| Sources
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See § Causes
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| Particle
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 #00FFEE (bright cyan)
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| Type
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Positive
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Breath of the Nautilus is a status effect that is granted while riding a nautilus or zombie nautilus which prevents the rider's oxygen bar from depleting.
Effect
Breath of the Nautilus prevents an entity from drowning underwater by freezing their oxygen bar. If the entity's oxygen bar is already empty, the effect prevents them from taking drowning damage.
Causes
| Cause
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Potency
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Length
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Notes
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 Nautilus
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I
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0:02
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Replenishes every two seconds while riding on a nautilus
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 Zombie Nautilus
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I
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0:02
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Replenishes every two seconds while riding on a zombie nautilus
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Immune mobs
Data values
ID
Java Edition:
| Name | Identifier |
Translation key |
|---|
 Breath of the Nautilus | breath_of_the_nautilus |
effect.minecraft.breath_of_the_nautilus |
Bedrock Edition:
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
Translation key |
|---|
| Breath of the Nautilus | breath_of_the_nautilus | 37 |
effect.customNautilus |
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 34 [until: JE 26.4]/35 [upcoming: JE 26.4] status effects applied to the player at the same time:
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. |
History
Reveal
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Issues
Issues relating to "Breath of the Nautilus" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- The status effect is identical to Water Breathing before it was changed to increase the oxygen while underwater in 1.21.4.[1]
References
The Breath of the Nautilus effect was revealed at Minecraft LIVE – September 2025.
