters on creation: Duration and strength.

ID	Name (in source code)	Effect	Strength	Non-potion/Command causes	Potion	Ingredient(s) <ref group="note">Ingredients are added to Awkward Potions, with the exception of the Fermented Spider Eye which can also be added to all the other 'No Effect' potions (Water bottle, Mundane potion, Thick potion, Awkward Potion.)</ref>	Particle Color	Notes
1	Template:EffectSprite Speed (potion.moveSpeed)	Expands FOV and increases walking speed by 20% per level of strength	Increases both effects, stronger levels increase FOV further and increase speed	Sprinting and Flying cause the same effect but not the status effect. Sprinting, flying and the potion effect all stack together. From a powered beacon.	File:Grid Potion of Swiftness.png Potion of Swiftness	Sugar	Template:EffectSprite Sky blue 0x7cafc6
2	Template:EffectSprite Slowness (potion.moveSlowdown)	Contracts FOV and decreases walking speed by 15% per level of strength	Increases both effects, reversing controls if very strong	Charging a Bow, Sneaking, and Blocking cause the same effect but not the status effect. Charging a bow, sneaking and/or the potion effect all stack together.	Potion of Slowness	Sugar with Fermented Spider Eye, or Magma Cream with Fermented Spider Eye	Template:EffectSprite Blue-Gray 0x5a6c81
3	Template:EffectSprite Haste (potion.digSpeed)	Arm swings faster, blocks break faster (by 20% per level)	Increases both effects, arm motion appears to stop if very strong	From a powered beacon.	Referenced by "Potion of Haste" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Yellow 0xd9c043	if effect level is high enough, the speed is the same as breaking blocks in Creative Mode
4	Template:EffectSprite Mining Fatigue (potion.digSlowDown)	Arm swings slower, blocks break slower (by 20% per level). Does not affect block breaking in Creative mode	Increases both effects	None	Referenced by "Potion of Dullness" by game, it is used when The Player is in water.	-	Template:EffectSprite Khaki green 0x4a4217	in 1.5.1 mining any stone type block with the effect has the same speed no matter how high the effect is
5	Template:EffectSprite Strength (potion.damageBoost)	Increases damage dealt with melee attacks by 3 ()	Doubles increase in damage with every additional level	From a powered beacon.	Potion of Strength	Blaze Powder	Template:EffectSprite Dark red 0x932423	if powerful enough, the strength potion prevents you from damaging any mobs
6	Instant Health (potion.heal)	Heals 6 (). Undead mobs (zombie, zombie pigman, skeleton, wither) are harmed instead.	Doubles the amount healed with every additional level	None	Potion of Healing	Glistering Melon	Template:EffectSprite Red 0xf82423	Has no sprite since it causes no lasting effects. If forced to last longer than 1 tick, will heal player every tick.
7	Instant Damage (potion.harm)	Causes 6 () damage. Undead mobs are healed instead.	Doubles the amount of damage with every additional level	None	Potion of Harming	Spider Eye with Fermented Spider Eye, or Glistering Melon with Fermented Spider Eye	Template:EffectSprite Maroon 0x430a09	Death reason is reported as "was killed by magic". Does not have a sprite because it has no lasting effects. If forced to last longer than 1 tick, will damage player every tick.
8	Template:EffectSprite Jump Boost (potion.jump)	Allows the player to jump higher.	Increases jump height	From a powered beacon.	Referenced by "Potion of Leaping" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Indigo 0x786297
9	Template:EffectSprite Nausea (potion.confusion)	Causes the view to wobble similarly to using a portal	No effect	Standing in a Nether Portal Block	Referenced by "Potion of Nausea" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Purple 0x551d4a	When it runs out, you may see the exit portal image.
10	Template:EffectSprite Regeneration (potion.regeneration)	Causes health to regenerate over time (1 () every 25 ticks). Does not affect undead mobs.	Delay between healing is reduced by half (rounding down) with every additional level	Eat a Golden Apple, or from a powered beacon.	Potion of Regeneration	Ghast Tear	Template:EffectSprite Pink 0xcd5cab
11	Template:EffectSprite Resistance (potion.resistance)	Reduces all incoming damage by 20%	Reduces damage by 20% per level. Level 5 or higher is full immunity to all damage, including damage inflicted by the void and the /kill command. Negative levels increase damage taken.	Eat an Enchanted Golden Apple, or from a powered beacon.	Referenced by "Potion of Resistance" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Red 0x99453a
