Slowness is an effect that decreases walking speed.
Effect[]
Slowness decreases walking speed by 15% × level and contracts the player's field of view accordingly. Negative levels of Slowness increase walking speed. However, sprinting-jumping is barely affected.
Causes[]
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Slowness | I | 1:30 | |
| Potion of Slowness (extended) | I | 4:00 | |
| Potion of Slowness IV | IV | 0:40[JE only] 0:20[BE only] |
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| Splash Potion of Slowness | I | 1:30[JE only] 1:07[BE only] |
Witches may throw this potion if their target is at least 8 blocks away. |
| Splash Potion of Slowness (extended) | I | 4:00[JE only] 3:00[BE only] |
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| Splash Potion of Slowness IV | IV | 0:20[JE only] 0:15[BE only] |
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| Lingering Potion of Slowness | I | 0:22 | |
| Lingering Potion of Slowness (extended) | I | 1:00 | |
| Lingering Potion of Slowness IV | IV | 0:05 | |
| Arrow of Slowness | I | 0:11 | 50% chance of being dropped by Strays. |
| Arrow of Slowness (extended) | I | 0:30 | Fired by Strays. |
| Arrow of Slowness IV | IV | 0:02 | |
| Potion of the Turtle Master | IV | 0:20 | |
| Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) | IV | 0:40 | |
| Potion of the Turtle Master II | VI | 0:20 | |
| Splash Potion of the Turtle Master | IV | 0:20[JE only] 0:15[BE only] |
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| Splash Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) | IV | 0:40[JE only] 0:30[BE only] |
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| Splash Potion of the Turtle Master II | VI | 0:20[JE only] 0:15[BE only] |
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| Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master | IV | 0:05 | |
| Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master (extended) | IV | 0:10 | |
| Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master II | VI | 0:05 | |
| Arrow of the Turtle Master | IV | 0:02 | |
| Arrow of the Turtle Master (extended) | IV | 0:05 | |
| Arrow of the Turtle Master II | VI | 0:02 | |
| Stray melee attack [Bedrock Edition only] | I | 0:10 | Only if a Stray attacks the player underwater. |
| Bane of Arthropods (enchantment) | IV | 0:01-0:03.5, depending on level and randomness. | Affects arthropods only. |
Brewing[]
Unaffected mobs[]
Withers and ender dragons are immune to the Slowness effect. While not immune, flying mobs are unaffected by the Slowness effect.[1] Shulkers are also unaffected by, though not immune to, Slowness.
Notes[]
- A weapon enchanted with Bane of Arthropods inflicts Slowness IV on spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, endermites and bees; duration is dependent on the enchantment level.
- Levels 7–127 render the player unable to move unless jumping while throwing an ender pearl.
- Alternative methods of reducing travel speed include: walking on soul sands, slime blocks, or honey blocks, or through berry bushes or cobwebs; swimming; riding a boat on land; sneaking; eating; drinking honey bottle, milk or a potion (travel speed is reduced while drinking any potion, regardless of the effects of the potion after drinking is finished); aiming a trident or bow, charging crossbow and blocking with a shield.
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.
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slowness | slowness | 2 | effect.minecraft.slowness |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slowness | slowness | 2 | potion.moveSlowdown |
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 17 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
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| How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
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
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History[]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
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| 1.8 | Pre-release | Slowness 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 Slowness has been added to inventory.png. | |||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Slowness potions have been revamped and made obtainable in the inventory through brewing. | ||||
| Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment, which inflicts Slowness to arthropods. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Splash potions have been added, including splash potions of Slowness. | ||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | All Slowness potions have been added to the creative inventory. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38a | Added witches, which throw splash potions of Slowness at the player. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Added tipped arrows, including arrows of Slowness, which are currently unobtainable in survival. | |||
| 15w33a | Added lingering potions of Slowness. | ||||
| 15w44b | Arrows of Slowness can now be obtained by firing an arrow into a Slowness lingering potion cloud. | ||||
| 16w06a | Arrows of Slowness can now be crafted using lingering potions in the crafting table. | ||||
| Arrows of Slowness can no longer be obtained by firing arrows into a Slowness lingering potion cloud. | |||||
| 1.10 | 16w20a | Added strays, which shoot arrows of Slowness. | |||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Added potion of the Turtle Master, which inflicts Slowness. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The Slowness texture has changed. | |||
| 18w43b |  The Slowness icon has been corrected. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Slowness is added but unobtainable at the time. | |||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Slowness can now be obtained through potions and splash potion. | |||
| Added Bane Of Arthropod Enchantment, which inflicts slowness to arthropod mobs. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witch that can throw splash potion of slowness to give slowness effect its target. | |||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Slowness can be obtained from arrow of slowness. | |||
| Added stray, which shoots an arrow of slowness that inflicts the slowness effect. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Slowness can be obtained from lingering potion of slowness. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.0 | Strays now use melee attacks when underwater, which inflicts the slowness effect. | |||
| beta 1.5.0.4 | Slowness can be obtained from Potion of Turtle Master as well from Splash potion, lingering potion, and tipped arrow variants. | ||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.15.0.51 | Added potions of Slowness IV, which can be brewed from potions of Slowness using glowstone dust. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added slowness, which can be obtained by a Potion of Slowness or Splash Potion of Slowness. |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Added witches, which throw splash potions of slowness at the player. | ||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added the Lingering Potion of Slowness. | |
| Added the Arrow of Slowness. | |||||
| Added strays, which shoot arrows of Slowness. | |||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added the Potion of the Turtle Master, which inflicts slowness. | ||
| 1.90 | Changed effect icon texture. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Slowness" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
A cauldron filled with the potion of slowness.
