Slow Falling

Sources	See #Causes
Particle	#F7F8E0 (pale blue)
Type	Positive

Slow Falling is a status effect that causes the affected mob to fall slower and take no fall damage, but does not prevent ender pearl damage.

Mechanics[]

The affected entity falls at a much slower rate than normal, and is immune to fall damage. However, the entity still takes damage from using an ender pearl. In addition, the entity cannot turn farmland into dirt by jumping on it.

Higher levels do not decrease fall speed further in Java Edition.

Causes[]

Cause	Potency	Length
Potion of Slow Falling	I	1:30
Potion of Slow Falling (extended)	I	4:00
Splash Potion of Slow Falling	I	1:30‌^{[JE only]} 1:07‌^{[BE only]}
Splash Potion of Slow Falling (extended)	I	4:00‌^{[JE only]} 3:00‌^{[BE only]}
Lingering Potion of Slow Falling	I	0:22
Lingering Potion of Slow Falling (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Slow Falling	I	0:11
Arrow of Slow Falling (extended)	I	0:30

Unaffected mobs[]

Boss mobs are the only mobs that cannot have this status effect. However, shulkers can have the status effect but are unaffected by it.

Notes[]

Sprinting with the Slow Falling effect allows the player to jump across a gap of 5 blocks (6 blocks with enough momentum), compared to 4 (5 blocks with enough momentum) blocks normally.
Unboosted elytra flight is twice as efficient, but four times slower. Boosts work at normal speed, but the momentum gained doesn't last as long.
The player cannot land a critical hit while having this effect.

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Translation key
Slow Falling	`slow_falling`	`28`	`effect.minecraft.slow_falling`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Translation key
Slow Falling	`slow_falling`	`27`	`potion.slowFalling`

Advancements[]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Local Brewery	Have all of these 13 status effects applied to the player at the same time: Fire Resistance Invisibility Jump Boost Night Vision Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness 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.	`nether/all_potions`
	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`

History[]

Java Edition
1.13	18w14a		Added Slow Falling.
1.14	18w43a		The sprite has been changed.
1.14	18w43b		Reverted this erroneous texture change.
Bedrock Edition
1.6.0	beta 1.6.0.1		Added Slow Falling.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	Added Slow Falling.

Issues[]

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

Gallery[]

A cauldron filled with the potion of slow falling.

Effects

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