Bad Luck effect command

minecraft:unluckEnglish name Bad Luck

Bad Luck (minecraft:unluck) is a harmful effect.Worse loot from fishing and opening loot chests.Here are commands to give, clear, and create potions.

Common Commands

Give the nearest Player 30 seconds (level I)

/effect give @p minecraft:unluck 30 0

Level II, lasts 1 minute

/effect give @p minecraft:unluck 60 1

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

All players, infinite duration, hide particles

/effect give @a minecraft:unluck infinite 0 true

Clear Bad Luck

/effect clear @p minecraft:unluck

Bad Luck Potion (3 minutes)

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

Run continuously in a repeating command block

Set duration and level in the Effect Generator

Basic Information

Effect ID: minecraft:unluck
Type: Harmful
Effect: Worse loot from fishing and opening loot chests

Other Harmful Effects

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

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