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Quick answer
- For short trips: Potion of Water Breathing or a Turtle shell.
- For long trips: Respiration on your helmet plus potions.
- For a base: a
Conduit gives you breathing forever.
Building underwater or raiding a monument means a lot of time under water. Here's every way to stay down longer.
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Every method
| Method | How it helps |
|---|---|
| Potion of Water Breathing | Breathe freely for 3 minutes, or 8 with redstone |
| Respiration | Hold your breath longer, but not forever |
| Turtle shell | A little extra breathing time |
| Conduit | Breathe forever within its range |
| Air pockets | Doors and signs make a gap to breathe |
Water breathing potions
Brew a Pufferfish into an awkward potion for water breathing. Add redstone to make it last longer.
Air pocket tricks
- On Java, placing a door, fence gate or banner underwater makes a small air pocket.
- On Bedrock, break a block and quickly place a sign, button or trapdoor before water fills the gap.
- A
Magma block makes a bubble column that refills your air.
For bases
A conduit with a full prismarine frame gives you breathing, night vision and faster mining in a huge area. It's the best long-term option.
Mine faster tooAdd Aqua Affinity to your helmet so you can mine at normal speed underwater.
Cheat sheet
- Pufferfish = water breathing potion
- Respiration on your helmet
- Doors and signs make air pockets
- Conduit for underwater bases
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