Infested effect command

minecraft:infestedEnglish name Infested

Infested (minecraft:infested) is a harmful effect.Chance to spawn Silverfish when taking damage.Here are commands to give, clear, and create potions.

Common Commands

Give the nearest Player 30 seconds (level I)

/effect give @p minecraft:infested 30 0

Level II, lasts 1 minute

/effect give @p minecraft:infested 60 1

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

All players, infinite duration, hide particles

/effect give @a minecraft:infested infinite 0 true

Clear Infested

/effect clear @p minecraft:infested

Infested Potion (3 minutes)

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

Run continuously in a repeating command block

Set duration and level in the Effect Generator

Basic Information

Effect ID: minecraft:infested
Type: Harmful
Effect: Chance to spawn Silverfish when taking damage

Other Harmful Effects

Blindness Darkness Hunger 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.