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Healing is the mechanic of regaining lost health The health gauge and monitor in Minecraft is based on a single row of 10 heart icons. Each full heart contains two halves, one hit point each (full health is 20 hit points). Contents 1 
. Without healing, every bit of damage See damage in Minecraft. For information on health/hearts, see Health. Damage represents injury from attacks or natural causes. Players and mobs in Minecraft each have a supply of health points, which are 
would bring the player The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 
closer to their death The health gauge and monitor in Minecraft is based on a single row of 10 heart icons. Each full heart contains two halves, one hit point each (full health is 20 hit points). Contents 1 .
Natural regeneration
Natural healing can be deactivated using the command Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Tilde notation 1.2 Target selectors 1.2.1 Target selector variables 1.2.2 Target selector arguments 1.3 Data tags 1.4 Raw JSON text 1.5 Block/item names 2 Summary of commands 3 List of commands /gamerule naturalRegeneration false.
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Hunger
Whenever a player`s hunger See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several 
is 18 (ℂₗ 9) or higher, they regenerate 1 () every 5 seconds. This increases the player`s exhaustion See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several by 6, of which 4 cost 1 () hunger. If existing, the player`s saturation is used up first.
Saturation
If the player`s hunger bar is completely filled and they have left over saturation See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several , this saturation gets drained, healing at a rate of 2 () every second. Just as with the hunger-based regeneration, every 1 () regenerated will deduct 1.5 saturation. With the maximum amount of 20 saturation, the player can rapidly regenerate up to 13 ().
Peaceful difficulty
When the difficulty Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels. Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay. Contents 1 World setting 1.1 Peaceful 1.2 
is set to Peaceful, the player regenerates at a standard rate of 1 () per second, additionally with 1 () every 4 seconds as the player`s hunger bar is filled. Chorus fruit Chorus Fruit Type Food Restores 4 () Cookable Yes Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 432 hex: 1B0 bin: 110110000 Name chorus_fruit See the fruit that drops from chorus 
and golden apples Golden @@@#@@@Apple(apple.com)###@### Type Food Restores Golden AppleTechnology company 4 () Absorption (2:00) Regeneration II (0:05) Enchanted Golden AppleTechnology company 4 () Absorption IV (2:00) Regeneration II (0:20) Fire Resistance (5:00) Resistance (5:00) Cookable No Renewable Golden Apple 
, which can be eaten even when the hunger bar is full, can increase the player`s regeneration even further. On the other hand, this also causes the player to lose saturation See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several even when they change from other difficulty levels to Peaceful mode.
Potions
Most mobs are healed by potions of Healing and Regeneration just like the player.
On the other hand, undead Undead refer to mobs that are considered undead. Undead mobs share certain traits: they are healed by Potions of Harming and harmed by Potions of Healing, and the Wither will not attack them (the Wither mobs take damage from these potions, and healing them requires a potion of Harming. Potions of Regeneration or Poison don`t affect undead mobs at all.
Potion of Healing
The potion of Healing instantly regenerates 4 (). If it gets amplified with glowstone Glowstone Transparency Yes Luminance 15 Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Glowstone Dust (2–4) Data value dec: 89 hex: 59 bin: 1011001 Name glowstone See the block. 
, this value increases to 8 ().
Such potions are used by witches Witch Health points 26 ( × 13) Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less. When lightning strikes within 3-4 blocks of a villager. Inside Witch Huts. First appearances 
as well, making them one of the few mobs "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of 
being able to heal themselves.
Potion of Regeneration
The potion of Regeneration heals 1 () every 2.5 seconds over 45 seconds, resulting in 18 () in total. Amplifying the potion with glowstone increases this rate to 1 () every 1.25 seconds, whereas redstone increases the duration to 1:30 minutes.
| Potion | Ingredients | Scheme | Effect | Duration (in minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Potion of Regeneration | Ghast tear + Awkward Potion | Regenerates health over time. | Regeneration 0:45 |
Golden apple
A golden apple can heal the player in different ways:
- It refills 4 () hunger See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several
. - It provides 9.6 saturation, which can be drained for 6 () very quickly if the player`s hunger bar is filled.
