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Blindness in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Blindness effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Supported Platforms

The Blindness effect is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Blindness effect is a status effect that creates a thick black fog which makes it difficult to see. This effect also prevents you from being able to run fast in the game.

There are levels of Blindness such as Blindness II, Blindness III, Blindness IV and so on.

Status Effect	Blindness
Type	Harmful Effect
Description	Creates a thick black fog which makes it difficult to see and prevents you from running fast
Effect Icon
Particles	Gray particle effects appear floating around you
Items that give Effect	Suspicious Stew Suspicious Stew (Blindness)
Game Command	/effect command

Icon and Particle Effects

When you have the Blindness effect, the following icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen (in older versions of Minecraft, the effect icons only appears when you are viewing the inventory menu):

blindness icon

You will also see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be gray.

blindness particles

When the Blindness effect wears off, the icon and particle effects will disappear. You will be back to your normal status.

Duration

Depending on how you get the effect, the duration of the Blindness effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.

blindness icon

In this example, it says 3:15 under Blindness so this means that there is 3 minutes and 15 seconds remaining of the Blindness effect.

Items that give the Blindness Effect

The following are items that give the Blindness effect in Minecraft:

How to make Suspicious Stew

How to make Suspicious Stew (Blindess)

Effect ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)	15	Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		Pocket Edition (PE)	1.0.5

Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		Xbox One	1.4.0

Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		PS4	1.14.0

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		Nintendo Switch	1.5.0

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		Windows 10 Edition	1.0.5

Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft, Blindness has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Blindness (minecraft:blindness)		Education Edition	1.0.18

Definitions

Icon is the image that will appear when you have this effect.
Status Effect is what the effect is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /effect command.
ID is the Internal number for the effect.
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the effect was introduced for the name and ID that is listed.

See a complete list of Minecraft Effects that is interactive and searchable.

Effect Command for Blindess

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (Current)

Blindness:

/effect give @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect give @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness (highest level):

/effect give @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect clear @p

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Education Edition

Blindness:

/effect @p blindness 99999

Blindness II:

/effect @p blindness 99999 1

Blindness III:

/effect @p blindness 99999 2

Blindness IV:

/effect @p blindness 99999 3

Blindness (highest level):

/effect @p blindness 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Blindness, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

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