Speed
Speed is a status effect which increases an entity's walking speed by 20% multiplied by the effect level. It expands a player's field of view (FOV) accordingly. Negative levels will decrease speed.
Contents
Causes[edit]
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Swiftness | I | 3:00 | Witches will drink this potion if their target is over 11 blocks away. |
| Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Potion of Swiftness II | II | 1:30 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness | I | 3:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Swiftness II | II | 1:30 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness | I | 0:45 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness (extended) | I | 2:00 | |
| Lingering Potion of Swiftness II | II | 0:22 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness | I | 0:22 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness (extended) | I | 1:00 | |
| Arrow of Swiftness II | II | 0:11 | |
| Beacon set to Swiftness | I | 0:05 – 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. |
| Beacon set to Swiftness II | II | 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 4. |
| Spawning within the world | [more information needed] | [more information needed] | Only applies to spiders on Hard difficulty with a 40% chance |
Unaffected mobs[edit]
Boss mobs are immune to the Speed effect. While not immune, flying mobs are unaffected by the Speed effect.[1] Shulkers are also unaffected by, though not immune to, Speed.
Notes[edit]
- Alternative methods of traveling more quickly include: sprinting; walking on ice, packed ice or blue ice; riding a horse, pig, or minecart; riding a boat on ice, packed ice, or blue ice; or throwing ender pearls.
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Potion | Namespaced ID[JE only] | Numeric ID[BE only] |
|---|---|---|
| Swiftness | swiftness
|
14 |
| Swiftness (extended) | long_swiftness
|
15 |
| Swiftness II | strong_swiftness
|
16 |
| Effect | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | speed
|
1 |
Advancements[edit]
Main article: Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Furious Cocktail | Have every potion effect applied at the same time | Local Brewery | Have all of these 13 potion effects applied to the player at the same time. | nether/all_potions |
|
| How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 26 effects applied to the player at the same time (Note that this is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can only be viewed when the player has completed it). | nether/all_effects |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Speed is added along with 18 other status effects but it is unobtainable as no potions are added yet. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Speed can now be obtained through potions. | |||
| Added an inventory sprite for speed. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Changed how speed potions are brewed. | ||||
| Added the Potion of Swiftness (normal, extended and level II) | |||||
| 1.4.2 | ? | Added the ability to get speed from a beacon. | |||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24a | Spiders will now have a chance of spawning with Speed on Hard difficulty. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Added the Arrow of Swiftness. | |||
| ? | Potions no longer use damage values to determine their effect, the effects moved to the Potion NBT. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Speed is added but unobtainable at the time. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Speed can now be obtained through potions and splash potion. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witch that can drink potion of swiftness to grant itself speed effect. | |||
| 0.15.0 | build 1 | Speed can be obtained from arrow of swiftness. | |||
| 0.16.0 | build 4 | Speed can be obtained from beacon. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Speed can be obtained from lingering potion of swiftness. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
Trivia[edit]
- Speed allows slimes to jump farther. High levels of speed can make slimes bounce out of view with just one jump.
Gallery[edit]
A player with the Speed effect.
A cauldron filled with the potion of swiftness.
A spider naturally spawned with the Speed effect.
Speed II potion item description
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
