Strength

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Strength

👁 Strength.png: Infobox image for Minecraft effect 'Strength'

👁 Invicon Potion of Strength.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Strength in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potion of Strength Strength (03:00) When Applied: +3 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Splash Potion of Strength.png: Inventory sprite for Splash Potion of Strength in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Splash Potion of Strength Strength (03:00) When Applied: +3 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Lingering Potion of Strength.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Strength in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lingering Potion of Strength Strength (00:45) When Applied: +3 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Arrow of Strength.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow of Strength in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Arrow of Strength Strength (00:22) When Applied: +3 Attack Damage

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	👁 EffectSprite particle-strength.png: Sprite image for particle-strength in Minecraft #FFD700 (gold)
Type	Positive

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Strength is a status effect which increases attack damage.

Effect

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In Java Edition, it increases melee damage by 3HP👁 ❤️
👁 💔
× level.

In Bedrock Edition, melee damage under the Strength effect can be found through the equation , where is the default damage of whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.^[1] Example for an iron sword:

Normal: 7HP👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
👁 💔
Level 1: 10.1HP👁 ❤️
× 5.05
Level 2: 14.13HP👁 ❤️
× 7.065

Exceptions

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Strength does not affect the damage of spear charge attacks in Java Edition^[2]^[3] or the damage of ranged attacks.

Causes

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

Immune mobs

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Withers and ender dragons are immune to Strength.
Any mob that cannot attack or only attacks with projectiles is unaffected by Strength.

Data values

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ID

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👁 Image
This section is about the effect IDs. For the IDs on potions, see Potion § Item data. For the IDs on tipped arrows, see Arrow § Metadata.

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
👁 EffectSprite strength.png: Sprite image for strength in Minecraft Strength	`strength`	`5`	`effect.minecraft.strength`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
👁 EffectSprite strength.png: Sprite image for strength in Minecraft Strength	`strength`	`5`	`potion.damageBoost`

Advancements

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Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
👁 Image 👁 Image	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time: 👁 Image Fire Resistance 👁 Image Infested 👁 Image Invisibility 👁 Image Jump Boost 👁 Image Night Vision 👁 Image Oozing 👁 Image Poison 👁 Image Regeneration 👁 Image Resistance 👁 Image Slow Falling 👁 Image Slowness 👁 Image Speed 👁 Image 👁 Image Water Breathing 👁 Image Weakness 👁 Image Weaving 👁 Image 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.
👁 Image 👁 Image	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 34 status effects applied to the player at the same time: 👁 Image Absorption 👁 Image Bad Omen 👁 Image Blindness 👁 Image Breath of the Nautilus 👁 Image Conduit Power 👁 Image Darkness 👁 Image Dolphin's Grace 👁 Image Fire Resistance 👁 Image Glowing 👁 Image Haste 👁 Image Hero of the Village 👁 Image Hunger 👁 Image Infested 👁 Image Invisibility 👁 Image Jump Boost 👁 Image Levitation 👁 Image Mining Fatigue 👁 Image Nausea 👁 Image Night Vision 👁 Image Oozing 👁 Image Poison 👁 Image Raid Omen 👁 Image Regeneration 👁 Image Resistance 👁 Image Slow Falling 👁 Image Slowness 👁 Image Speed 👁 Image 👁 Image Trial Omen 👁 Image Water Breathing 👁 Image Weakness 👁 Image Weaving 👁 Image Wind Charged 👁 Image Wither 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. See also: Tutorial:Advancement guide/How Did We Get Here? 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.

History

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Java Edition

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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	👁 Image 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 3HP👁 ❤️ 👁 💔 per level.
1.6.1	13w24a	Spiders now have a chance of spawning with Strength on Hard difficulty.^{[is this the correct version?]}
1.6.1	1.6	Strength now increases damage by 130% per level.
1.9	15w33a	Strength now increases damage by 3HP👁 ❤️ 👁 💔 per level again.
1.14	18w43a	👁 Image Changed effect icon texture.
1.14	18w43b	👁 Image The Strength texture is fixed.
1.19.4	Pre-release 3	Potion and effect color changed from #932423 to #FCC500.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0	build 1	👁 Image 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	👁 Image Changed effect icon texture.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU5	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Strength is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7							👁 Image The effect sprite for Strength has been added.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7							Added Potion and Splash Potion of Strength.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Added the ability to get strength from a beacon.
							Strength now increases damage by 130% per level.^{[is this the correct version?]}
							Spiders now have a chance of spawning with Strength on Hard difficulty.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Lingering Potion of Strength.
							Added the 👁 Image Arrow of Strength.
							Strength now increases damage by 3HP👁 ❤️ 👁 💔 per level again.
			1.91				👁 Image Changed effect icon texture.

Java Edition Combat Tests

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Java Edition Combat Tests
8b							Strength now adds +20% damage per level (was +3 damage per level).

