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Instant Health Effect in Minecraft

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Instant Health is a beneficial status effect in Minecraft. Heals instantly: 4 health (2 hearts) at level I and 8 health at level II. It damages undead mobs instead.

Effect type
Beneficial ✅

What does Instant Health do?

Heals instantly: 4 health (2 hearts) at level I and 8 health at level II. It damages undead mobs instead.

How to remove Instant Health

It wears off when its timer runs out. Drink a milk bucket to clear all status effects at once — which also removes the good ones.

Beneficial effects show with a normal icon in your inventory. Effect levels are shown in Roman numerals: level II is stronger than level I.

Data for Minecraft Java Edition 26.1, based on the open minecraft-data project. Some details can differ in Bedrock Edition. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

What does Instant Health do in Minecraft?
Heals instantly: 4 health (2 hearts) at level I and 8 health at level II. It damages undead mobs instead.
How do you get rid of Instant Health?
Wait for it to wear off, or drink a milk bucket to remove all effects.