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barrier
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Doesn't seem to do much | NA | NA | NA | NA |
block_crack
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Animates the block choose being broken | Varies | Small | Average | No effect | blockcrack_[id]_[data] |
bubble
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Plays a bubble particle. Only visible under water | Underwater particles | Very Small |
bubble_column
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Upwards bubble columns made by soul sand under water. |
bubble_pop
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
The top of bubble columns. |
cloud
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
White, grey and orange particle | Wind, Fire | Average | Average | Low speed causes particles to stay in place and fall towards the ground. Faster speed causes particles to fly outward quickly. |
crimson_spore
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
crit
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny gold stars that burst outward | Melee, Misc | Small | Very Fast | Speed below 1 keeps the particles close to the target position. Speed above 1 causes the particles to fly outward further and further |
crit_magic
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aqua colored stars fly outward from the target | Magic, Misc | Average | Fast | Speed below 0.5 keeps particles close to target. Speed above 0.5 causes particles to fly outward further. | magicCrit |
current_down
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bubble column whirlpools made by magma blocks under water. |
damage_indicator
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
From mobs and players when hurt by a melee attack. | damageIndicator |
dolphin
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trails behind swimming dolphins. |
dragon_breath
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
An ender dragon's breath and dragon fireballs. | dragonbreath |
drip_lava
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creates a particle of lava that hovers for a second then drops | Blood | Average | Slow | Slows down or speeds up dripping effect | dripLava |
dripping_obsidian_tear
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
drip_water
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creates a particle of water than hovers for a second then drops | Water, Rain | Average | Slow | Slows down or speeds up dripping effect | dripWater |
enchantment_table
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small runes gravitate towards the target then fade out | Buffs, Misc | Very small | Average | Lower speed causes runes to start closer to the target. Higher speed causes runes to start further away from the target. | enchantmenttable |
end_rod
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
End rods and shulker bullets. | Speeds above 0.001 cause particles to fly towards the southeast and slightly up | endRod |
explosion_normal
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
An explosion of smoke that starts at the target and moves outward | Wind, Fire | Large | Slow | Faster speeds causes particles to fly outward further and quicker | explode |
explosion_huge
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Large explosion with smoke, black clouds, etc | Fire, Wind, Summon | Large | Average | Speeds up or slows down particle animation significantly. Very low numbers look awkward. | hugeexplosion |
explosion_large
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black and grey smoke appear then dissipate | Fire, Wind, Summon | Large | Slow | Speed below 1 causes smoke to stay near target. Speed 1-2 flies outward. Above 2 causes particles to disappear | largeexplosion |
falling_dust
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Similar to reddust but smaller/with gravity | Any general colored effects/ashes | Average | Slow | Unknown | fallingDust |
falling_obsidian_tear
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
fireworks_spark
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright flashy particle that lights up then fades out | Lightning, Buffs, Ice | Average | Average | Slow speeds cause particles to hover in place. Faster speeds cause particles to fly about erratically | fireworksSpark |
flame
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
A tiny flame that pops up then fades out | Fire | Small | Average | Slows down or speeds up time between flame appearing then disappearing. |
footstep
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Several square transparent particles appear then disappear | Stealth | Average | Very Slow | No effect |
heart
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Creates a heart icon on the screen briefly | Healing | Average | Fast | Increases or decreases length of time particle is displayed |
item_crack
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Takes the icon of an item and break it into pieces that quickly fall to the ground. | Varies depending on icon choosen | Average | Average | iconcrack_[id]_[data] |
landing_obsidian_tear
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
lava
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
A small ball of magma and smoke hops up then falls. | Fire | Average | Average | Slows down or speeds up rate at which the particle travels up then down. |
mob_appearance
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Displays ghost of guardian when displayed underwater | mobappearance |
nautilus
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Activated Conduits. |
note
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emitted from note blocks. |
portal
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nether portals, endermen, endermites, ender pearls, eyes of ender, ender chests, dragon eggs, teleporting from eating chorus fruits, end gateway portals. |
redstone
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redstone ore, powered redstone dust, redstone torches, powered redstone repeaters. | reddust |
slime
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jumping slimes. |
smoke_large
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fire, minecart with furnace, blazes. | largesmoke |
smoke_normal
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Torches, primed TNT, droppers, dispensers, end portals, brewing stands, spawners, furnaces, ghast fireballs, wither skulls, taming, withers, lava (when raining). | smoke |
snowball
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thrown snowballs. | snowballpoof |
snow_shovel
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
snowshovel |
soul
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
soul_fire_flame
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |
spell_instant
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Shiny particles float around randomly then fade out | Thunder, Buffs, Ice | Small | Average | No effect | instantSpell |
spell_mob
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Several curls spin around the fade out | Buffs, Misc | Average | Average | Speed below 0.5 displays curls in black. Speed above 0.5 displays multicolors curls | mobSpell |
spell_mob_ambient
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Several partially transparent curls spin around the fade out | Buffs, Misc | Average | Average | Speed below 0.5 displays curls in black. Speed above 0.5 displays multicolors curls |
spell_witch
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Witches. | witchMagic |
splash
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny light blue pixels appear then falls quickly | Ice, Water, Misc | Very Small | Average |
squid_ink
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Produced by squids when attacked. |
suspended
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
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suspended_depth
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny black particles fade in then out | Death | Very Small | Slow | Has a negligible effect on particle fade in and out |
sweep_attack
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A sword's sweep attack. | sweepAttack |
town_aura
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycelium blocks. | townaura |
villager_angry
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloud and lightning icon that pops up briefly | Taunt | Large | Fast | No effect | angryVillager |
villager_happy
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect | 1.12 Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Random green particles that fade in then out | Poison, Snare, Nature effects | Medium | Average | Slows or speeds up the fade effect | happyVillager |
wake
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fishing. |
warped_spore
Description | Common Usage | Particle Size | Speed | Speed Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
New to 1.16 nether update | NA | NA | NA | NA |