Dolphin's Grace is a status effect that increases an entity's speed while they are in water. It is obtained by sprint-swimming while a dolphin is nearby.
Dolphins grant a similar speed boost in Bedrock Edition, but this version of the mechanic has no name or icon and is not considered to be a standard status effect.
Effect
Dolphin's Grace causes the player to swim significantly faster and lose speed at a slower rate, but also makes changing directions slower. Dolphin's Grace on its own allows players to travel 9.8 m/s underwater without Depth Strider, making it faster than a boat. Combining it with Depth Strider, players are able to travel at much higher speeds,[1] adding 8.983 m/s per level. Potentially higher speeds are possible by adding soul soil underwater and using Soul Speed-enchanted boots, along with the Speed status effect.
| Depth Strider level | Speed(m/s) |
|---|---|
| None | 9.800 |
| I | 18.783 |
| II | 27.767 |
| III | 36.75 |
Dolphin's Grace only affects horizontal movement speed. Vertical movement is not affected.[2]
This status effect is exclusive to Java Edition. Although players in Bedrock Edition are also able to experience a significant gain in speed if the same conditions as in Java Edition are met, it is not considered a status effect as no effect icon is shown.
Invisibility reduces the range dolphins give this effect based on the amount of armor the player is wearing.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dolphin
|
I | 0:05 | The player must sprint-swim within 9 blocks (Euclidean) of a dolphin to achieve this effect with it being replenished if the player continues sprint-swimming within 15 blocks (Euclidean) |
Immune mobs
- Withers and ender dragons are immune to Dolphin's Grace.
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: Fourth Drop 2026]/35[upcoming] 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. |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
 Dolphin's Grace | dolphins_grace |
effect |
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 18w19a |  Added Dolphin's Grace. | |||||
| pre6 | Dolphin's Grace effect is now needed for "How Did We Get Here?" advancement. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  Dolphin's Grace now points to a fully transparent section of inventory.png. The icon that should be used for Dolphin's Grace is used by Slow Falling. | |||||
| 18w43b | The correct texture is now used again. | ||||||
| 1.20.2 | 23w32a | The game no longer uses numeric values when storing mob effects to world. Prior to the removal of numeric IDs, this effect's numeral ID was 30. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Dolphin's Grace" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
