Mining fatigue reduces mining and attack speed, opposite to the haste effect.
Effect[]
The effect decreases attack speed by 10% × level, equivalent to the attack speed cooldown attribute[Java Edition only] decreasing by 0.2 × level. For the in-game default level III, attack speed decreases by 30% (attack speed cooldown attribute decreases by 0.6), and it takes ~370 times longer than usual to break a block with the proper tool for that block.
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack speed | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Mining speed | 30% (~3.3×) | 9% (~11.1×) | 0.27% (~370.3×) | 0.081% (~1234.5×) |
Negative levels increase attack speed, but still act as level 4 with respect to mining.
While afflicted, a player can still craft and ride entities as usual, but cannot remove most vehicles due to how slowly the vehicle can be broken.
The affliction is cured by drinking milk, although milk does not prevent a subsequent affliction by an elder guardian, which can happen within a few seconds[Java Edition only] or immediately.[Bedrock Edition only] Axolotls can also remove this effect, if the player helps an axolotl kill a mob while an axolotl was battling that mob.
Causes[]
The only natural cause of Mining Fatigue is from affliction by an elder guardian, and the only natural effect level is III. Other levels can be achieved via commands.
In Java Edition, once per minute, elder guardians in the vicinity search for any player within 50 blocks to afflict with mining fatigue III. A player cannot defend from this attack. Concealment behind blocks, underground, or by a potion of invisibility offers no defense.
In Bedrock Edition, elder guardians within range afflict mining fatigue III immediately. Drinking milk to remove the effect results in re-infliction immediately after drinking the milk.
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Guardian | III | 5:00 | Only when the player is not affected. |
Notes[]
- The effect does not affect block breaking in creative mode, or blocks that are broken instantly by default.
- Other conditions which reduce mining speed include: being underwater; riding a horse, pig, being on a ladder, or in a boat or minecart.
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 26 effects applied to the player at the same time:
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
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Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Resource location | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Fatigue | mining_fatigue | 4 | effect.minecraft.mining_fatigue |
| Name | Resource location | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Fatigue | mining_fatigue | 4 | potion.digSlowDown |
History[]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
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| 1.8 | Pre-release | Mining fatigue is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 |  The effect sprite for mining fatigue has been added to inventory.png.
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| Milk now cancels the mining fatigue effect. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w25a | Mining fatigue mechanics have been adjusted; speed no longer reduces at 20% per level. | |||
| Mining fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w34b | Mining fatigue now affects the new attackSpeed attribute. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The effect icon texture of mining fatigue has been changed. | |||
| 18w43b |  The icon was fixed. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added mining fatigue.
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| Mining fatigue is currently unobtainable. | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Mining fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| ? | The texture was updated. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added mining fatigue.
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| Mining fatigue is obtained from elder guardians. | |||||
| 1.90 | The effect icon texture of mining fatigue has been changed. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Mining Fatigue" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
