Strength
Strength is a status effect which increases attack power.
Effect[edit]
Increases melee damage by 3 (
) × level. Negative levels decrease melee damage, with attacks being ignored entirely if damage would be 0 or lower.
Causes[edit]
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Strength | I | 3:00 | |
| Potion of Strength (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Potion of Strength II | II | 1:30 | |
| Splash Potion of Strength | I | 3:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Strength (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Strength II | II | 1:30 | |
| Lingering Potion of Strength | I | 0:45 | Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most |
| Lingering Potion of Strength (extended) | I | 2:00 | Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most |
| Lingering Potion of Strength II | II | 0:23 | Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most |
| Arrow of Strength | I | 0:23 | |
| Arrow of Strength (extended) | I | 1:00 | |
| Arrow of Strength II | II | 0:12 | |
| Beacon | I | 0:05 – 0:17 | Replenishes when within range |
| Beacon | II | 0:17 | Replenishes when within range, level 4 only |
| Being a zombie villager | I | 2:00-5:00 | When being cured and the difficulty is Normal |
| Being a zombie villager | II | 2:00-5:00 | When being cured and the difficulty is Hard |
| Spawning within the world | I | - | Only applies to some spiders on Hard difficulty |
Immune mobs[edit]
Technically, mobs which cannot attack are unaffected by strength.[more information needed]
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Potion | Name ID[JE only] | Numeric ID[BE only] |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | strength
|
31 |
| Strength (extended) | long_strength
|
32 |
| Strength II | strong_strength
|
33 |
| Effect | Name ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | strength
|
5 |
Advancements[edit]
Main article: Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Internal 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. | minecraft:nether/all_potions |
| How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 27 effects applied to the player at the same time. | minecraft:nether/all_effects |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | Added Strength. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Added Strength, which was unobtainable at the time. | |||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Strength can now be obtained from potions and splash potions of strength. | |||
| Zombie villagers now gain strength when being cured. | |||||
| 0.15.0 | build 1 | Added the Arrow of Strength, which grants strength. | |||
| 0.16.0 | build 4 | Strength can now be gained from beacons. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Strength can now be obtained from lingering potions of strength. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | Changed effect icon texture. | |||
