Fire Resistance

This article is about the status effect. For the enchantment, see Fire Protection.
Fire Resistance
Fire Resistance.png: Infobox image for Fire Resistance the effect in Minecraft
Invicon Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (03:00)Invicon Splash Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Splash Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Splash Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (03:00)Invicon Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (00:45)Invicon Arrow of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Arrow of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (00:22)
Sources

See § Causes

Particle

EffectSprite particle-fire-resistance.png: Sprite image for particle-fire-resistance in Minecraft #FF9900 (amber)

Type

Positive

Fire Resistance is a status effect that grants the affected entity complete immunity to all sources of fire damage.

Effects

Fire Resistance grants immunity to all kinds of fire damage, including fire, blaze fireballs, fire charges, magma blocks, and lava. It also negates any bonus fire damage from bows enchanted with Flame and swords enchanted with Fire Aspect, but the attacks themselves are unaffected.

Fire damage is defined by the game as any damage type in the minecraft/tags/damage_type/is_fire tag. Custom damage types defined by data packs can be added to this tag to allow damage dealt with with the damage type through the /damage command to be negated by Fire Resistance.

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 does, however, prevent damage from any fire created by a ghast's fireball.

What it looks like inside lava using Fire Resistance.

Fire Resistance also reduces the fog effect created due to being submerged under lava. In Bedrock Edition, Fire Resistance also prevents the affected targets from catching fire, 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.

Fire Resistance allows snow golems to survive in hot biomes.

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
Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (extended) I 8:00
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 0:03 Must be crafted with Allium

Brewing

Potion Reagent, base ItemSprite redstone-dust.png: Sprite image for redstone-dust in Minecraft Extended ItemSprite glowstone-dust.png: Sprite image for glowstone-dust in Minecraft Enhanced Effects
Invicon Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potion of Fire Resistance with description: Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (3:00)
Potion of Fire Resistance

Invicon Magma Cream.png: Inventory sprite for Magma Cream in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magma Cream with description: Magma Cream

Invicon Awkward Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Potion with description: Awkward Potion No Effects
Invicon Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potion of Fire Resistance with description: Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (8:00)
Potion of Fire Resistance (extended)
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Grants immunity to fire, lava, magma blocks, campfires, and blazes' ranged attacks.

Immune mobs

Data values

ID

This section is about the effect IDs. For the IDs on potions, see Potion § Item data. For the IDs on tipped arrows, see Arrow § Metadata.

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
EffectSprite fire-resistance.png: Sprite image for fire-resistance in Minecraft Fire Resistancefire_resistance12effect.minecraft.fire_resistance

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
EffectSprite fire-resistance.png: Sprite image for fire-resistance in Minecraft Fire Resistancefire_resistance12potion.fireResistance

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Stayin' FrostySwim in lava while having the effect.20Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
A Furious CocktailHave every potion effect applied 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.
How Did We Get Here?Have every effect applied 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.

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.

History

Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseFire Resistance is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 The effect sprite for Fire Resistance has been added to inventory.png.
1.1418w43a The effect icon texture of Fire Resistance has been changed.
1.16Pre-release 3Visibility under lava is now slightly better when under the effect of Fire Resistance.
1.16.220w28aFire Resistance can now be obtained from totems of undying.
20w29aThe level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[1]
1.19.4Pre-release 3 The potion & effect color have been changed from
 #E49A3A
to
 #FF9900
.
1.20.524w09aVisibility under lava when under the effect of Fire Resistance has been improved again to match Bedrock Edition.
1.21.424w45aDecreased the duration of Fire Resistance obtained from suspicious stew made with an allium from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0build 1 Added Fire Resistance.
Fire Resistance is currently unobtainable.
v0.12.1build 1Fire Resistance can now be obtained from eating enchanted golden apples and a potion of Fire Resistance, as well splash potions of Fire Resistance.
v0.14.0build 1Added witches, which can apply the Fire Resistance effect to themselves when set on fire by drinking potions.
v0.15.0build 1Added the arrow of Fire Resistance, which causes Fire Resistance.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Fire Resistance can now be obtained from lingering potions of Fire Resistance.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Fire Resistance can now be obtained from totems of undying.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5 The effect icon texture of Fire Resistance has been changed.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9Fire Resistance can now be obtained from suspicious stew.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Visibility under lava is now slightly better when under the effect of Fire Resistance.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54The level of Fire Resistance given by the totem of undying is now reduced from II to I.[2]
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Fire Resistance is added along with 18 other status effects but is currently unobtainable in regular gameplay.
TU7Added the Potion of Fire Resistance and Splash Potion of Fire Resistance.
TU56CU481.551.551.55Patch 261.0.6Fire Resistance can now be obtained from totems of undying.
1.85 Fire resistance now hides the burning animation from affected entities to match Bedrock Edition.
1.91 The effect icon texture of Fire Resistance has been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Fire Resistance" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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