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Instant Damage is an instant status effect that decreases health for living mobs and heals the undead.
Effect
Instant Damage inflicts magic damage of 3![]()
× 2level. Undead mobs (including the wither) are healed as if with Instant Health instead. Death is reported as "<player> was killed by magic". When applied using a lingering potion, damage is inflicted every second. As this is magic damage, it can be decreased only via Resistance and Protection.
An Instant Damage IV potion is powerful enough to kill a player instantly.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Damage | Heals | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Harming | I | 6 |
Instant | ||
| Potion of Harming II | II | 12 |
Instant | ||
| Splash Potion of Harming | I | 6 |
4 |
Instant | Witches throw this potion at their target. |
| Splash Potion of Harming II | II | 12 |
8 |
Instant | |
| Lingering Potion of Harming | I | 3 15 |
2 10 |
0:05 | |
| Lingering Potion of Harming II | II | 6 30 |
4 20 |
0:05 | Dragon Fireballs cause this much harm. |
| Arrow of Harming | I | 6 |
4 |
Instant | |
| Arrow of Harming II | II | 12 |
8 |
Instant |
Immune mobs
- Witches are 85% resistant to Instant Damage.
- Endermen are immune to Instant Damage from splash potions, lingering potions and tipped arrows, but not from commands.
Data values
ID
This section is about the effect IDs. For the IDs on potions, see Potion § Item data. For for the IDs on tipped arrows, see Arrow § Metadata.
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Damage | instant_damage | 7 | effect.minecraft.instant_damage |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Damage | instant_damage | 7 | potion.harm |
History
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Added instant damage. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.15 | 19w41a | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added instant damage, which was unobtainable at the time. | |||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Instant damage can now be obtained from {Potion of Harming and splash potion of harming. | |||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witches that utilize instant damage from splash potions as an offensive attack. | |||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Added Arrow of Harming that inflicts instant damage. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Instant damage can now be obtained from lingering potion of harming. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added Instant Damage, which can be obtained by a Potion of Harming or Splash Potion of Harming. |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added the Lingering Potion of Harming. | |
| Added the Arrow of Harming. | |||||
Issues
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