Issues

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Issues relating to "Strength" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

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↑ Background for this new equation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtZ9ceTfVGbEkKkbZAfzpKKGk2FQ0FwmeUyw5ja14B8/edit?usp=sharing
↑ "[MC-302778] Strength, Weakness and any other attack_damage attribute modifiers do not impact damage dealt by spears when performing charge attacks – Jira" – Mojira. Resolved as "Fixed".
↑ "[MC-306239] Strength and Weakness effects still do not affect spear charge attacks – Jira" – Mojira. Resolved as "Unresolved".

Navigation

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Effects

Attack power

Block breaking

Health

BE only	👁 Image Fatal Poison

Unused	👁 Image Health Boost

Hunger

Loot

👁 Image
Hero of the Village

Unused

JE & LCE only	👁 Image Bad Luck 👁 Image Luck

Movement

JE only	👁 Image Dolphin's Grace

Ominous events

Protective

Spawns

Visibility

JE & LCE only	👁 Image Glowing

Joke

Combat

👁 ItemSprite iron-sword.png: Sprite image for iron-sword in Minecraft
Melee

Mechanics

Items

Sword	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Axe	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Spear	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite

Enchantments

Sword	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Knockback 👁 Image Looting 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite 👁 Image Sweeping Edge‌^{[JE only]}
Axe	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Cleaving‌^{[JE Combat Tests only]} 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite
Spear	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Knockback 👁 Image Looting 👁 Image Lunge 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite
Trident	👁 Image Channeling 👁 Image Impaling 👁 Image Loyalty 👁 Image Riptide
Mace	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Breach 👁 Image Density 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Smite 👁 Image Wind Burst

Effects

👁 ItemSprite bow.png: Sprite image for bow in Minecraft
Ranged

Mechanics

Items

Ammunition	👁 Image Arrow 👁 Image Spectral Arrow‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Tipped Arrow 👁 Image Firework Rocket

Enchantments

Bow	👁 Image Flame 👁 Image Infinity 👁 Image Power 👁 Image Punch
Crossbow	👁 Image Multishot 👁 Image Piercing 👁 Image Quick Charge
Trident	👁 Image Channeling 👁 Image Impaling 👁 Image Loyalty 👁 Image Riptide

👁 ItemSprite iron-chestplate.png: Sprite image for iron-chestplate in Minecraft
Armor

Mechanics

Items

Full sets	👁 ItemSprite leather-cap.png: Sprite image for leather-cap in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-tunic.png: Sprite image for leather-tunic in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-pants.png: Sprite image for leather-pants in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-boots.png: Sprite image for leather-boots in Minecraft Leather Armor 👁 ItemSprite copper-helmet.png: Sprite image for copper-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-chestplate.png: Sprite image for copper-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-leggings.png: Sprite image for copper-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-boots.png: Sprite image for copper-boots in Minecraft Copper Armor 👁 ItemSprite golden-helmet.png: Sprite image for golden-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-chestplate.png: Sprite image for golden-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-leggings.png: Sprite image for golden-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-boots.png: Sprite image for golden-boots in Minecraft Golden Armor 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-helmet.png: Sprite image for chainmail-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-chestplate.png: Sprite image for chainmail-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-leggings.png: Sprite image for chainmail-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-boots.png: Sprite image for chainmail-boots in Minecraft Chainmail Armor 👁 ItemSprite iron-helmet.png: Sprite image for iron-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-chestplate.png: Sprite image for iron-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-leggings.png: Sprite image for iron-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-boots.png: Sprite image for iron-boots in Minecraft Iron Armor 👁 ItemSprite diamond-helmet.png: Sprite image for diamond-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-chestplate.png: Sprite image for diamond-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-leggings.png: Sprite image for diamond-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-boots.png: Sprite image for diamond-boots in Minecraft Diamond Armor 👁 ItemSprite netherite-helmet.png: Sprite image for netherite-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-chestplate.png: Sprite image for netherite-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-leggings.png: Sprite image for netherite-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-boots.png: Sprite image for netherite-boots in Minecraft Netherite Armor
Helmet	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite 👁 Image Turtle
Chestplate	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Leggings	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Boots	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Horse armor	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Nautilus armor	👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite

Enchantments

Helmet	👁 Image Aqua Affinity 👁 Image Respiration
Leggings	👁 Image Swift Sneak
Boots	👁 Image Depth Strider 👁 Image Feather Falling 👁 Image Frost Walker 👁 Image Soul Speed

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Meat	👁 Image Beef 👁 Image Steak 👁 Image Chicken 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Mutton 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Porkchop 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Rabbit 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Stew
Fish	👁 Image Cod 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Pufferfish 👁 Image Salmon 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Tropical Fish
Crafted	👁 Image Bread 👁 Image Cake 👁 Image Cookie 👁 Image Honey Bottle 👁 Image Mushroom Stew 👁 Image Pumpkin Pie 👁 Image Suspicious Stew

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Removed	👁 Image Sword blocking

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