Wither (status effect)

For the hostile undead boss, see Wither. For the skeleton variant found in nether fortresses, see Wither Skeleton. For other uses, see Wither (disambiguation).

"Decay" redirects here. For Easter Egg dimension in 20w14∞, see Java Edition 20w14∞ § World generation.

Wither

Sources	See #Causes
Particle	#352A27 (bistre)
Type	Negative

Wither is a status effect that inflicts damage over time. Unlike Poison, it can affect undead mobs, and can kill. The player can usually tell how much health they have left, by the way that their full hearts seem to glisten slightly.

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Decay	II	0:40	‌[Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Splash Potion of Decay	II	0:40	‌[Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Lingering Potion of Decay	II	0:10	‌[Bedrock Edition only] Needs expansion to other potion augmentations if existent.
Arrow of Decay	II	0:05	‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Wither	II	0:10 (Normal difficulty) 0:40 (Hard difficulty)	When wither skulls make a direct hit on the target. Normal and Hard difficulty only.
Wither Skeleton	I	0:10	Melee attack only.
Wither Rose	I	0:02	Only when in range (within the block)
Suspicious Stew	I	0:08	Must be made with Wither Rose

Damage

The amount of damage inflicted to the affected entity is shown in the table below:

Level	Ticks per	per second
1	40	0.25
2	20	0.5
3	10	1
4	5	2
5	2	4
6+	1	10

The player's hearts turn black ()( on hardcore mode), making it more difficult, but still possible, for the player to see their health. Amplifiers outside the range 0–31 (corresponding to levels 1–32) are used modulo 32.

Immune mobs

Wither skeletons, withers and ender dragons are immune to Wither.

Notes

• Death is reported as "<player> withered away."

Data values

ID

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.

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Wither	wither	20	effect.minecraft.wither

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Wither	wither	20	potion.wither

Advancements

Main article: Advancement

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	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. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it.	nether/all_effects

History

Java Edition
1.4.2		12w34a			The Wither effect has been added, and it is inflicted by the wither's wither skulls.
1.14		18w43a			Wither Rose added, which inflicts the Wither status effect.
					Suspicious Stew have been added, which can inflict the Wither status effect.
					Changed effect icon texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.11.0		build 1			Added the wither status effect, which is currently unobtainable.
0.12.1		build 1			The Wither effect is now obtainable from wither skeleton attacks.
0.16.0		build 4			The Wither effect is now obtainable from wither skull projectiles, and potions of decay as well as splash potion and tipped arrow variants.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			The Wither effect can now be obtained from lingering potions of decay.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.5			Changed effect icon texture.
1.13.0		beta 1.13.0.9			Added suspicious stew and wither roses, which can inflict the Wither effect.

Status effects

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