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Minecraft Status Effects Reference

Search potion, beacon, combat, raid, and trial effects by name, ID, source, or mechanic—with edition differences kept beside the affected rule.

Tricky Trials / 1.21.0 baselineJava IDs + Bedrock exceptionsJava + Bedrock deltas

0 → I

Command amplifier

Milk

Clears removable effects

Honey

Clears Poison

1.21

Omen rework

Reference index

Find the effect changing the scenario

This is a curated 1.21.0 baseline, not a promise to include effects from later game drops. Most cards show Java namespaced IDs; Bedrock-only cards use Bedrock command identifiers.

22 effects shown

positiveJava & Bedrock

Speed

Java command IDminecraft:speed

Increases walking speed by 20% per level and widens the field of view while moving.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Swiftness · Beacon · commands

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Slowness

Java command IDminecraft:slowness

Reduces movement speed; stronger levels can heavily restrict positioning.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Slowness · stray arrows · commands

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Haste

Java command IDminecraft:haste

Speeds block breaking. Java also adds 10% attack speed per level; Bedrock mining math differs.

Vanilla sources

Beacon · commands

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Mining Fatigue

Java command IDminecraft:mining_fatigue

Greatly slows block breaking and attack animation speed.

Vanilla sources

Elder Guardian · commands

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Strength

Java command IDminecraft:strength

Raises melee damage. Java adds 3 damage per level; Bedrock uses an edition-specific weapon-based formula.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Strength · Beacon · commands

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Weakness

Java command IDminecraft:weakness

Lowers melee damage. Java subtracts 4 damage per level; Bedrock uses a different formula.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Weakness · commands

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Instant Health

Java command IDminecraft:instant_health

A direct or drinkable dose restores 4 health at level I and 8 at level II; thrown delivery can differ by edition, and the effect harms undead mobs instead.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Healing · commands

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Instant Damage

Java command IDminecraft:instant_damage

A direct or drinkable dose deals 6 health at level I and 12 at level II; thrown delivery can differ by edition, and the effect heals undead mobs instead.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Harming · commands

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Jump Boost

Java command IDminecraft:jump_boost

Raises jump height and reduces fall damage by one health point per level.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Leaping · Beacon · commands

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Regeneration

Java command IDminecraft:regeneration

Restores health over time while the target is alive and able to heal.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Regeneration · Beacon secondary power · golden apple

Classic effect

positiveJava & Bedrock

Resistance

Java command IDminecraft:resistance

Reduces most incoming damage by 20% per level; starvation, void damage, and /kill are notable exceptions.

Vanilla sources

Beacon · enchanted golden apple · commands

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Poison

Java command IDminecraft:poison

Deals periodic damage but stops at 1 health. Honey removes Poison without clearing every other effect.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Poison · cave spider · pufferfish

Classic effect

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Wither

Java command IDminecraft:wither

Deals periodic damage and can kill the target, unlike Poison.

Vanilla sources

Wither · wither skeleton · Wither Rose · commands

Classic effect

neutralJava & Bedrock

Bad Omen

Java command IDminecraft:bad_omen

In 1.21 it no longer starts a raid immediately; entering a village converts it into Raid Omen, while a non-ominous trial spawner converts it into Trial Omen.

Vanilla sources

Ominous Bottle

Reworked in 1.21

neutralJava & Bedrock

Raid Omen

Java command IDminecraft:raid_omen

Begins a 30-second preparation period in a village; if it completes, a raid starts at the stored Bad Omen level.

Vanilla sources

Bad Omen conversion inside a village

1.21

neutralJava & Bedrock

Trial Omen

Java command IDminecraft:trial_omen

Activates ominous trial spawners and changes the trial encounter, rewards, and spawned projectiles.

Vanilla sources

Bad Omen conversion near a non-ominous trial spawner

1.21

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Wind Charged

Java command IDminecraft:wind_charged

Causes an affected entity to emit a wind burst when it dies.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Wind Charging (Breeze Rod) · commands

1.21

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Weaving

Java command IDminecraft:weaving

Creates cobwebs around the affected entity when it dies and improves movement through cobwebs while active.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Weaving (Cobweb) · commands

1.21

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Oozing

Java command IDminecraft:oozing

Spawns slimes around the affected entity when it dies.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Oozing (Slime Block) · commands

1.21

harmfulJava & Bedrock

Infested

Java command IDminecraft:infested

Gives damaged entities a chance to spawn silverfish at their location.

Vanilla sources

Potion of Infestation (Stone) · commands

1.21

neutralJava only

Glowing

Java command IDminecraft:glowing

Draws a visible outline around the entity, including through blocks.

Vanilla sources

Spectral Arrow · bell highlighting · commands

Java 1.9

harmfulBedrock only

Fatal Poison

Bedrock command IDfatal_poison

Behaves like Poison but can reduce the target below 1 health and kill it.

Vanilla sources

Commands and select Bedrock behaviors

Bedrock effect

Rules behind the cards

Four details prevent most effect mistakes

  1. 01

    Command levels

    Amplifiers begin at zero: amplifier 0 is level I and amplifier 1 is level II.

  2. 02

    Replacement, not addition

    Two copies of one named effect do not simply add levels and durations together.

  3. 03

    Removal

    Milk clears all removable effects; honey targets Poison without wiping the rest.

  4. 04

    Edition formulas

    Strength, Weakness, Haste, replacement behavior, and exclusive effects can differ between Java and Bedrock.

Effect questions

Commands, removal, stacking, and the 1.21 omen flow

Status effects look simple until levels, replacement, undead inversion, editions, and the new omen transitions interact.

What does effect amplifier 1 mean in a command?

Command amplifiers are zero-based. Amplifier 0 creates level I; amplifier 1 creates level II.

Do effects with the same name stack?

Not by simply adding every copy. A stronger or longer version takes priority according to effect rules; Java can preserve a hidden weaker effect on some entities, while Bedrock handles replacement differently.

What removes status effects?

Milk clears all removable status effects. Honey removes Poison specifically, which lets other active effects remain.

Why does Bad Omen not start a raid immediately in 1.21?

Bad Omen now converts to Raid Omen when entering a village. Raid Omen provides a 30-second preparation period before the raid starts; trial spawners instead convert it into Trial Omen.

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