Speed

Speed is a status effect that increases an entity's walking speed by 20% multiplied by the effect level. It expands a player's field of view (FOV) accordingly. Negative levels decrease speed.

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Potion of Swiftness	I	3:00	Witches drink this potion if their target is over 11 blocks away.
Potion of Swiftness (extended)	I	8:00
Potion of Swiftness II	II	1:30
Splash Potion of Swiftness	I	3:00‌^{[JE only]} 2:15‌^{[BE only]}
Splash Potion of Swiftness (extended)	I	8:00‌^{[JE only]} 6:00‌^{[BE only]}
Splash Potion of Swiftness II	II	1:30
Lingering Potion of Swiftness	I	0:45
Lingering Potion of Swiftness (extended)	I	2:00
Lingering Potion of Swiftness II	II	0:22
Arrow of Swiftness	I	0:22
Arrow of Swiftness (extended)	I	1:00
Arrow of Swiftness II	II	0:11
Beacon set to Speed	I	0:05 – 0:17	Replenishes when in range.
Beacon set to Speed II	II	0:17	Replenishes when in range. Requires beacon pyramid level 4.
Spawning within the world	I	∞	Only applies to spiders on Hard difficulty.‌^{[JE only]}

Brewing

Potion	Reagent, Base	Extended	Enhanced	Effects
Potion of Swiftness		Potion of Swiftness (extended)	Potion of Swiftness	Speed Increases movement speed, sprinting speed and jumping length by 20%. Enhanced: Speed II Increases movement speed, sprinting speed and jumping length by 40%.

Unaffected mobs

Withers and ender dragons are immune to the Speed effect. While not immune, flying mobs are unaffected by the Speed effect.^[1] Shulkers are also unaffected by, though not immune to, Speed.

Notes

Alternative methods of traveling more quickly include: sprinting; walking on ice, packed ice or blue ice; riding a horse, pig, or minecart; riding a boat on ice, packed ice, or blue ice; throwing ender pearls; walking on soul soil or soul sand while wearing soul speed boots; or being near a dolphin to gain Dolphin's Grace.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Speed	`speed`	`1`	`effect.minecraft.speed`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Speed	`speed`	`1`	`potion.moveSpeed`

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 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time: Fire Resistance Infestation 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.	`nether/all_potions`
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	A Furious Cocktail	Have all of these 33 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 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 Wither 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. 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`

History

Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Speed 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 Speed has been added to `inventory.png`.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			Speed can now be obtained through potions.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Changed how speed potions are brewed.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Added the Potion of Swiftness (normal, extended and level II)
1.4.2		12w32a			Added the ability to get speed from a beacon.
1.6.1		13w24a			Spiders now have a chance of spawning with Speed on Hard difficulty.
1.9		15w31a			Added the Arrow of Swiftness.
1.9		15w31a			Potions no longer use damage values to determine their effect, the effects moved to the `Potion` NBT.
1.14		18w43a			Changed effect icon texture.
1.14		18w43b			Removed the dark background.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0		build 1			Speed is added but unobtainable at the time.
v0.12.1		build 1			Speed can now be obtained through potions and splash potion.
v0.14.0		build 1			Added witch that can drink potion of swiftness to grant itself speed effect.
v0.15.0		build 1			Speed can be obtained from arrow of swiftness.
v0.16.0		build 4			Speed can be obtained from beacon.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Speed can be obtained from lingering potion of swiftness.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.5			Changed effect icon texture.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added speed, which can be obtained by a Potion of Swiftness or Splash Potion of Swiftness.
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1		Added the ability to get speed from a beacon.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Lingering Potion of Swiftness.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added the Arrow of Swiftness.
		1.90			Changed effect icon texture.

Issues

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

Trivia

When the player has Speed level 255, the player moves 500 blocks per tick.
Speed allows slimes to jump farther. High levels of speed can make slimes bounce out of view with just one jump.
Even With Speed Level 2 The Player Cannot Out Run a Wither