Commands/effect

effect

Restrictions	Operator
First introduced	Java Edition 1.5 (13w09b) PE 1.0.5 (Pocket Edition alpha 1.0.5.0)

Add or remove status effects on players and other entities.

Syntax

• Java Edition

effect clear [<targets>] [<effect>]

Removes an effect.

effect give <targets> <effect> [<seconds>] [<amplifier>] [<hideParticles>]

Gives an effect.

• Bedrock Edition

effect <player: target> clear

Removes all effects.

effect <player: target> <effect: Effect> [seconds: int] [amplifier: int] [hideParticles: Boolean]

Gives or removes an effect.

Arguments

JE: <targets>: entity
BE: player: target: CommandSelector<Actor>

Must be a player name, a target selector or a UUID‌^{[Java Edition only]}. 

Specifies the target(s). In Bedrock Edition, if not specified, defaults to the player who executes the command.

JE: <effect>: mob_effect
BE: effect: Effect: MobEffect

Specifies the effect to be added or removed.

JE: <seconds>: integer
BE: seconds: int: int

Must be a 32-bit integer number. In Java Edition, it must be between 0 and 1000000 (inclusive). In Bedrock Edition, it must be between 1 and 2147483647 (inclusive).

Specifies the effect's duration in seconds (or in gameticks for instant_damage, instant_health, and saturation). If not specified, defaults to 30 seconds (or 1 gameticks for instant_damage, instant_health, and saturation).

JE: <amplifier>: integer
BE: amplifier: int: int

Must be a 32-bit integer number. In Java Edition, it must be between -2147483648 and 2147483647 (inclusive). And it must be between 0 and 255 (inclusive).

Specifies the number of additional levels to add to the effect. If not specified, defaults to 0. Note that the first tier of a status effect (e.g. Regeneration I) is 0, so the second tier, for example Regeneration II, would be specified by an amplifier level of 1.

JE: <hideParticles>: bool
BE: hideParticles: Boolean: bool

Specifies whether the particles and the HUD indicator‌^{[Java Edition only]} of the status effect should be hidden. If not specified, defaults to false.

Result

Command	Trigger	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition
any	the arguments are not specified correctly	Unparseable	Failed
	if <targets> or player: target fails to resolve to one or more entities (named player must be online)	Failed
/effect clear	if <targets> is not specified and the command executor is not a player		N/A
/effect clear ...	if no effect is removed from any entity
/effect ... clear	if no effect is removed from any entity	N/A	Failed
any	On success	Removes or gives the specified effect(s).

Output

Command	Edition	Situation	Success Count	/execute store success ...	/execute store result ...
any	Java Edition	On fail	0	0	0
		On success	1	1	the number of entities that are given or revoked effect(s).
	Bedrock Edition	On fail	0	N/A	N/A
		On success	the number of entities that are given or revoked effect(s).	N/A	N/A

Note

If a target already has the status effect, a new status effect with the same amplifier overrides the old duration only if it is longer, but a new status effect with a higher duration overrides any previous duration.

Examples

• To grant a Speed II effect to the nearest player for 60 seconds: effect give @p minecraft:speed 60 1‌^{[Java Edition only]} or effect @p speed 60 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• To grant a Speed III effect to the nearest player for 60 seconds: effect give @p minecraft:speed 60 2‌^{[Java Edition only]} or effect @p speed 60 2‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• To clear any Haste effects from all players: effect clear @a minecraft:haste‌^{[Java Edition only]} or effect @a haste 0‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• To clear all effects from all zombies: effect clear @e[type=zombie]‌^{[Java Edition only]} or effect @e[type=zombie] clear‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

History

Java Edition
1.5		13w09b			Added /effect.
1.6.1		pre			Added clear argument to /effect.
1.8		14w06a			Added hideParticles argument to /effect
Pocket Edition
1.0.5		alpha 1.0.5.0			Added /effect.
		alpha 1.0.5.3			The amplifier on /effect can no longer have negative values.
Bedrock Edition
?					Max value for <seconds> argument was changed to 32 bit integer limit, although gives effect only at 2040109465 or below.

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