Levitation

Levitation is a status effect that causes entities to levitate, inflicted when entities are shot by shulkers.

Effect[]

Levitation causes the affected entity to float upward at a rate of 0.9×level blocks per second^[verify]. This does not affect swimming or flying.

In Java Edition, negative levels cause the entity to float downward, overriding the usual falling due to gravity; level 0 (amplifier 255) makes falling, jumping and ascending stairs impossible. When damaged by a projectile or anything, this makes the player go higher in the air on level 255.

An affected entity does not take fall damage until the effect wears off, after which the entity falls and takes damage from falling (if it is not immune to fall damage).

Levitation has no effect on entities riding other entities. It also has no effect on entities that are in water or lava.‌^{[Java Edition only][1][2]}

Causes[]

Immune mobs[]

Only withers and ender dragons are immune to the effect. While shulkers and flying mobs can have Levitation, they are not affected. Blazes can be affected by Levitation when not hovering.

Notes[]

Mobs tied with balloons‌^{[ Minecraft Education and Bedrock Edition only]} exhibit behavior similar to if they had a high level of Levitation. However, this mechanic does not use the Levitation effect.

In Bedrock Edition, blocking a shulker projectile with a shield still gives the player Levitation. It is unknown if this intended.

If a player is given a Levitation level over 127, they instead fall down at a fast or slow rate, depending on the value.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

If a player is given Levitation 255, they will hover on their current y level, being unable to move up or down.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements[]

Advancements[]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	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: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Conduit Power Darkness Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness 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. 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
	Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	The City at the End of the Game	Move a distance of 50 blocks vertically with the Levitation effect applied, regardless of direction or whether it is caused by the effect.	end/levitate

History[]

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added Levitation.
1.14		18w43a			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
1.16		20w19a			Levitation now works when the player is gliding with elytra.[3]
1.20		23w16a			Sniffers no longer dig while having the Levitation effect.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added Levitation.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
1.13.0		?			The effect now works in water and lava.[1]
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added Levitation.
		1.90			The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Levitation" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• The Levitation status effect normally raises the entity into the air, unless the entity is in water.
• The player can walk or run while having the Levitation effect, especially on level 254.
• Using /effect <player> minecraft:levitation <"infinite" or "time in seconds"> 255 makes the player fly in Survival and not jump, when the effect is over in Survival when in midair, hitting the ground causes the player to shoot into the air, resulting in a likely death.
• If a player uses /effect command to self-grant Levitation 256, the player moves at 230.4 blocks per second.

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