How to Survive Underwater with a Bucket in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to survive underwater using a bucket with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you don't need a Potion of Water Breathing to go underwater anymore. We'll show you how to replenish your air with a bucket! We'll even show you the fastest way to use the bucket to refill your air (as not all bucket techniques restore your air at the same speed).

Let's explore how to do this.

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Required Materials to Survive Underwater with a Bucket

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to survive underwater with a bucket:

Steps to Survive Underwater with a Bucket

1. Hold a Bucket

First, you need to hold a bucket in your hand, so select a bucket in your hot bar.

2. Face a Solid Block and use the Bucket

Next, you want to face a solid object and use your bucket repeatedly. Depending on the direction you are facing when you use the bucket, you will restore your air at different rates. You can either face downward or forward.

Each time you fill the bucket with water, a small amount of air is added back to your air bar. So just keep filling your bucket with water, then empty it, and then refill it again. In Java Edition, you can do this by holding down the right mouse button.

Congratulations, you just learned how to survive underwater with a bucket in Minecraft.