Darkness effect command

minecraft:darknessEnglish name Darkness

Darkness (minecraft:darkness) is a harmful effect.Your vision periodically dims (occurs near a Warden).Here are commands to give, clear, and create potions.

Common Commands

Give the nearest Player 30 seconds (level I)

/effect give @p minecraft:darkness 30 0

Level II, lasts 1 minute

/effect give @p minecraft:darkness 60 1

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

All players, infinite duration, hide particles

/effect give @a minecraft:darkness infinite 0 true

Clear Darkness

/effect clear @p minecraft:darkness

Darkness Potion (3 minutes)

/give @p potion[potion_contents={custom_effects:[{id:"minecraft:darkness",amplifier:0,duration:3600}]},custom_name={translate:"effect.minecraft.darkness",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:darkness 2 0 true

Run continuously in a repeating command block

Set duration and level in the Effect Generator

Basic Information

Effect ID: minecraft:darkness
Type: Harmful
Effect: Your vision periodically dims (occurs near a Warden)

Other Harmful Effects

Blindness 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.