Blindness effect command

minecraft:blindnessEnglish name Blindness

Blindness (minecraft:blindness) is a harmful effect.Darkens your vision so you can only see nearby, and prevents sprinting.Here are commands to give, clear, and create potions.

Common Commands

Give the nearest Player 30 seconds (level I)

/effect give @p minecraft:blindness 30 0

Level II, lasts 1 minute

/effect give @p minecraft:blindness 60 1

Levels start at 0: 0 is level I, 1 is level II

All players, infinite duration, hide particles

/effect give @a minecraft:blindness infinite 0 true

Clear Blindness

/effect clear @p minecraft:blindness

Blindness Potion (3 minutes)

/give @p potion[potion_contents={custom_effects:[{id:"minecraft:blindness",amplifier:0,duration:3600}]},custom_name={translate:"effect.minecraft.blindness",italic:false}]

Duration is measured in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second)

Gain while standing on a Block of Gold

/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~-1 ~ minecraft:gold_block run effect give @s minecraft:blindness 2 0 true

Run continuously in a repeating command block

Set duration and level in the Effect Generator

Basic Information

Effect ID: minecraft:blindness
Type: Harmful
Effect: Darkens your vision so you can only see nearby, and prevents sprinting

Other Harmful Effects

Darkness Hunger Infested Instant Damage Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Oozing Poison Slowness Bad Luck Weakness Weaving Wind Charged Wither

Data from the official Minecraft Java 26.3 data. All commands have passed the 26.3 syntax check.