Aqua Affinity
Aqua Affinity is an enchantment applied to helmets that removes the mining speed reduction that occurs when underwater.
Aqua Affinity can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,‌[Bedrock Edition only] books obtained by fishing, librarian villagers, and in the following structure loot chests: desert pyramids, strongholds, ocean ruins, ancient cities, mansions, pillager outposts, mineshafts, monster rooms, jungle pyramids, and from vaults in trial chambers.
Usually when the player's head is underwater, mining blocks takes 5 times as long as mining while out of water. Wearing armor with Aqua Affinity grants 400% submerged mining speed, negating this penalty.
Local game data
Aqua Affinity
| Maximum level | I |
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| Primary items |  
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| Secondary items | None |
| Enchantment weight | 2 |
| Identifier | aqua_affinity
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| Overleveling behavior | Further increased submerged mining speed[JE only] No change[BE only] |
Aqua Affinity is an enchantment applied to helmets that removes the mining speed reduction that occurs when underwater.
Obtaining
Aqua Affinity can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,[Bedrock Edition only] books obtained by fishing, librarian villagers, and in the following structure loot chests: desert pyramids, strongholds, ocean ruins, ancient cities, mansions, pillager outposts, mineshafts, monster rooms, jungle pyramids, and from vaults in trial chambers.
Usage
Usually when the player's head is underwater, mining blocks takes 5 times as long as mining while out of water. Wearing armor with Aqua Affinity grants 400% submerged mining speed, negating this penalty.
The related but distinct speed decrease for mining while floating also results in a 5 times decrease in mining speed. The penalty for floating is not affected by Aqua Affinity. Mining without Aqua Affinity while underwater and floating takes 25 times as long as mining while out of water and standing on the ground.
Although unobtainable in Survival mode, in Java Edition levels higher than 1 increase the submerged mining speed by 400% per level, while in Bedrock Edition all levels have the same effect.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Affinity | aqua_affinity |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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| Aqua Affinity | aqua_affinity | 8 |
enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
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| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Added Aqua Affinity. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w42a | Aqua Affinity I has been renamed to just Aqua Affinity. | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Aqua Affinity can now be applied on turtle shells. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | The submerged mining speed increase from Aqua Affinity is now displayed as a tooltip. | |||||
| The submerged mining speed increases by 400% per level instead of being a fixed value. | |||||||
| The Aqua Affinity enchantment is now only functional in the head slot. | |||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Aqua Affinity. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
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| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added Aqua Affinity. |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Aqua Affinity can now be applied on turtle shells. | ||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
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| 0.1.0 | Added Aqua Affinity. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Aqua Affinity" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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