Strength

Strength is an effect which increases attack power.

Effect[]

Increases melee damage by 3 × level in Java Edition. Negative levels decrease melee damage, with attacks being ignored entirely if damage would be 0 or lower.

In Bedrock Edition, melee damage under the Strength effect can be found through the equation $BaseDamage\times1.3^{level}+{1.3^{level}-1\over0.3}$ , where $BaseDamage$ is the default damage of whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.^[1] Example for an iron sword:

Normal: 7
Level 1: 9.1 × 4.55
Level 2: 10.99 × 5.495

Causes[]

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Strength	I	3:00
Potion of Strength (extended)	I	8:00
Potion of Strength II	II	1:30
Splash Potion of Strength	I	3:00
Splash Potion of Strength (extended)	I	8:00
Splash Potion of Strength II	II	1:30
Lingering Potion of Strength	I	0:45	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Lingering Potion of Strength (extended)	I	2:00	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Lingering Potion of Strength II	II	0:23	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Arrow of Strength	I	0:23
Arrow of Strength (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Strength II	II	0:12
Beacon	I	0:05 – 0:17	Replenishes when within range, level 3 only
Beacon	II	0:17	Replenishes when within range, level 4 only
Being a zombie villager	I	2:00 – 5:00	When being cured and the difficulty is Normal. Time is always equivalent to the total conversion time.
Being a zombie villager	II	2:00 – 5:00	When being cured and the difficulty is Hard. Time is always equivalent to the total conversion time.
Spawning within the world	I	∞	Only applies to some spiders on Hard difficulty.^{[note 1]}‌^{[JE only]}

↑ The chance for a spider to have an effect is (10×clamped regional difficulty)%, and the chance for Strength is 20% of that.

Brewing[]

Potion	Reagent, Base	Extended	Enhanced	Effects
Potion of Strength		Potion of Strength (extended)	Potion of Strength	Strength Increases melee attack damage by 3. Enhanced: Strength II Increases melee attack damage by 6.

Immune mobs[]

Withers and ender dragons are immune to Strength. While not immune, any mobs that cannot attack are unaffected by Strength.

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Strength	`strength`	`5`	`effect.minecraft.strength`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Strength	`strength`	`5`	`potion.damageBoost`

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: Fire Resistance Infestation Invisibility Jump Boost Night Vision Oozing Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged 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 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Conduit Power Darkness Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Oozing Poison Raid Omen Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Trial Omen Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wither Wind Charged 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[]

Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Strength 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 Strength has been added to `inventory.png`.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Added Potion of Strength.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Strength now increases damage dealt by melee attacks by 3 per level.
1.6.1		?			Strength now increases damage by 130% per level.
1.9		15w33a			Strength now increases damage by 3 per level again.
1.14		18w43a			Changed effect icon texture.
1.14		18w43b			The Strength texture is fixed.
Upcoming Java Edition
Combat Tests		Combat Test 8b			Strength I/II now adds +20%/+40% (was +3/+6 damage).
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0		build 1			Added Strength, which was unobtainable at the time.
v0.12.1		build 1			Strength can now be obtained from potions and splash potions of strength.
v0.12.1		build 1			Zombie villagers now gain strength when being cured.
v0.15.0		build 1			Added the Arrow of Strength, which grants strength.
v0.16.0		build 4			Strength can now be gained from beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Strength can now be obtained from lingering potions of strength.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.5			Changed effect icon texture.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added strength, which can be obtained by a Potion of Strength or Splash Potion of Strength.
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1		Added the ability to get strength from a beacon.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Lingering Potion of Strength.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Arrow of Strength.
		1.90			Changed effect icon texture.