what does depth strider do

Depth Strider is a Minecraft boot enchantment that makes you move much faster underwater by reducing how much water slows you down.

Quick Scoop: What Depth Strider Does

• It is a boot -only enchantment (unless added to other armor with commands or in Creative).

• It increases your horizontal movement speed in water, so you swim or walk along the seafloor much closer to normal land speed.

• At Depth Strider III, you can move underwater almost as fast as walking on land, effectively canceling most of water’s drag.

• It reduces how strongly flowing water pushes you, making it easier to move in currents or waterfalls.

• It only affects horizontal speed; it does not make you sink or rise faster.

Level-by-level effect

• Depth Strider I: Reduces water slowing you by about one third.

• Depth Strider II: Reduces it by about two thirds.

• Depth Strider III: Lets you move at roughly full walking speed underwater; higher levels do not give extra benefit.

Synergies and extra notes

• Combining Depth Strider III with the Dolphin’s Grace status effect makes you extremely fast in water because both bonuses stack.

• With speed potions and Depth Strider III, your underwater speed scales like it does on land, giving very quick aquatic travel.

TL;DR: If you’re doing any serious underwater exploring, building, or ocean combat, Depth Strider III boots are one of the best upgrades you can get.

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