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Status effects in particular come in a variety of flavors. Players can use them to their advantage to survive longer or to move faster and deal more damage. Alternatively, some status effects can be fatal and severely impair the player against a horde of hostile mobs. Here’s a breakdown of every status effect in Minecraft, and how players can get them.

Positive Status Effects

These status effects have a positive effect on the player and are generally speaking desirable effects.

Note: Health Boost status effect is technically in the game, but is currently unused.

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Negative Status Effects

These status effects will typically impair or harm the player in one way or another, and therefore are somewhat undesirable or even fatal.

  • The effect itself is neutral but has negative consequences when activated.

Bedrock Exclusive Status Effects

These status effects can only be found in Minecraft’s Bedrock Edition and may be similar to some included in the Java Edition, or in both.

Fatal Poison: Damages the player and can also kill them. This status effect only applies to parrots who are given a cookie to eat. Otherwise, it must be accessed with commands.

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Java Edition Exclusive Status Effects

These status effects can be found exclusively in Minecraft’s Java Edition or through commands.

  • Not accessible in survival mode.

** Not accessible in survival mode.

Minecraft is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, and many other devices.

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