Levitation

Levitation

Sources	See #Causes
Particle	#CEFFFF (sky blue)
Type	Negative

Levitation is a status effect that causes entities to levitate. Entities shot by shulkers get levitated.

Effect

Levitation causes the affected entity to float upwards at a rate of 0.9×level blocks per second. This does not affect swimming or flying. Negative levels cause the entity to float downwards, overriding the usual falling due to gravity; level 0 (amplifier 255) makes falling, jumping and ascending stairs impossible. When damaged by a projectile or anything, this makes the player go higher in the air on level 255.

An affected entity does not take fall damage until the effect wears off, after which the entity falls and takes damage as usual from falling.

Levitation has no effect on players riding entities. It also has no effect on entities that are in water or lava.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Shulker	I	0:10	9 blocks‌[Java Edition only]
Shulker	II	0:10	18 blocks‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Immune mobs

Only boss mobs and shulkers are immune to the effect.

Notes

Mobs tied with balloons ‌^{[Education and Bedrock editions only]} exhibit behavior similar to if they had a high level of levitation. However, this mechanic does not use the levitation effect.

If the player is touching water or lava while affected by levitation, the debuff is completely negated.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

In Bedrock Edition, blocking a shulker projectile with a shield still gives the player levitation. It is unknown if this is a glitch.

If a player is given a levitation level over 127, they instead fall down at a fast or slow rate, depending on the value.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Levitation	levitation	25	effect.minecraft.levitation

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Levitation	levitation	24	potion.levitation

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	—	20G	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	A Furious Cocktail	Have all of these 26 effects applied to the player at the same time: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Conduit Power Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness Wither The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. Note: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless if one or more of its child advancements have been completed.	nether/all_effects
	Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	The City at the End of the Game	Move a distance of 50 blocks vertically with the Levitation effect applied, regardless of whether it is caused by the effect.	end/levitate

History

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added Levitation.
1.14		18w43a			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added Levitation.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
1.13.0		?			The effect now works in water and lava.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added Levitation.
		1.90			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Levitation" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The Levitation status effect normally raises the entity into the air, unless the entity is in water.
• The player can walk/run while having the Levitation effect, especially on level 254.
• Using /effect <player> minecraft:levitation <time in seconds> 255 makes the player fly in Survival and not jump, when the effect is over in Survival when in midair, hitting the ground causes the player to shoot into the air, resulting in a likely death.

References

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