Fire Resistance is a status effect that grants the affected player/mob complete immunity to all sources of fire damage.
What it looks like inside lava using Fire Resistance in Java Edition.
Effects[]
Fire Resistance grants immunity to damage from fire, blaze fireballs, fire charges, magma blocks, and lava. Negates any bonus fire damage from bows enchanted with Flame and swords enchanted with Fire Aspect, but the attacks themselves are unaffected.
This effect does not work against direct hits/explosions from ghast fireballs or against melee attacks from a blaze, as neither of these sources are considered to deal fire damage. It will, however, prevent damage from any fire created by a ghast's fireball.
Fire resistance also reduces the fog effect created due to being submerged under lava. This effect is stronger in Bedrock Edition than it is in Java Edition.[1] Fire Resistance also prevents the affected targets from catching fire[Bedrock Edition only], which stops the fire itself from covering the player's screen.
Any undead mobs that receive Fire Resistance do not take damage from exposure to sunlight, nor do they catch fire from it.
However, in Java Edition, outside of sunlight, Fire Resistance does not prevent the affected target from catching fire, but it does prevent any damage that would normally be taken due to being set on fire. This can cause the player (or mob) to start taking damage if the effect expires before said player/mob is able to put themselves out.
Causes[]
| Cause | Potency | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Golden Apple | I | 5:00 | |
| Potion of Fire Resistance | I | 3:00 | Witches drink this potion when set on fire or in lava. |
| Potion of Fire Resistance (extended) | I | 8:00 | |
| Splash Potion of Fire Resistance | I | 3:00[JE only] 2:15[BE only] |
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| Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (extended) | I | 8:00[JE only] 6:00[BE only] |
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| Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance | I | 0:45 | |
| Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance (extended) | I | 2:00 | |
| Arrow of Fire Resistance | I | 0:22 | |
| Arrow of Fire Resistance (extended) | I | 1:00 | |
| Totem of Undying | I | 0:40 | |
| Suspicious Stew | I | 0:04[JE only] 0:02[BE only] |
Must be crafted with Allium |
Brewing[]
Immune mobs[]
The wither and ender dragon are immune to this status effect.
Many Nether mobs (blazes, ghasts, magma cubes, striders, wither skeletons, zoglins, zombified piglins) are naturally resistant to fire and lava, and are unaffected by the Fire Resistance status effect. Wardens are also resistant to fire and lava, despite not spawning in the Nether.
Witches are not immune to fire by default, but they are able to drink a potion of Fire Resistance when they are on fire.
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Resistance | fire_resistance | 12 | effect.minecraft.fire_resistance |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Resistance | fire_resistance | 12 | potion.fireResistance |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Stayin' Frosty | Swim in lava while having the Fire Resistance effect. | — | 20G | Bronze | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Furious Cocktail | Have every potion effect applied at the same time | Local Brewery | Have all of these 13 status effects applied to the player at the same time: 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. | nether/all_potions
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| How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
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. | nether/all_effects
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History[]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Fire Resistance 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 Fire Resistance has been added to inventory.png. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The effect icon texture of Fire Resistance has been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | Pre-release 3 | Visibility under lava is now slightly better when under the effect of Fire Resistance. | |||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Fire Resistance can now be obtained from totems of undying. | |||
| 20w29a | The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[2] | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added Fire Resistance.
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| Fire Resistance is currently unobtainable.[verify] | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Fire Resistance can now be obtained from eating enchanted golden apples and a potion of Fire Resistance, as well splash potions of Fire Resistance. | |||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witches, which can apply the Fire Resistance effect to themselves when set on fire by drinking potions. | |||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Added the arrow of Fire Resistance, which causes Fire Resistance. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Fire Resistance can now be obtained from lingering potions of Fire Resistance. | |||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Fire Resistance can now be obtained from totems of undying. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | The effect icon texture of Fire Resistance has been changed. | |||
| 1.13.0 | beta 1.13.0.9 | Fire Resistance can now be obtained from suspicious stew. | |||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[3] | |||
