Poison in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Poison effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Supported Platforms
The Poison 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 Poison effect is a status effect that does damage to your health every 1.25 seconds and turns the hearts in your health bar to a yellowish-green.
The Poison effect itself won't kill you because it will pause when your health is at 1 health point (or half heart 
). However if you heal above 1 health point while you are poisoned, the damaging effect will resume.
There are levels of Poison such as Poison II, Poison III, Poison IV and so on. The higher the level of Poison, the faster the poison will damage you.
| Status Effect | Poison |
|---|---|
| Type | Harmful Effect |
| Description | Damages to your health every 1.25 seconds and turns the hearts in your health bar to a yellowish-green. The Poison effect itself won't kill you because it will pause when your health is at 1 health point (or half heart ). However if you heal above 1 health point while you are poisoned, the damaging effect will resume. |
| Effect Icon |  |
| Particles | Green particle effects appear floating around you |
| Items that give Effect |  Spider Eye Poisonous Potato Pufferfish Suspicious Stew Suspicious Stew (Poison) Arrow (0:05 Poison) Arrow (0:11 Poison) Arrow (0:02 Poison II) Potion (0:45 Poison) Potion (2:00 Poison) Potion (0:22 Poison II) Splash Potion (0:45/0:33 Poison) Splash Potion (1:30 Poison) Splash Potion (0:22/0:16 Poison II) Lingering Potion (0:11 Poison) Lingering Potion (0:22 Poison) Lingering Potion (0:05 Poison II) |
| Game Command | /effect command |
Icon and Particle Effects
When you have the Poison 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):
You will also see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be green.
When the Poison effect wears off, the icon and particle effects will disappear and the hearts in your health bar will return to their original red color. You will be back to your normal status.
Duration
Depending on how you get the effect, the duration of the Poison effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.
In this example, it says 3:15 under Poison so this means that there is 3 minutes and 15 seconds remaining of the Poison effect.
Items that give the Poison Effect
The following are items that give the Poison effect in Minecraft:
Mobs that give the Poison Effect
The following are mobs that give the Poison effect when they attack:
Effect ID and Name
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Poison (minecraft: |
19 | Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
Pocket Edition (PE) |
1.0.5 |
Minecraft Xbox One
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
Xbox One |
1.4.0 |
Minecraft PS4
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
PS4 |
1.14.0 |
Minecraft Nintendo Switch
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
Nintendo Switch |
1.5.0 |
Minecraft Windows 10 Edition
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
Windows 10 Edition |
1.0.5 |
Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft, Poison has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poison (minecraft: |
Education Edition |
1.0.18 |
See a complete list of Minecraft Effects that is interactive and searchable.
Effect Command for Poison
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