Slowness 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, jump-sprinting is barely affected.
Causes
Unaffected mobs
Boss mobs 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, and endermites; duration is dependent on the enchantment level.[verify]
- 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
| Potion | Namespaced ID[JE only] | Numeric ID[BE only] |
|---|---|---|
| Slowness | slowness
|
17 |
| Slowness (extended) | long_slowness
|
18 |
| Turtle Master | turtle_master
|
37 |
| Turtle Master (extended) | long_turtle_master
|
38 |
| Turtle Master II | strong_turtle_master
|
39 |
| Effect | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Slowness | slowness
|
2 |
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: 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
|
![]() | How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 27 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
|
History
| beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | ? | Added Slowness, but it is currently unobtainable as no potions exist yet. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Potions have been added, but are unobtainable without inventory editing. | |||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Potions have been revamped and made obtainable in the inventory. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Slowness is added but unobtainable at the time. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Slowness can now be obtained through potions and splash potion. | |||
| Added Bane of Arthropod Enchantment, which inflicts slowness to arthropod mobs. | |||||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witch that can throw splash potion of slowness to give slowness effect its target. | |||
| 0.15.0 | 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. | |||
Gallery
A cauldron filled with the potion of slowness.

