Weakness

For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Weakening.

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

Weakness is an effect that decreases melee damage. It is required to cure zombie villagers.

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 effect can be found through the equation $BaseDamage\times0.8^{level}+{0.8^{level}-1\over0.4}$ where $BaseDamage$ is the default attack damage with whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.

Attacks with a damage of 0 or lower would be ignored entirely, however in Bedrock Edition, the use of enchantments such as Sharpness will allow damage to still be dealt.

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

The effect can be removed by drinking milk. In Minecraft Education and Bedrock Edition 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 1:07‌	Witches throw this splash potion if their target is within 3 blocks.
Splash Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00‌ 3:00‌
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

Brewing

Potion	Reagent, Base	Extended	Enhanced	Effects
Potion of Weakness		Potion of Weakness (extended)	-	Weakness Reduces melee attack damage by 4.

Immune mobs

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

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.

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
		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

Icon	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	Use a golden apple on a zombie villager under the Weakness effect; the advancement is granted when the zombie villager converts into a villager. 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 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			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.
		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.
		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.
					Added Lingering Potions.
1.14		18w43a			Changed effect icon texture.
					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.
		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.
					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.
		beta 1.13.0.15			Master-level farmer villagers may now sell suspicious stew, including the weakness one.
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.

Issues

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Notes

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