Instant Health is an instant status effect that increases health for living mobs and damages the undead.
Effect
Instantly heals 2
× 2level. In the upcoming Combat Tests, it heals 3![]()
× 2level.
Undead mobs (including the wither) are damaged as if with Instant Damage, instead. If the effect is forced to last longer than one tick, it heals entities every tick (with the exception of lingering potions, which heal every second). Level 29 deals damage. Levels 30–32 provide no healing. Amplifiers outside the range 0–31 (corresponding to levels 1–32) are used modulo 32.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Heals | Harms Undead | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | I | 4 |
Instant | Witches drink this potion when damaged. | |
| Potion of Healing II | II | 8 |
Instant | Two of these potions can be found on a brewing stand in end ships. | |
| Splash Potion of Healing | I | 4 |
6 |
Instant | Witches throw one of these two during raids. |
| Splash Potion of Healing II | II | 8 |
12 |
Instant | |
| Lingering Potion of Healing | I | 2 10 |
3 15 |
0:05 | |
| Lingering Potion of Healing II | II | 4 20 |
6 30 |
0:05 | |
| Arrow of Healing | I | 4 |
6 |
Instant | |
| Arrow of Healing II | II | 8 |
12 |
Instant |
Brewing
| Potion | Reagent, Base | Extended | Enhanced | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Potion of Healing |
Template:Grid/Brewing Stand | - | Potion of Healing |
Instant Health Restores 4 Enhanced: |
Immune mobs
Only the ender dragon is immune. However, undead mobs are harmed by this effect.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Health | instant_health | 6 | effect.minecraft.instant_health |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Health | instant_health | 6 | potion.heal |
History
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Added Instant Health, which is unobtainable. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Potions have been added, but are unobtainable without inventory editing. All effects can appear on potions. | |||
| Drinking milk now clears all status effects. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | All potions have been revamped and made obtainable. | ||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38a | Added witches, which can drink potions of instant health when damaged. | |||
| 1.6 | 13w23a | Nerfed Instant health to heal 2x2level, was 3x2level. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Added tipped arrows. | |||
| 15w33a | Added Lingering Potions. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w47a | Witches may now throw Splash Potions of Healing at illagers during raids[verify]. | |||
| 1.15 | 19w41a | Added an effect icon texture for Instant Health. | |||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| Combat Tests | Combat Test 8b | Healing potions now heal 3x2level instead of 2x2level, similar to Instant Damage and pre-1.6. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Added Instant Health, which is unobtainable. | |||
| build 4 | Milk now cures all status effects. | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Instant Health can now obtained from Potion of Healing and splash potions of healing. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witches, which can be granted Instant Health by drinking potions. | |||
| 0.15.0 | build 1 | Added Arrow of Healing that inflict Instant Health. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Instant Health can now be obtained from lingering potions of healing. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added Instant Health, which can be obtained by a Potion of Healing or Splash Potion of Healing. |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added the Lingering Potion of Healing. | |
| Added the Arrow of Healing. | |||||