Strength

Strength
Sources	See § Causes
Particle	#FFD700 (gold)
Type	Positive

Strength is a status effect which increases attack damage.

Effect

In Java Edition, it increases melee damage by 3HP × level.

In Bedrock Edition, melee damage under the Strength effect can be found through the equation $B a s e D a m a g e \times 1 . 3^{l e v e l} + \frac{1 . 3^{l e v e l} - 1}{0.3}$ , where $B a s e D a m a g e$ is the default damage of whatever weapon or tool is used to attack.^[1] Example for an iron sword:

Normal: 7HP
Level 1: 10.1HP × 5.05
Level 2: 14.13HP × 7.065

Exceptions

Strength does not affect the damage of spear charge attacks,^[2] or the damage of ranged attacks.

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Strength	I	3:00
Potion of Strength (extended)	I	8:00
Potion of Strength II	II	1:30
Splash Potion of Strength	I	3:00
Splash Potion of Strength (extended)	I	8:00
Splash Potion of Strength II	II	1:30
Lingering Potion of Strength	I	0:45	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Lingering Potion of Strength (extended)	I	2:00	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Lingering Potion of Strength II	II	0:23	Potion cloud lasts 30 seconds at most
Arrow of Strength	I	0:23
Arrow of Strength (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Strength II	II	0:12
Beacon	I	0:05 – 0:17	Replenishes when within range, level 3 only
Beacon	II	0:17	Replenishes when within range, level 4 only
Being a zombie villager	I	2:00 – 5:00	When being cured. Time is always equivalent to the total conversion time.
Spawning within the world	I	∞	Only applies to some spiders on Hard difficulty.^{[note 1]}‌^{[JE only]}

↑ The chance for a spider to have an effect is (10×clamped regional difficulty)%, and the chance for Strength is 20% of that.

Immune mobs

Withers and ender dragons are immune to Strength.
Any mob that cannot attack or only attacks with projectiles is unaffected by Strength.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Strength	`strength`	`5`	`effect.minecraft.strength`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Strength	`strength`	`5`	`potion.damageBoost`

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time: Fire Resistance Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Night Vision Oozing Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged 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.
	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: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Breath of the Nautilus Conduit Power Darkness Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Oozing Poison Raid Omen Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Trial Omen Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged Wither 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. See also: Tutorial:Advancement guide/Nether tab § How Did We Get Here? This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Strength 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	The effect sprite for Strength has been added to `inventory.png`.
	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	Added Potion of Strength.
	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4	Strength now increases damage dealt by melee attacks by 3HP per level.
1.6.1	13w24a	Spiders now have a chance of spawning with Strength on Hard difficulty.^{[is this the correct version?]}
1.6.1	1.6	Strength now increases damage by 130% per level.
1.9	15w33a	Strength now increases damage by 3HP per level again.
1.14	18w43a	Changed effect icon texture.
1.14	18w43b	The Strength texture is fixed.
1.19.4	Pre-release 3	Potion and effect color changed from #932423 to #FCC500.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0	build 1	Added Strength, which was unobtainable at the time.
v0.12.1	build 1	Strength can now be obtained from potions and splash potions of strength.
v0.12.1	build 1	Zombie villagers now gain strength when being cured.
v0.15.0	build 1	Added the Arrow of Strength, which grants strength.
v0.16.0	build 4	Strength can now be gained from beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Strength can now be obtained from lingering potions of strength.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.5	Changed effect icon texture.

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	Strength is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7							The effect sprite for Strength has been added.^{[is this the correct version?]}
TU7							Added Potion and Splash Potion of Strength.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Added the ability to get strength from a beacon.
							Strength now increases damage by 130% per level.^{[is this the correct version?]}
							Spiders now have a chance of spawning with Strength on Hard difficulty.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Lingering Potion of Strength.
							Added the Arrow of Strength.
							Strength now increases damage by 3HP per level again.
			1.91				Changed effect icon texture.

Java Edition Combat Tests

Java Edition Combat Tests
8b							Strength now adds +20% damage per level (was +3 damage per level).

Issues

Issues relating to "Strength" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

↑ Background for this new equation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtZ9ceTfVGbEkKkbZAfzpKKGk2FQ0FwmeUyw5ja14B8/edit?usp=sharing
↑ "[MC-302778] Strength, Weakness and any other attack_damage attribute modifiers do not impact damage dealt by spears when performing charge attacks - Jira" – Mojira. Resolved as "Unresolved".

Navigation

[3] The chance for a spider to have an effect is (10×clamped regional difficulty)%, and the chance for Strength is 20% of that.

[1] Background for this new equation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtZ9ceTfVGbEkKkbZAfzpKKGk2FQ0FwmeUyw5ja14B8/edit?usp=sharing

[2] "[MC-302778] Strength, Weakness and any other attack_damage attribute modifiers do not impact damage dealt by spears when performing charge attacks - Jira" – Mojira. Resolved as "Unresolved".

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