Freezing

This article is about the upcoming status effect. For the mechanic of taking damage from powder snow, see Damage § Freezing. For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see Dungeons: Freezing.

This article describes content that is currently in development.

This content has appeared in development versions for Fourth Drop 2026, but the full update adding it has not been released yet.

Freezing

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	Snowflakes
Type	Negative

Freezing is an effect that freezes the afflicted entity, slowing them down, reducing their jump height, and causing damage over time.

Effect

Freezing causes afflicted entities to freeze as if submerged in powder snow. This causes the entity to gradually slow down to half their normal movement speed over the course of 140 game ticks (7 seconds), after which 1.5HP × 0.75 damage is dealt every 40 game ticks (2 seconds) until the entity stops freezing.

Wearing any piece of leather armor (including leather horse armor) causes the effects of Freezing to be nullified; while the effect itself is not removed, the entity wearing leather armor does not freeze. Standing in fire or lava also nullifies the effect, but being on fire does not.

Freezing is also intended to reduce affected entities' jump height, similarly to powder snow, but due to a bug it currently does not work as intended.

Freezing deals extra damage to certain "vulnerable" mobs, including blazes, magma cubes, and striders. After the 140 game ticks (7 seconds) of gradual slowing, they will begin taking 7.5HP × 3.75 damage every 40 game ticks (2 seconds).

The death message obtained by dying to the Freezing effect is <player> froze to death.

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Freezing	I	0:45
Potion of Freezing (extended)	I	1:30
Splash Potion of Freezing	I	0:45
Splash Potion of Freezing (extended)	I	1:30
Lingering Potion of Freezing	I	0:11
Lingering Potion of Freezing (extended)	I	0:22
Arrow of Freezing	I	0:05
Arrow of Freezing (extended)	I	0:11
Frostbite	I	0:03	Applied on melee attacks only.

Immune mobs

Withers, ender dragons, drowned, frostbites, husks, and zombies are immune to Freezing.
Polar bears, snow golems, and strays are unaffected by Freezing as they are unable to be frozen.
All entities wearing leather armor are unaffected by Freezing as they are unable to be frozen.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Freezing	`freezing`	`effect.minecraft.freezing`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Freezing	`freezing`	`38`	`effect.freezing`

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 17^{[until: Fourth Drop 2026]}/18^[upcoming] status effects applied to the player at the same time: Fire Resistance Freezing Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Night Vision Oozing Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged 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.
	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: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Breath of the Nautilus Conduit Power Darkness Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Freezing Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Oozing Poison Raid Omen Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Trial Omen Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged Wither 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.