Water Breathing Effect in Minecraft
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Water Breathing is a beneficial status effect in Minecraft. Stops your air bar from going down underwater, so you cannot drown.
- Effect type
- Beneficial ✅
What does Water Breathing do?
Stops your air bar from going down underwater, so you cannot drown.
How to remove Water Breathing
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 Water Breathing do in Minecraft?
Stops your air bar from going down underwater, so you cannot drown.
How do you get rid of Water Breathing?
Wait for it to wear off, or drink a milk bucket to remove all effects.