Swift Sneak
Swift Sneak is an enchantment applied to leggings that lessens the movement speed reduction that occurs when sneaking.
Swift Sneak can be obtained only from loot chests in ancient cities, making it non-renewable. The chests can contain enchanted books with any level of Swift Sneak.
Swift Sneak increases the player's sneaking speed by 15% of their walking speed per level. At Swift Sneak level 3, the player's crouch speed equals 75% of their normal walking speed. Swift Sneak 4 and 5 can further improve crouching speed, but the crouching speed can never be faster than the player's walking speed. Past Swift Sneak 4, the player can also sprint while they are already sneaking, even without the use of MC-152728.‌[Java Edition only] The player can sprint while sneaking with Swift Sneak 3 by pressing sprint.
Local game data
Swift Sneak
| Maximum level | III |
|---|---|
| Primary items | None |
| Secondary items | 
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| Enchantment weight | 1 |
| Identifier | swift_sneak
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| Overleveling behavior | Effect capped at 100% of walking speed (level V) |
Swift Sneak is an enchantment applied to leggings that lessens the movement speed reduction that occurs when sneaking.
Obtaining
Loot chest
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
 Enchanted Book[A]
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 Ancient City
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Chest | 1 | 23.7% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Enchanted Book[A]
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Ancient City
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Chest | 1 | 23.7% |
- ↑ a b Enchanted with a random level of Swift Sneak.
Swift Sneak can be obtained only from loot chests in ancient cities, making it non-renewable. The chests can contain enchanted books with any level of Swift Sneak.
Usage
Speed
Swift Sneak increases the player's sneaking speed by 15% of their walking speed per level. At Swift Sneak level 3, the player's crouch speed equals 75% of their normal walking speed. Swift Sneak 4 and 5 can further improve crouching speed, but the crouching speed can never be faster than the player's walking speed. Past Swift Sneak 4, the player can also sprint while they are already sneaking, even without the use of MC-152728.[Java Edition only] The player can sprint while sneaking with Swift Sneak 3 by pressing sprint.
This enchantment also increases the player's movement speed while they are crawling.
It can also have effect under water, in all depths. Still slower movement than regularly walking underwater. Regardless of depth strider, an other enchantment upon boots for swimming which also further increases walking speed.
| Enchantment level | Percent of walking speed |
|---|---|
| No Swift Sneak | 30% |
| Swift Sneak I | 45% |
| Swift Sneak II | 60% |
| Swift Sneak III | 75% |
| Swift Sneak IV[note 1] | 90% |
| Swift Sneak V+[note 1] | 100% |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Sneak | swift_sneak |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Sneak | swift_sneak | 37 |
enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
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| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Added Swift Sneak. It is currently applied to boots, and is not compatible with Frost Walker, Depth Strider, or Soul Speed. | |||||
| 22w11a | Removed Swift Sneak. | ||||||
| 22w12a | Added Swift Sneak to the normal snapshot. It is now applied to leggings instead of boots. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | The sneaking speed increase from Swift Sneak is now displayed as a tooltip. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
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| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.25 | Added Swift Sneak. Its addition was not mentioned on the official patch notes for this beta. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Swift Sneak" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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