Mining Fatigue

Mining Fatigue

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	#4A4217 (dark khaki)
Type	Negative

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Mining Fatigue is an effect that reduces mining and attack speed, opposite to Haste.

Effect

Attack speed

The effect decreases attack speed by 10% per level. For the in-game default level III, attack speed decreases by 30%.

Mining speed

The mining speed is reduced to 0.3^level of the normal mining speed. For the in-game default level III, the speed is reduced to 0.3³ (0.027×) of normal speed, taking 37 times longer than usual to break a block with its proper tool.

Mining Fatigue effects

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10+
Attack speed	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%
Mining speed	30% (3.3×)	9% (11.1×)	2.7% (37×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)	0.81% (123.5×)

in Java Edition, levels higher than 4 work like level 4 for the purposes of calculating mining speed. However, attack speed can still decrease, all the way to 0% at level 10.

While afflicted, a player can still craft and ride entities as usual, but cannot remove most vehicles due to how slowly the vehicle can be broken.

The affliction is cured by drinking milk, although milk does not prevent a subsequent affliction by an elder guardian, which can happen within a few seconds‌ or immediately.‌ Axolotls can also remove this effect, if the player helps an axolotl kill a mob while an axolotl was battling that mob.

Causes

Mining Fatigue being inflicted by an elder guardian.

The only natural cause of Mining Fatigue is from affliction by an elder guardian, when player is close to it and the only natural effect level is III. Other levels can be achieved via commands.

In Java Edition, once per minute, elder guardians in the vicinity search for any player within 50 blocks to afflict with Mining Fatigue III. A player cannot defend from this attack. Concealment behind blocks, underground, or by a potion of invisibility offers no defense.

In Bedrock Edition, elder guardians within range afflict Mining Fatigue III immediately. Drinking milk to remove the effect results in re-infliction immediately after drinking the milk.

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Elder Guardian	III	5:00	Only when the player is not affected.

Notes

• The effect does not affect block breaking in Creative mode, or blocks that are broken instantly by default.
• Axolotls can remove a player's mining fatigue if the player assisted it killing a mob

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time:[hide] The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects 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, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Mining Fatigue	mining_fatigue	4	effect.minecraft.mining_fatigue

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Mining Fatigue	mining_fatigue	4	potion.digSlowDown

History

[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Mining Fatigue is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2				The effect sprite for Mining Fatigue has been added to inventory.png.
							Milk now cancels the Mining Fatigue effect.
1.8			14w25a				Mining Fatigue mechanics have been adjusted; speed no longer reduces at 20% per level.
							Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians.
1.9			15w34b				Mining Fatigue now affects the new attackSpeed attribute.
1.14			18w43a				The effect icon texture of Mining Fatigue has been changed.
			18w43b				The effect icon has been fixed.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added Mining Fatigue.
							Mining Fatigue is currently unobtainable.
v0.16.0			build 1				Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.5				The texture was updated.
[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 Mining Fatigue.
TU7							The effect sprite for Mining Fatigue has been added.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians.
TU63	CU53	1.67	1.67	1.67	Patch 32	1.0.13	The mining fatigue effect now properly reduces the player's mining speed.
			1.91				The effect icon texture of Mining Fatigue has been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Mining Fatigue" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.