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Speed
For the attribute, see Attribute § Attributes.
Speed is a status effect that 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 decrease speed.
Contents
Causes[edit]
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Swiftness | I | 3:00 | Witches 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 Speed | I | 0:05 – 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. |
| Beacon set to Speed II | II | 0:17 | Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 4. |
| Spawning within the world | I | Indefinite[1] | Only applies to some spiders on Hard difficulty.[more information needed] |
Unaffected mobs[edit]
Boss mobs are immune to the Speed effect. While not immune, flying mobs are unaffected by the Speed effect.[2] 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; throwing ender pearls, walking on soul soil or soul sand while wearing soul speed boots, or being near a dolphin to gain Dolphin's Grace.
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
This section is about the effect IDs. For the IDs on potions, see Potion § Item data. For for the IDs on tipped arrows, see Arrow § Item data.| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | speed | 1 | effect.minecraft.speed |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | speed | 1 | potion.moveSpeed |
Advancements[edit]
Main article: Advancement
| 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. Beacon effects also count for the purposes of this advancement. Other potion effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. | 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. Beacon effects also count for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. Note: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can only be viewed by the player after completing 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 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. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added speed, which can be obtained by a Potion of Swiftness or Splash Potion of Swiftness. |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Added the ability to get speed from a beacon. | ||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added the Lingering Potion of Swiftness. | |
| Added the Arrow of Swiftness. | |||||
| 1.90 | Changed effect icon texture. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Speed" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
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
1.13 Speed icon
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
