Depth Strider

This article is about the enchantment. For the mob, see Strider.

Depth Strider

Maximum level	III
Primary items
Secondary items	None
Enchantment weight	2
Incompatible with	Frost Walker
Overleveling behavior	No change

Depth Strider is an enchantment applied to boots that lessens the movement speed reduction that occurs when in water.

Obtaining

Depth Strider can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} books obtained by fishing, librarian villagers (or if the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experimental datapack is enabled, a swamp librarian), and in non-village structure loot.

Usage

Each level of Depth Strider increases water movement efficiency by ¹⁄₃, including reducing the speed at which flowing water pushes the player when standing still. An armor stand carrying armor enchanted with Depth Strider also moves slower when being pushed by water.^[1]

Level 3 lets the player swim as fast as walking on land. Any higher level has no effect on speed. Also at level 3, a Speed potion affects the player's swimming the same as walking.

If the player has the Dolphin's Grace effect, bonuses from both are combined and the player can move at a high speed through water.‌^{[Java Edition only][2]}

Depth Strider can normally be applied only to boots. Using commands, the enchantment still works when applied to other types of armor (such as a helmet). However, it has no effect unless the enchanted item is equipped in the feet slot.

Depth Strider only affects horizontal movement speed in water. Vertical movement speed is not affected.^[3]

Incompatibilities

Depth Strider and Frost Walker are mutually exclusive. However, if combined using commands in java, both enchantments function normally.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Enchantment definition

{
  "anvil_cost": 4,
  "description": {
    "translate": "enchantment.minecraft.depth_strider"
  },
  "effects": {
    "minecraft:attributes": [
      {
        "amount": {
          "type": "minecraft:linear",
          "base": 0.33333334,
          "per_level_above_first": 0.33333334
        },
        "attribute": "minecraft:water_movement_efficiency",
        "id": "minecraft:enchantment.depth_strider",
        "operation": "add_value"
      }
    ]
  },
  "exclusive_set": "#minecraft:exclusive_set/boots",
  "max_cost": {
    "base": 25,
    "per_level_above_first": 10
  },
  "max_level": 3,
  "min_cost": {
    "base": 10,
    "per_level_above_first": 10
  },
  "slots": [
    "feet"
  ],
  "supported_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/foot_armor",
  "weight": 2
}

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History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Issues

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

References