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

Background

The Water Breathing effect is a status effect that lets you breathe underwater without using up the oxygen bar.

There are levels of Water Breathing such as Water Breathing II, Water Breathing III, Water Breathing IV and so on. Currently, there are no advantages to using higher levels of Water Breathing.

 

Status Effect Water Breathing
Type Helpful Effect
Description Allows you to breathe underwater without using up the oxygen bar
Effect Icon
Particles Blue particle effects appear floating around you
Items that give Effect Turtle Shell
Arrow of Water Breathing (0:22)
Arrow of Water Breathing (1:00)
Potion of Water Breathing (3:00)
Potion of Water Breathing (8:00)
Splash Potion (3:00/2:15)
Splash Potion (8:00/6:00)
Lingering Potion (0:45)
Lingering Potion (2:00)
Game Command /effect command

Icon and Particle Effects

When you have the Water Breathing 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 blue.

When the Water Breathing 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 Water Breathing effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.

In this example, it says 2:40 under Water Breathing so this means that there is 2 minutes and 40 seconds remaining of the Water Breathing effect.

Items that give the Water Breathing Effect

The following are items that give the Water Breathing effect in Minecraft:

How to make a Turtle Shell

How to make an Arrow of Water Breathing (0:22)

How to make an Arrow of Water Breathing (1:00)

How to make a Potion of Water Breathing (3:00)

How to make a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00)

How to make a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (3:00/2:15)

How to make a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00)

How to make a Lingering Potion of Water Breathing (0:45)

How to make a Lingering Potion of Water Breathing (2:00)

Effect ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Status Effect
(Minecraft ID Name)		 ID Version
Water Breathing
(minecraft:water_breathing)		 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 Water Breathing

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (Current)

Water Breathing:

/effect give @p water_breathing 99999

Water Breathing II:

/effect give @p water_breathing 99999 1

Water Breathing (highest level):

/effect give @p water_breathing 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Water Breathing, 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

Water Breathing:

/effect @p water_breathing 99999

Water Breathing II:

/effect @p water_breathing 99999 1

Water Breathing (highest level):

/effect @p water_breathing 99999 255

To remove all status effects:

/effect @p clear

Other Status Effects

Here are the other status effects in Minecraft such as:

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