Weakness

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Weakness decreases attack power.

It can be cured by a milk bucket or with elixir.‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}

Effect[edit]

Melee damage inflicted by the affected entity is reduced by 4 × level. Negative levels increase melee damage dealt.

This effect is also used to cure zombie villagers, preceding the golden apple.

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Weakness	I	1:30
Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00
Splash Potion of Weakness	I	1:30	Witches throw this splash potion if their target is within 3 blocks.
Splash Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	4:00
Lingering Potion of Weakness	I	0:22
Lingering Potion of Weakness (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Weakness	I	0:11
Arrow of Weakness (extended)	I	0:30
Suspicious Stew	I	0:09	Must be crafted from a Tulip
Suspicious Stew	I	0:06-0:08	Found in shipwreck supply chests Traded from expert farmer villagers‌^{[JE only]}

Boss mobs and passive mobs are immune to Weakness.

Potion	Namespaced ID‌^{[JE only]}	Numeric ID‌^{[BE only]}
Weakness	`weakness`	34
Weakness (extended)	`long_weakness`	35
Weakness II‌^{[Java Edition only]}	`strong_weakness`	-

Effect	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Weakness	`weakness`	18

Main article: Achievement

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Zombie Doctor	Cure a zombie villager.	Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand)	40G	Gold

Main article: Advancement

Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager	We Need to Go Deeper	Throw a splash potion of Weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand), then wait for the villager to be cured.	`story/cure_zombie_villager`
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. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it.	`nether/all_effects`

Java Edition
?		Added Weakness.
1.14	18w43a	Changed effect icon texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.11.0	build 1	Added Weakness, which is currently unobtainable.
0.12.1	build 1	Weakness is now obtainable from potion and splash potion of weakness.
0.12.1	build 1	Weakness can now be used to cure zombie villagers.
0.14.0	build 1	Added witches that utilize splash potions to inflict weakness.
0.15.0	build 1	Added Arrow of Weakness that inflicts weakness.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Weakness can now be obtained from lingering potion of weakness.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Elixirs now remove the weakness effect when consumed.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.5	Changed effect icon texture.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.9	Weakness can now be obtained from suspicious stew.