Health Boost

Health Boost

Sources	None
Particle	#F87D23 (orange)
Type	Positive

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Health Boost is an unused status effect that increases maximum health of an entity.

Effect

Adds 4HP maximum health per level. Unlike Absorption, the added hearts are empty at first, but can be healed through the usual methods (such as natural regeneration and the Regeneration and Instant Health effects). Health of any entity is capped at 1024HP × 512 and extra health provided by Health Boost can't exceed that, so for players, maximum health is reached at Health Boost level 251.

Extra hearts of a mounted mob can be seen while riding it.

When the effect ends, any extra health is lost. In Java Edition, losing this extra health causes the player's view to jolt as if taking damage, even in Creative or Spectator mode.

Cause

Health Boost can be obtained only by executing /effect.

Immune mobs

Withers and ender dragons are immune to Health boost.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Health Boost	health_boost	21	effect.minecraft.health_boost

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Health Boost	health_boost	21	potion.healthBoost

History

Java Edition
1.6.1			13w23b				Added Health Boost.
							Normal golden apples now grant 1:30 of Health Boost.
			13w24b				Normal golden apples no longer grant Health Boost, instead granting Absorption.
1.9			15w49a				Health Boost now has a distinct icon from Absorption.
1.14			18w43a				The effect icon texture of Health Boost has been changed.
1.20.2			23w31a				Reapplying the effect no longer empties bonus hearts.[1]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added Health Boost.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0			beta 1.8.0.10				Changed the icon for the Health Boost effect. Previously, it used the icon of the Absorption effect.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The effect icon texture of Health Boost has been changed again.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added Health Boost.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Changed the icon for the Health Boost effect. Previously, it used the icon of the Absorption effect.
			1.91				The effect icon texture of Health Boost has been changed again.

Issues

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

Trivia

• The maximum health the player can achieve using Health Boost and Absorption is 2048HP × 1024.
• Applying a high level of this effect and Regeneration to a tamed wolf makes its tail rotate several times, because tamed wolves' tails rotate upward to indicate current health, with no upper bound.

References

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