- For the Food Poisoning status effect, see Food Poisoning.
The icon for the Poison effect
Poison is a status effect that impacts a player's health bar by gradually depleting hearts over time.
Mechanics[]
This effect is temporary, and will not kill a player unless an additional source of damage is dealt to them. This is because the effect pauses when a player's health reaches 1 (
). If the player regains health while the poison effect is still active, their health will continue to deplete until it once again reaches 1 ().
Like all status effects, it can be removed by drinking milk. It can also be cured by drinking a honey bottle.
Effect[]
The amount of damage inflicted over time is shown in the table below.
| Level | Ticks per
|
 per second
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 3[note 1] | 6 | 1.6 |
| 4[note 1] | 3 | 3.3 |
| 5+[note 2] | 1 | 10 |
Sources of Poison[]
- Potion of poison
- Poison arrow
- Cave spider
- Suspicious stew (crafted with lily of the valley)
- Bee
- Cookie(only affects parrots)
- Spider eye
- Poisonous potato
- Pufferfish
Fatal Poison[]
A variant of the poison effect (called fatal poison), is exclusive to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. This effect will continue to deduct health from a player, even after they reach 1 (), which kills the player. It is only obtainable through the use of cheats.