Instant Damage

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 × 2^level. Undead mobs are healed as if with Instant Health instead. 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 cause this much harm.
Arrow of Harming	I	6HP	4HP	Instant
Arrow of Harming II	II	12HP × 6	8HP	Instant

Immune mobs

Witches are 85% resistant to Instant Damage in Java Edition, but are 95% Resistant to Instant Damage in Bedrock Edition.
Endermen are immune to Instant Damage from splash potions and tipped arrows, but not from commands or lingering potions.
Ender dragon is immune to Instant Damage, if it isn't player-based damage, e.g. potions shot from a dispenser.
Creakings spawned by a creaking heart are immune to Instant Damage; creakings spawned by a spawn egg are not immune.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Instant Damage	`instant_damage`	`7`	`effect.minecraft.instant_damage`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Instant Damage	`instant_damage`	`7`	`potion.harm`

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.

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.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1		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.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added the arrow of Harming.

Java Edition Combat Tests

Java Edition Combat Tests
8b							Harming potions now damage 3×2^level instead of 2×2^level.

Issues

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