Absorption is a status effect which pads the health bar with extra hearts.
Effect
Absorption adds 2
levels of extra health to the player, displayed as yellow hearts above the normal health bar. If the player takes damage while under this effect, just the "absorption health" decreases; the player starts losing "normal" hearts once it has completely depleted. Absorption health cannot be replenished by natural regeneration or other effects, and vanishes when the effect ends. Negative levels do nothing initially, but give 4![]()
. (-level-1) (that do not vanish) when the effect ends.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Apple | I | 2:00 | When eaten |
| Enchanted Golden Apple | IV | 2:00 | When eaten |
| Totem of Undying | II | 0:05 | When revived by it |
Immune mobs
The only completely immune mob is the Ender Dragon. The Wither, while being immune to the /effect command, can be given absorption hearts using the /data command.[Java Edition only]
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. | nether/all_effects
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Data values
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absorption | absorption | 22 | effect.minecraft.absorption |
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.1 | 13w24b | Added Absorption, obtainable from eating either tier of golden apples, replacing the original effect, Health Boost. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w37a | The Absorption given by enchanted golden apples has been increased from I to IV. | |||
| 15w49a | Changed effect icon texture. | ||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Added totem of undying, which gives the player Absorption. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Changed effect icon texture again. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Added Absorption, which was unobtainable at the time. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Absorption is now obtainable from eating either tier of golden apples. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Absorption can now be obtained from totem of undying. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | Enchanted apples now give Absorption IV, instead of I. | ||||
| 1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.10 | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Changed effect icon texture once again. | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Absorption" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
The player with the maximum number of Absorption and Health Boost hearts possible
- Through use of commands, the player can achieve 1064
× 532 health points using a combination of Absorption and Health Boost, which is the highest health obtainable.
