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For hostile undead boss mob, see Wither. For skeleton mob found in nether fortresses, see Wither Skeleton.
"Decay" redirects here. For Easter Egg dimension in 20w14∞, see Java Edition 20w14∞ § World generation.

Wither is a status effect that inflicts damage over time. Unlike Poison, it can affect undead mobs, and can kill.

Causes

Cause Potency Length Notes
Potion of Decay II 0:40 [Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Splash Potion of Decay II 0:40 [Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Lingering Potion of Decay II 0:10 [Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Arrow of Decay II 0:05 [Bedrock Edition only]
Wither II 0:10 (Normal difficulty)

0:40 (Hard difficulty)

When wither skulls make a direct hit on the target. Normal and Hard difficulty only.
Wither Skeleton I 0:10 Melee attack only.
Wither Rose I 0:02 Only when in range (within the block)
Suspicious Stew I 0:08 Must be made with Wither Rose

Damage

The amount of damage inflicted to the affected entity is shown in the table below:

Level Ticks per ♥ ♥ per second
1 40 0.25
2 20 0.5
3 10 1
4[note 1] 5 2
5[note 1] 2 4
6+[note 1] 1 10
  1. a b c Due to damage immunity, the effective rate is 10 ticks (♥ × 1 per second) at levels 4 and up.

The player's hearts turn black (♥)(♥ on hardcore mode), making it more difficult, but still possible, for the player to see their health. Amplifiers outside the range 0–31 (corresponding to levels 1–32) are used modulo 32.

Immune mobs

Wither skeletons, withers and ender dragons are immune to Wither.

Notes

  • Death is reported as "<player> withered away".

Data values

ID

Potion Numeric ID‌[BE only]
Decay 36
Effect Namespaced ID Numeric ID
Wither wither 20


Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-fancy-rawHow Did We Get Here?
Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious CocktailHave all of these 27 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.
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
1.4.212w34aThe Wither effect has been added, and it is inflicted by the wither's wither skulls.
1.1418w43aWither Rose added, which inflicts the Wither status effect.
Changed effect icon texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.11.0build 1Added the wither status effect, which is currently unobtainable.
0.12.1build 1The Wither effect is now obtainable from wither skeleton attacks.
0.16.0build 4The Wither effect is now obtainable from wither skull projectiles, and potions of decay as well as splash potion and tipped arrow variants.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1The Wither effect can now be obtained from lingering potions of decay.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5 Changed effect icon texture.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9Added suspicious stew and wither roses, which can inflict the Wither effect.
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