Instant Damage

Instant Damage is an instant status effect that decreases health for players and living mobs and heals the undead.

Instant Damage

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	#A9656A (maroon)
Type	Negative (positive for undead mobs)

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Effect

Instant Damage inflicts magic damage of 3HP × 2^level. Undead mobs are healed as if with Instant Health instead. Death is reported as "<player> was killed by magic". When applied using a lingering potion, damage is inflicted every second. As this is magic damage, it can be decreased only via Resistance and Protection.

Causes

Cause	Potency	Damage	Heals undead	Length	Notes
Potion of Harming	I	6HP		Instant
Potion of Harming II	II	12HP × 6		Instant
Splash Potion of Harming	I	6HP	4HP	Instant	Witches throw this potion at their target.
Splash Potion of Harming II	II	12HP × 6	8HP	Instant
Lingering Potion of Harming	I	3HP per second 15HP × 7.5 total	2HP per second 10HP total	0:05
Lingering Potion of Harming II	II	6HP per second 30HP × 15 total	4HP per second 20HP × 10 total	0:05	Dragon fireballs cause this much harm.
Arrow of Harming	I	6HP	4HP	Instant
Arrow of Harming II	II	12HP × 6	8HP	Instant

Brewing

Potion	Reagent, base	Extended	Enhanced	Effects
Potion of Harming		-	Potion of Harming	Instant Damage Damages 6HP per potion. Enhanced: Instant Damage II Damages 12HP × 6 per potion.

Potion	Reagent, base	Extended	Enhanced	Effects
Potion of Harming		-	Potion of Harming	Instant Damage Damages 6HP per potion. Enhanced: Instant Damage II Damages 12HP × 6 per potion.

Immune mobs

• Witches are 85% resistant to Instant Damage.
• Endermen are immune to Instant Damage from splash potions and tipped arrows, but not from commands or lingering potions.
• Ender dragon is immune to Instant Damage, if it isn't player-based damage, e.g. potions shot from a dispenser.
• Creakings spawned by a creaking heart are immune to Instant Damage; creakings spawned by a spawn egg are not immune.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Instant Damage	instant_damage	7	effect.minecraft.instant_damage

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Instant Damage	instant_damage	7	potion.harm

History

[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Added Instant Damage.
[hide]Java Edition
1.15			19w41a				Added effect icon texture.
1.19.4			Pre-release 3				The potion & effect color have been changed from  #430A09 to  #A9656A.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added Instant Damage, which was unobtainable at the time.
v0.12.1			build 1				Instant Damage can now be obtained from potion of Harming and splash potion of Harming.
v0.14.0			build 1				Added witches that utilize Instant Damage from splash potions as an offensive attack.
v0.15.0			build 1				Added arrow of Harming that inflicts Instant Damage.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Instant Damage can now be obtained from lingering potion of Harming.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU5	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added Instant Damage.
TU7							Added potion of Harming and splash potion of Harming.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added the lingering potion of Harming.
							Added the arrow of Harming.

Issues

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