Weakness

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Weakness

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

👁 Invicon Potion of Weakness.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Weakness in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potion of Weakness Weakness (01:30) When Applied: -4 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Splash Potion of Weakness.png: Inventory sprite for Splash Potion of Weakness in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Splash Potion of Weakness Weakness (01:30) When Applied: -4 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Lingering Potion of Weakness.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Weakness in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lingering Potion of Weakness Weakness (00:22) When Applied: -4 Attack Damage
👁 Invicon Arrow of Weakness.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow of Weakness in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Arrow of Weakness Weakness (00:11) When Applied: -4 Attack Damage

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	👁 EffectSprite particle-weakness.png: Sprite image for particle-weakness in Minecraft #484D48 (gray)
Type	Negative

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

Effect

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Melee damage inflicted by the affected entity is reduced by 4HP👁 ❤️
👁 ❤️
× 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 where is the default attack damage with whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}

Attacks that deal 0HP👁 🖤
or less due to Weakness will fail to connect entirely, making them do no knockback. However, by use of damage-increasing enchantments such as Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, or Impaling, attacks will always connect. 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.

Exceptions

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Weakness does not affect the damage of spear charge attacks,^[1]^[2] or the damage of ranged attacks.

Causes

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Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
👁 Image Potion of Weakness	I	1:30
👁 Image Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00
👁 Image Splash Potion of Weakness	I	1:30	Thrown by 👁 Image Witches if their target is within 3 blocks and under the 👁 Image Poison effect.
👁 Image Splash Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00
👁 Image Lingering Potion of Weakness	I	0:22
👁 Image Lingering Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	1:00
👁 Image Arrow of Weakness	I	0:11	50% chance of being dropped by 👁 Image Parched.
👁 Image Arrow of Weakness (extended)	I	0:30	Fired by 👁 Image Parched.
👁 Image Suspicious Stew	I	0:07	Must be crafted from a 👁 Image Tulip
👁 Image Suspicious Stew	I	0:07	Traded from expert farmer villagers
👁 Image Suspicious Stew	I	0:06–0:08	Found in shipwreck supply chests

Immune mobs

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

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 weakness.png: Sprite image for weakness in Minecraft Weakness	`weakness`	`18`	`effect.minecraft.weakness`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
👁 EffectSprite weakness.png: Sprite image for weakness in Minecraft Weakness	`weakness`	`18`	`potion.weakness`

Achievements

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Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
👁 Image	👁 Image	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).	40	Gold

Advancements

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Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
👁 Image 👁 Image	Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager	Use a golden apple on a zombie villager under the 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.
👁 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 Strength 👁 Image Water Breathing 👁 Image 👁 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 Strength 👁 Image Trial Omen 👁 Image Water Breathing 👁 Image 👁 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	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	👁 Image 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 of Weakness.
	15w33a	Each level of Weakness effect changed from 0.5 (HP👁 ❤️ × ¹⁄₄) reduction to damage to 4HP👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ .
	15w33a	Added Lingering Potions of Weakness.
1.14	18w43a	👁 Image Changed effect icon texture.
	18w43a	Weakness can now be obtained from suspicious stew.
	18w43b	👁 Image The effect icon has been fixed.
	19w11a	Expert-level farmer villagers may now sell suspicious stew, including the Weakness one.
1.21.4	24w45a	Decreased the duration of Weakness obtained from suspicious stew made with a tulip from 9 seconds to 7 seconds.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0	build 1	👁 Image 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	👁 Image 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.
1.21.60	Preview 1.21.60.23	Decreased the duration of Weakness applied by suspicious stews from 8 seconds to 7 seconds, matching Java Edition.

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	Weakness is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7		1.00					Added the potion of Weakness and the splash potion of Weakness.
TU14		1.04					Weakness can now be used to cure zombie villagers.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Added witches, which can throw splash potions of Weakness at their targets.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added tipped arrows of Weakness.
							Each level of Weakness effect changed from 0.5 (HP👁 ❤️ × ¹⁄₄) reduction to damage to 4HP👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ .
							Added Lingering Potions of Weakness.
			1.91				👁 Image Changed effect icon texture.

Java Edition Combat Tests

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Java Edition Combat Tests
8b							Weakness now gives -20% damage per level (was -4 damage per level).

Issues

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

References

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↑ "[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".

Notes

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↑ Background for the new equation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtZ9ceTfVGbEkKkbZAfzpKKGk2FQ0FwmeUyw5ja14B8/edit?usp=sharing
↑ To find the damage when Strength and Weakness are applied at the same time, first calculate the damage with the Strength formula, then plug that in as the "" in this Weakness formula.

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

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JE & LCE only	👁 Image Glowing

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

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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
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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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