Slow Falling Status Effect – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Slow Falling effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Background
The Slow Falling effect is a status effect that slows down how fast you fall and eliminates fall damage.
There are levels of Slow Falling such as Slow Falling II, Slow Falling III, Slow Falling IV and so on. Currently, there are no advantages to using higher levels of Slow Falling.
| Status Effect | Slow Falling |
|---|---|
| Type | Helpful Effect |
| Description | Slows down how fast you fall and eliminates fall damage |
| Effect Icon |  |
| Particles | Greenish-blue particle effects appear floating around you |
| Items that give Effect |  Arrow of Slow Falling (0:11) Arrow of Slow Falling (0:30) Potion of Slow Falling (1:30) Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) Splash Potion (1:30) Splash Potion (4:00) Lingering Potion (0:22) Lingering Potion (1:00) |
| Game Command | /effect command |
Icon and Particle Effects
When you have the Slow Falling effect, the following icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen:
You will also see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be greenish-blue.
When the Slow Falling 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 Slow Falling effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.
In this example, it says 0:57 under Slow Falling so this means that there is 57 seconds remaining of the Slow Falling effect.
Items that give the Slow Falling Effect
The following are items that give the Slow Falling effect in Minecraft:
How to make an Arrow of Slow Falling (0:11)
Effect ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Slow Falling has the following effect ID and Name values:
| Icon | Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name) |
ID | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Slow Falling (minecraft:slow_falling) |
28 |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.13 |
- 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.
Effect Command for Slow Falling Effect
Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Slow Falling:
/effect give @p slow_falling 99999
Slow Falling II:
/effect give @p slow_falling 99999 1
Slow Falling (highest level):
/effect give @p slow_falling 99999 255
To remove all status effects including Slow Falling, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:
/effect clear @p
Other Status Effects
Here are the other status effects in Minecraft such as:
