Dolphin's Grace

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

 

Dolphin's Grace

Sources	See § Causes
Particle	#88A3BE (glaucous)
Type	Positive
Identifier	dolphins_grace

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.

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.

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.

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Dolphins	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)

• Withers and ender dragons are immune to Dolphin's Grace.

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 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 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. See also: Tutorial:Advancement guide/How Did We Get Here? 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.

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Dolphin's Grace	dolphins_grace	30	effect.minecraft.dolphins_grace

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.

Issues relating to "Dolphin's Grace" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.