- Similar to a potion, a golden apple provides the Regeneration status effect. A normal golden apple gives Regeneration II for 5 seconds, and an enchanted golden apple for 20 seconds, resulting in 4 () regenerated from a normal golden apple and 16 () from an enchanted one.
Additionally, further status effects protect the player against new damage, see the main article for more.
Beacon
When a beacon is upgraded to the highest level, it can be configured to provide the Regeneration status effect. As long as a player is within the radius of such a beacon, they regenerate 1 () every 2.5 seconds.
Mob healing
In contrast to the player, most mobs "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of don`t heal by themselves. Nevertheless, there are several ways to heal animals and monsters.
Regeneration
Rideable animals like horses, donkeys and llamas automatically regenerate at a very slow rate of about 2 () per minute.
Feeding
Some animals can also be fed in order to recover a set amount of hitpoints. The following animals can be fed:
| Animal | maximum Health | Food | Healing |
|---|---|---|---|
Tamed Wolf | 20 () | Raw Chicken Cooked Chicken Raw Porkchop Cooked Porkchop Raw Beef Steak Rotten Flesh Raw Mutton Cooked Mutton Raw Rabbit Cooked Rabbit | 1 () 1 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () 2 () |
Horse Donkey Mule | 15 () to 30 ( ℂₗ 15) | Sugar Wheat Apple Golden Carrot Golden Apple Hay Bale | 1 () 2 () 3 () 4 () 10 () 20 () |
Feeding wolf cubs not only restores lost health, but can also increase their total health from the usual 8 () up to a maximum of 20 ().
Ender dragon
The ender dragon gets healed by the end crystals on the obsidian pillars in the End. If a crystal gets destroyed during the healing phase, though, the dragon takes damage See damage in Minecraft. For information on health/hearts, see Health. Damage represents injury from attacks or natural causes. Players and mobs in Minecraft each have a supply of health points, which are instead.
Wither
The wither permanently regenerates its health. If an undead mob (including a wither) gets hit by a blue wither skull, they also get healed by the provided Wither effect.
History
| Infdev | |||||
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| Feb. 27, 2010 | Added the golden apple, which heals 20 (). | ||||
| Beta | |||||
| 1.8 | pre1 | Added hunger See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several and saturation. Food now refills the hunger bar, instead of directly recovering health. | |||
| Golden apples now give Regeneration I for 30 seconds instead of 20 (). | |||||
| Official release | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9-pre2 | Added potions of Healing and Regeneration. | |||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Added a second kind of golden apples that can be crafted using blocks of gold. It provides Regeneration IV for 30 seconds and Resistance I and Fire Resistance for 5 minutes. | |||
| 1.4.2 | Added beacons. They can be configured to provide Regeneration I. | ||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w16a | Added horses, which regenerate slowly by themselves. | |||
| They can be fed using sugar, wheat, apples, golden carrots and golden apples Golden Apple Type Food Restores Golden Apple 4 () Absorption (2:00) Regeneration II (0:05) Enchanted Golden Apple 4 () Absorption IV (2:00) Regeneration II (0:20) Fire Resistance (5:00) Resistance (5:00) Cookable No Renewable Golden Apple . | |||||
| 13w23a | Regenerating health now takes up more hunger. | ||||
| 1.8 | 14w26c | Hay bales can now be fed to horses, healing them by 20 (). | |||
| 1.9 | 15w37a | The enchanted golden apple now provides Regeneration II instead of Regeneration V, as well as Absorption IV instead of Absorption I. | |||
| 15w40a | Hitpoints now regenerate based on your saturation. | ||||
| 15w44a | Enchanted golden apples can no longer be crafted, but only found in desert temples, strongholds and mineshafts. | ||||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | Exhaustion values changed, Healing now takes even more Hunger. | |||
| 16w39a | Added llamas, which regenerate health very slowly. | ||||
