Instant Damage
| Sources | See § Causes |
|---|---|
| Particle |  #A9656A (maroon)
|
| Type | Negative (positive for undead mobs) |
Instant Damage is an instant status effect that decreases health for players and living mobs and heals the undead.
Effect
Instant Damage inflicts magic damage of 3HP
× 2level. Undead mobs are healed as if with Instant Health instead (including the base value in the preceding formula being 2HP instead of 3HP). Death is reported as "<player> was killed by magic". When applied using a lingering potion, damage is inflicted every second. As this is magic damage, it can be decreased only via Resistance and Protection.
Instant Damage has its duration set in game ticks (instead of seconds) with the /effect command.
Causes
| Cause | Potency | Damage | Heals undead | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Potion of Harming
|
I | 6HP
|
Instant | ||
| Potion of Harming II
|
II | 12HP × 6
|
Instant | ||
 Splash Potion of Harming
|
I | 6HP
|
4HP
|
Instant |  Witches throw this potion at their target.
|
| Splash Potion of Harming II
|
II | 12HP × 6
|
8HP
|
Instant | |
 Lingering Potion of Harming
|
I | 3HP per second 15HP × 7.5 total
|
2HP per second 10HP total
|
0:05 | |
| Lingering Potion of Harming II
|
II | 6HP per second 30HP × 15 total
|
4HP per second 20HP × 10 total
|
0:05 | Dragon fireballs do the same amount of damage. |
 Arrow of Harming
|
I | 6HP
|
4HP
|
Instant | |
| Arrow of Harming II
|
II | 12HP × 6
|
8HP
|
Instant |
Immune mobs
- Creakings spawned by a creaking heart are immune to Instant Damage, as they do not take damage.
- Ender dragons are immune to Instant Damage if the source of the effect was not a player.
- Witches are 85% resistant to Instant Damage in Java Edition, but are 95% resistant to Instant Damage in Bedrock Edition.
Data values
ID
This section is about the effect IDs. For the IDs on potions, see Potion § Item data. For the IDs on tipped arrows, see Arrow § Metadata.
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
 Instant Damage | instant_damage |
effect |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Damage | instant_damage | 7 |
potion |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Added Instant Damage. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.15 | 19w41a |  Added effect icon texture. | |||||
| 1.19.4 | Pre-release 3 | The potion & effect color have been changed from #430A09 to #A9656A. | |||||
| 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 7. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added Instant Damage, which was unobtainable at the time. | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Instant Damage can now be obtained from potion of Harming and splash potion of Harming. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witches that utilize Instant Damage from splash potions as an offensive attack. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Added arrow of Harming that inflicts Instant Damage. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Instant Damage can now be obtained from lingering potion of Harming. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| 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 Instant Damage. |
| TU7 | Added potion of Harming and splash potion of Harming. | ||||||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added the lingering potion of Harming. | |
| Added the arrow of Harming. | |||||||
Java Edition Combat Tests
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8b | Harming potions now damage 3×2level instead of 2×2level. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Instant Damage" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