12	Template:EffectSprite Fire Resistance (potion.fireResistance)	Makes the player immune to fire and lava.	No effect	Eat an Enchanted Golden Apple	Potion of Fire Resistance	Magma Cream	Template:EffectSprite Orange 0xe49a3a
13	Template:EffectSprite Water Breathing (potion.waterBreathing)	Air meter does not decrease while underwater	No effect	None	Referenced by "Potion of Water Breathing" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Dark blue 0x2e5299
14	Template:EffectSprite Invisibility (potion.invisibility)	Mobs will not attack you unless you directly touch them. Also causes player model to disappear. If you wear any one piece of armour, mobs will be able to see you if you are at most 1 block away. For every additional piece of armour you equip, this distance will increase by 3, for a maximum view distance of 10 blocks if you are wearing a full set<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJ3znwrDeo</ref> (compared to 15 blocks without the effect).	No apparent effect	None	Potion of Invisibility	Golden Carrot with Fermented Spider Eye	Template:EffectSprite Light gray 0x7f8392	Armor does not disappear with the player model.
15	Template:EffectSprite Blindness (potion.blindness)	Creates thick black fog around the player and prevents sprinting and critical hits	No effect	Same as closer fog at lower levels.	Referenced by "Potion of Blindness" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Dark gray 0x1f1f23	Sun and Moon can be seen as normal. Liquids do not fade into fog perfectly.
16	Template:EffectSprite Night Vision (potion.nightVision)	Increases brightness and ability to see underwater as well	No effect	None	Potion of Night Vision	Golden Carrot	Template:EffectSprite Navy blue 0x1f1fa1
17	Template:EffectSprite Hunger (potion.hunger)	Causes food meter to deplete (adds 0.025 food exhaustion per tick)	Increases the effect by 0.025 per level	Chance on eating Raw Chicken or Rotten Flesh.	Referenced by "Potion of Hunger" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Dull green 0x587653
18	Template:EffectSprite Weakness (potion.weakness)	Lowers attack power by 2 (). Zombie Villagers under this effect can be cured of zombification using a Golden Apple. Cave spiders will not poison their targets while weakened.	Doubles decrease in damage with every additional level	None	Potion of Weakness	Fermented Spider Eye, or Blaze Powder with Fermented Spider Eye, or Ghast Tear with Fermented Spider Eye	Template:EffectSprite Gray 0x484d48
19	Template:EffectSprite Poison (potion.poison)	Does damage over time (1 () every 25 ticks), but will not reduce health below 1 (). Turns the health bar green while in effect. Does not affect undead mobs.	Delay between damage is reduced by half (rounding down) with every additional level	Given by a Cave Spider's attack, eating a Spider Eye, chance on eating a Poisonous Potato.	Potion of Poison	Spider Eye	Template:EffectSprite Green 0x4e9331
20	Template:EffectSprite Wither (potion.wither)	Turns your hearts black and does damage over time (1 () every 40 ticks). Unlike poison, this will kill players and other entities.	Delay between damage is reduced by half (rounding down) with every additional level	Being attacked by a Wither or Wither Skeleton	Referenced by "Potion of Decay" by game, but potion not currently present unless using the custom potion feature	-	Template:EffectSprite Black 0x352a27

Notes

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After drinking a bucket of milk while under the Nausea effect, the screen will flash purple for a tick as if you were standing in a Nether Portal.

When you combine a high poison level and a high regeneration level, the game will make the hurting sounds so fast that you cannot hear each of the hurting sounds.

Bugs

• Water will appear to be in front of potion particles when the player has a status effect.

Gallery

• Status Effect.jpg

  Status Effect after eating Rotten Flesh.

• AppleEffect.jpg

  Status/people Effect after eating Golden Apple.

• 2011-10-06 17.22.15.png

  Status Effect after drinking Potion of Weakness.

See also

• Brewing
• Potions
• Splash Potions

References

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External links

• Minecraft Forum: All About Potions And Brewing - 1.9 Reference Guide
• Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide