6 most annoying effects in Minecraft

The most annoying effects in Minecraft can make your gameplay challenging and create undue problems and difficulties. Such effects can be obtained through a host of methods, like consuming potions or food, being attacked by mobs, or even eliminating certain mobs like the raid captain.

This article lists the six most annoying effects in Minecraft that test your patience and leave a sour taste in your mouth, just like a bad batch of suspicious stew.

Note: This list is subjective and solely reflects the opinions of the writer

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Most annoying effects in Minecraft: Slowness and more

1) Slowness

Good luck escaping mobs with this status effect applied (Image via Mojang Studios)

Speed is an existing issue in Minecraft. Players usually rely on horses or other pets to cross the vast and endless worlds as a faster alternative to walking. However, this is made worse by the slowness status effect, which further stunts the regular walking speed. Higher levels make it even slower and decrease the field of vision.

Slowness is usually obtained from potions, stray attacks, enchantments, or a melee attack from the bogged mob.

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2) Mining Fatigue

Mining fatigue makes it exceedingly difficult for you to mine resources (Image via Mojang Studios)

If you are someone who yearns for the mines and goes down deep in search of precious ores, this is probably one of the most annoying effects in Minecraft for you. Mining fatigue decreases the mining and attack speed, resulting in longer time taken to mine ores and increased vulnerability to hostile mobs.

Mining fatigue is obtained by being in the vicinity of an elder guardian, and it provides the highest level, III. Other levels of the effect can be applied to the player manually by using commands.

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3) Darkness

This is perhaps one of the eeriest status effects in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Darkness is one of the most-feared status effects in Minecraft, which players encounter when heading down to the ancient city and facing the Warden mob. It dims vision and creates a dark vignette effect around the screen.

The Warden is one of the most notorious boss mobs in the game, and darkness makes it even more difficult to face or defeat it. The visual impairment, paired with the added difficulty in-game, makes this one of the most annoying effects in Minecraft.

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4) Wither

Wither away into oblivion with this status effect applied (Image via Mojang Studios)

Wither is one of the most annoying status effects in Minecraft as it is not just a mildly infuriating problem; it can actually eliminate you. Similar to poison, it deals damage over time and will eventually kill you on any difficulty level.

Wither can be applied from a host of sources, ranging from an encounter with the Wither boss mob to getting affected by potions or arrows of decay. The only way to cure it is by drinking milk.

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5) Blindness

This status effect adds a black fog and clouds your judgment — quite literally (Image via Mojang Studios)

Blindness is a unique status effect that greatly impairs vision by adding black fog and disables the ability to sprint or deal critical hits on mobs. Despite lasting for a short while, it can leave you susceptible to random attacks from mobs.

Blindness can be received from an attack by an illusioner mob or by consuming suspicious stew found or crafted with azure bluet or an open eyeblossom. The visual impairment, paired with the vulnerability, makes it one of the most annoying effects in Minecraft.

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6) Nausea

The unnerving visual effects make nausea one of the most annoying effects in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Nausea essentially warps and tilts the screen to resemble the effects of nausea in real life. Although similar to the effects one feels when entering a nether portal, there is no such change in the tint or color of the screen when doing so.

Nausea can be caused by consuming a pufferfish or a suspicious stew crafted with the newly-introduced closed eyeblossom flower. The only way to remove it is by consuming milk. The unsettling visual transformation easily ranks it as one of the most annoying effects in Minecraft.

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