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This article is about the status effect. For other uses, see Resistance (disambiguation).

Resistance is a status effect that reduces incoming damage from all sources (except starvation, the void, and /kill) by 20% × level.

Effect

Resistance reduces incoming damage from all sources except starvation, the void, and /kill) by 20% × level.

Unlike Protection, it also reduces the damage of status effects (like Instant Damage) and suffocation In Java Edition, Protection also reduces damage from these sources.

Causes

Cause Potency Length Notes
Beacon set to Resistance I 0:08 – 0:17 Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 2.
Beacon set to Resistance II II 0:17 Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 4.
Enchanted Golden Apple I 5:00
Potion of the Turtle Master III 0:20
Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) III 0:40
Potion of the Turtle Master II IV 0:20
Splash Potion of the Turtle Master III 0:20‌[JE only]
0:15‌[BE only]
Splash Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) III 0:40‌[JE only]
0:30‌[BE only]
Splash Potion of the Turtle Master II IV 0:20‌[JE only]
0:15‌[BE only]
Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master III 0:05
Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) III 0:10
Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master II IV 0:05
Arrow of the Turtle Master III 0:02
Arrow of the Turtle Master (extended) III 0:05
Arrow of the Turtle Master II IV 0:02

Immune Mobs

Boss mobs are immune to resistance.

Notes

  • Level 5+ gives the player full immunity to all damage, with the exception of starvation, the void and the /kill command.

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.

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Resistanceresistance11effect.minecraft.resistance

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Resistanceresistance11potion.resistance

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-fancy-rawA Furious Cocktail
Have every potion effect applied at the same time Local BreweryHave all of these 13 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.nether/all_potions
Advancement-fancy-rawHow Did We Get Here?
Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious CocktailHave all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
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

History

beta
1.8Pre-releaseAdded Resistance, which is unobtainable through normal gameplay.
Java Edition
1.3.112w21aAdded enchanted golden apples, which give the Resistance effect for five minutes when eaten.
1.4.212w36aBeacons are now functional and can give the Resistance effect.
1.6.2Resistance no longer reduces starvation damage.
1.1318w07aAdded the potion of the Turtle Master (along with all typical potion variants), which gives Resistance IV.
Level 2 potions of the Turtle Master give Resistance VI.
18w16aPotions of the Turtle Master have been nerfed to only give Resistance III.
Level 2 potions of the Turtle Master now only give Resistance IV.
1.1418w43a The effect icon texture for Resistance has now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.11.0build 1Added Resistance, which is unobtainable.
0.12.1build 1Resistance can now be obtained from eating enchanted golden apples.
0.16.0build 1Resistance can now be obtained from beacons.
Bedrock Edition
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4Resistance can now be obtained from potions of the Turtle Master, as well from the splash potion, lingering potion and tipped arrow variants.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5 The effect icon texture for Resistance has now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14CU1 1.04 Patch 11.0.1Added resistance, which can be obtained from enchanted golden apples.
TU19CU7 1.12 Resistance can now be obtained from a beacon.
TU69 1.76 Patch 38Added Potion of the Turtle Master, Splash Potion of the Turtle Master, and Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master which grants resistance.
Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.
1.90 Changed effect icon texture.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • If the player has at least Resistance 5, then they are invincible (apart from the /kill command and the void), although the void cannot kill a player with Regeneration 7 or higher (modulo 32).
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