Speed is a status effect which increases an entity's walking speed by 20% multiplied by the effect level. It expands a player's field of view (FOV) accordingly. Negative levels will decrease speed.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Swiftness | I | 3:00 | Witches will drink this potion if their target is far away. |
| Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Potion of Swiftness II | II | 1:30 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness | I | 3:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness II | II | 1:30 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness | I | 0:45 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 2:00 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness II | II | 0:22 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness | I | 0:22 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness (extended) | I | 1:00 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness II | II | 0:11 | |
| Beacon set to Swiftness | I | 0:05 - 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. |
| Beacon set to Swiftness II | II | 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 4. |
| Suspicious Stew | I | 0:05 | Must be made with Poppy |
| Spawning within the world | Only applies to spiders on Hard difficulty |
Unaffected mobs
Flying mobs are unaffected by the Speed effect.[1][verify]
Notes
- Alternative methods of traveling more quickly include: sprinting; walking on ice, packed ice or blue ice; riding a horse, pig, or minecart; riding a boat on ice, packed ice, or blue ice; or throwing ender pearls.
Data values
ID
Speed/ID
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
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![]() | 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
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History
| beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | ? | Speed is added along with 18 other status effects but is nonfunctional[verify] as no potions are added yet. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Speed can now be obtained through potions. | |||
| ? | Removed the effects from the above potions. | ||||
| ? | Added the Potion of Swiftness (add variants here) | ||||
| 1.4.2 | ? | Added the ability to get speed from a beacon. | |||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24a | Spiders will now have a chance of spawning with Speed on Hard difficulty. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Added the Arrow of Swiftness. | |||
| ? | Potions no longer use damage values to determine their effect, the effects moved to the Potion NBT. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Speed is added but unobtainable at the time. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Speed can now be obtained through potions and splash potion. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witch that can drink potion of swiftness to grant itself speed effect. | |||
| 0.15.0 | build 1 | Speed can be obtained from arrow of swiftness. | |||
| 0.16.0 | build 4 | Speed can be obtained from beacon. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Speed can be obtained from lingering potion of swiftness. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
Trivia
- Speed allows slimes to jump farther. High levels of speed can make slimes bounce out of view with just one jump.
Gallery
A cauldron filled with the potion of swiftness.




