Weakness

Sources	See #Causes
Particle	#484D48 (gray)
Type	Negative

Weakness is a status effect that decreases attack power.

It can be cured by a milk bucket or with elixir‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}.

Effect[]

Melee damage inflicted by the affected entity is reduced by 4 × level in Java Edition. Negative levels increase melee damage dealt.

In Bedrock Edition, melee damage under the Weakness level n can be found by the recursive formula ${\mathsf {damage}}_{n}=\max(0,{\mathsf {damage}}_{n-1}\times 0.8-0.5)$ where ${\mathsf {damage}}_{0}$ is the base attack damage with whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.

This effect is also used to cure zombie villagers, preceding the golden apple.

The effect can be removed by drinking milk. In Education and Bedrock editions when education options are enabled, drinking elixir also removes weakness.

Causes[]

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Weakness	I	1:30
Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00
Splash Potion of Weakness	I	1:30‌^{[JE only]} 1:07‌^{[BE only]}	Witches throw this splash potion if their target is within 3 blocks.
Splash Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00‌^{[JE only]} 3:00‌^{[BE only]}
Lingering Potion of Weakness	I	0:22
Lingering Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Weakness	I	0:11
Arrow of Weakness (extended)	I	0:30
Suspicious Stew	I	0:09	Must be crafted from a Tulip
Suspicious Stew	I	0:07	Traded from expert farmer villagers
Suspicious Stew	I	0:06–0:08	Found in shipwreck supply chests

Immune mobs[]

Passive mobs, withers, and ender dragons are immune to Weakness.

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Weakness	`weakness`	`18`	`effect.minecraft.weakness`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Weakness	`weakness`	`18`	`potion.weakness`

Achievements[]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		Zombie Doctor	Cure a zombie villager.	Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand)	40G	Gold

Advancements[]

Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager	We Need to Go Deeper	Throw a splash potion of Weakness at a zombie villager, feed it a golden apple, and wait for it to be cured. Note: In multiplayer, only the player that feeds the golden apple gets the advancement.	`story/cure_zombie_villager`
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 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 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 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 Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Weakness 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 Weakness has been added to `inventory.png`.
		Potions have been added, but are unobtainable without inventory editing. All effects can appear on potions.
		Drinking milk now clears all status effects.
		Weakness is now functional.^[verify]
	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	Potions have been revamped and made obtainable.
1.4.2	12w32a	Weakness can now be used to cure zombie villagers.
1.4.2	12w38a	Added witches, which can throw splash potions of weakness at their targets.
1.9	15w31a	Added tipped arrows.
	15w33a	Each level of weakness effect changed from 0.5 ( × ¹⁄₄) reduction to damage to 4.
	15w33a	Added Lingering Potions.
1.14	18w43a	Changed effect icon texture.
	18w43a	Weakness can now be obtained from suspicious stew.
	18w43b	The effect icon has been fixed.
	19w11a	Expert-level farmer villagers may now sell suspicious stew, including the weakness one.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0	build 1	Added Weakness, which is currently unobtainable.
v0.11.0	build 4	Milk now cures all status effects, including Weakness.
v0.12.1	build 1	Weakness is now obtainable from potion and splash potion of weakness.
v0.12.1	build 1	Weakness can now be used to cure zombie villagers.
v0.14.0	build 1	Added witches that utilize splash potions to inflict weakness.
v0.15.0	build 1	Added Arrow of Weakness that inflicts weakness.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Weakness can now be obtained from lingering potion of weakness.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Elixirs now remove the weakness effect when consumed.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.5	Changed effect icon texture.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.9	Weakness can now be obtained from suspicious stew.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.15	Master-level farmer villagers may now sell suspicious stew, including the weakness one^[verify].
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.57	Trading has been changed, expert-level farmer villagers now sell suspicious stew (including weakness) for an emerald.