Mining Fatigue
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Mining Fatigue is an effect that reduces mining efficiency and attack speed, opposite to Haste.
Effect
- Attack speed
The effect decreases attack speed by 10% per level. For the in-game default level III, attack speed decreases by 30%.
- Mining speed
The mining speed is reduced to 0.3^level of the normal mining speed. However, due to a bug MC-279819, increasing the effect level from II to III reduces the mining speed by a factor of 0.03, not 0.3. Thus, for the in-game default level III, the speed is reduced to 0.0027× of normal speed, taking 370 times longer than usual to break a block with its proper tool.[until: JE 26.3]
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack speed | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0% |
| Mining speed | 30% (3.3×) | 9% (11.1×) | 0.27% (370×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) | 0.081% (1235×) |
in Java Edition, levels higher than 4 work like level 4 for the purposes of calculating mining speed. However, attack speed can still decrease, all the way to 0% at level 10.
While afflicted, a player can still craft and ride entities as usual, but cannot remove most vehicles due to how slowly the vehicle can be broken.
The affliction is cured by drinking milk, although milk does not prevent a subsequent affliction by an elder guardian, which can happen within a few seconds[Java Edition only] or immediately.[Bedrock Edition only] Axolotls can also remove this effect, if the player helps an axolotl kill a mob while an axolotl was battling that mob.
Causes

The only natural cause of Mining Fatigue is from affliction by an elder guardian, when player is close to it and the only natural effect level is III. Other levels can be achieved via commands.
In Java Edition, once per minute, elder guardians in the vicinity search for any player within 50 blocks to afflict with Mining Fatigue III. A player cannot defend from this attack. Concealment behind blocks, underground, or by a potion of Invisibility offers no defense.
In Bedrock Edition, elder guardians within range afflict Mining Fatigue III immediately. Drinking milk to remove the effect results in re-infliction immediately after drinking the milk.
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | 5:00 | Only when the player is not already affected. |
Immune mobs
- Withers and ender dragons are immune to Mining fatigue.
- All mobs are unaffected by Mining fatigue as they cannot mine blocks.
Notes
- The effect does not affect block breaking in Creative mode, or blocks that are broken instantly by default.
- Axolotls can remove a player's mining fatigue if the player assisted it killing a mob.
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | Have all of these 34 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
mining_fatigue |
effect |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
mining_fatigue | 4 |
potion |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Mining Fatigue is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | ||||||
| Milk now cancels the Mining Fatigue effect. | |||||||
| 1.8 | 14w25a | Mining Fatigue mechanics have been adjusted; speed no longer reduces at 20% per level. | |||||
| Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w34b | Mining Fatigue now affects the new attackSpeed attribute. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 18w43b | |||||||
| 1.20.2 | 23w32a | The game no longer uses numeric values when storing mob effects to world. Prior to the removal of numeric IDs, this effect's numeral ID was 4. | |||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||||
| 26.3 | snap3 | The mining speed factor of Mining Fatigue III now scales consistently with other levels. Previously, increasing the effect level from II to III reduced the mining speed by a factor of 0.03, not 0.3.[1] | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | ||||||
| Mining Fatigue is currently unobtainable. | |||||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | ||||||
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 Mining Fatigue.[is this the correct version?] |
| TU7 | |||||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Mining Fatigue III has been made obtainable via elder guardians. | |
| TU63 | CU53 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | Patch 32 | 1.0.13 | The mining fatigue effect now properly reduces the player's mining speed. |
| 1.91 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Mining Fatigue" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- ↑ MC-279819 – The mining speed factor of Mining Fatigue is inconsistent at level 3 – resolved as "Fixed".
Navigation
Sources
- Mining Fatigue — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3713776.

