Minecraft:Ice Ball: Difference between revisions

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An ice ball is a throwable item that deals damage based on its speed toward a target. It can also be used as a Minecraft:brewing ingredient for potions of Freezing.

Obtaining

Mob loot

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Usage

Projectile

Ice balls can be thrown as projectiles to deal Minecraft:damage and knockback to entities. Their damage is dependent on how fast they are moving, with the formula <math>1.3\cdot\text{speed}</math> (in blocks per tick) rounded up. This can be influenced by how fast the player is moving when they throw the ice ball.

Ice ball damage
Movement method	Blocks per second	Ice ball damage
Template:EntityLink standing	0	Template:Hp
Template:EntityLink walking	4.317	Template:Hp
Template:EntityLink sprinting	5.612	Template:Hp
Template:EntityLink sprinting (Template:EffectLink I)	6.7344	Template:Hp
Template:EntityLink sprinting (Template:EffectLink II)	7.8568	Template:Hp
Template:ItemLink I	9.16	Template:Hp
Template:ItemLink II	18.32	Template:Hp
Template:EntityLink sprint Minecraft:flying Template:Small	22	Template:Hp
Template:ItemLink III	27.48	Template:Hp
File:Elytra Firework Rocket.png Minecraft:Elytra at firework boost speed	33.5	Template:Hp

Unlike Minecraft:snowballs, ice balls do not deal additional damage to Minecraft:blazes. The attacker can hit themself with ice balls. When a player dies to an ice ball, the death message displayed is "<player> was pummeled by <player/mob>".

Brewing ingredient

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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Gallery

In other media

An ice ball hovering above a freezing Minecraft:Steve

An ice ball hovering above a freezing Minecraft:Steve

Navigation

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Minecraft:de:Eisball Minecraft:es:Bola de hielo Minecraft:fr:Glaçon Minecraft:he:כדור קרח Minecraft:it:Palla di ghiaccio Minecraft:ja:Ice Ball Minecraft:ko:얼음 덩이 Minecraft:lzh:冰丸 Minecraft:pt:Bola de Gelo Minecraft:ru:Ледяной шар Minecraft:th:ก้อนน้ำแข็ง Minecraft:uk:Льодяна куля Minecraft:zh:冰球

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 {{distinguish|text=[[Minecraft:Ice Bomb]], the throwable projectile in {{Edu}}}}
 {{in development|drop=Fourth Drop 2026}}
-{{wip}}
 {{Infobox item entity
 | image = Ice Ball.png
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 }}
-An '''ice ball''' is a throwable item that deals damage based on its speed toward a target.
+An '''ice ball''' is a throwable item that deals damage based on its speed toward a target. It can also be used as a [[Minecraft:brewing]] ingredient for [[Minecraft:potion of Freezing|potions of Freezing]].
 == Obtaining ==
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 == Usage ==
 === Projectile ===
-Ice balls can be thrown as projectiles to damage entities, dealing more damage the faster they are moving. They have a very sharp deceleration, causing them to deal less damage the further the target is from the attacker.
+Ice balls can be thrown as projectiles to deal [[Minecraft:damage]] and [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]] to entities. Their damage is dependent on how fast they are moving, with the formula <math>1.3\cdot\text{speed}</math> (in blocks per tick) rounded up. This can be influenced by how fast the player is moving when they throw the ice ball.
-Ice balls deal damage equal to <math>1.395\cdot\text{speed}</math> (in blocks per tick), rounded up.
+{|class="wikitable collapsible"
+!colspan=8 |Ice ball damage
+|-
+! rowspan="1" |Movement method
+! rowspan="1" |Blocks per second
+! colspan="7" |Ice ball damage
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} standing
+| 0
+| {{hp|2}}
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} walking
+| 4.317
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting
+| 5.612
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting ({{EffectLink|Speed}} I)
+| 6.7344
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprinting ({{EffectLink|Speed}} II)
+| 7.8568
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} I
+| 9.16
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} II
+| 18.32
+| {{hp|3}}
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|Player}} sprint [[Minecraft:flying]] {{Small|([[Minecraft:Creative|Creative mode]])}}
+| 22
+| {{hp|4}}
+|-
+| {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book|text=Lunge|link=Lunge}} III
+| 27.48
+| {{hp|4}}
+|-
+| [[File:Elytra Firework Rocket.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Elytra]] at [[Minecraft:Firework Rocket|firework]] boost speed
+| 33.5
+| {{hp|5}}
+|}
-Unlike [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, ice balls do not deal additional damage to [[Minecraft:blaze]]s.
+Unlike [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, ice balls do not deal additional damage to [[Minecraft:blaze]]s. The attacker can hit themself with ice balls. When a player dies to an ice ball, the death message displayed is '''"<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''>"'''.
-The attacker can hit itself with ice balls. When a player dies to an ice ball, the death message displayed is '''"<''player''> was pummeled by <''player/mob''>"'''.
 === Brewing ingredient ===
 {{brewing
-   |foot=1
+   |showname=1
    |Ice Ball
    |Potion of Freezing
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 == Sounds ==
-{{section needed|sounds=true}}
+{{more sounds|section=1|
+* Ice Ball impact sound
+* Throwing sound event from frostbites}}
+{{SoundTable
+|type=java
+|{{SoundLine
+|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
+|subtitle=Ice Ball flies<ref name="whatkindofinsectisasnowballflyanyway" group="sound">{{bug|MC-312263}}</ref>
+|source=neutral
+|description=When a player throws a ice ball
+|id=entity.iceball.throw
+|translationkey=subtitles.entity.iceball.throw
+|volume=0.5
+|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5{{verify|aren't pitches below 0.5 rounded up to 0.5?}}
+|distance=16
+}}
+|{{SoundLine
+|subtitle=Dispensed item{{until|java 26.4}}
+|source=block
+|description=When a dispenser shoots a ice ball
+|id=block.dispenser.launch
+|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
+|volume=1.0
+|pitch=1.2
+|distance=16
+}}
+|{{SoundLine
+|sound=Ice_break1.ogg
+|sound2=Ice_break2.ogg
+|sound3=Ice_break3.ogg
+|sound4=Ice_break4.ogg
+|sound5=Ice_break5.ogg
+|sound6=Ice_break6.ogg
+|subtitle=Ice Ball hits
+|source=block
+|description=When the ice ball impacts the entity
+|id=entity.iceball.???
+|translationkey=subtitles.entity.ice_ball.break
+|volume=0.8
+|pitch=1.0
+|distance=16
+}}
+}}
 == Data values ==
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 |{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap3|[[File:Ice Ball.png|32px]] Added ice balls.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap8|The damage dealt by ice balls has been reduced from <math>1.395\cdot\text{blocks/tick}</math> to <math>1.3\cdot\text{blocks/tick}</math>.}}
 }}
 === ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
 {{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|[[File:Ice Ball BE1.png|32px]] Added ice balls.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|[[File:Ice Ball BE1.png|32px]] Added ice balls.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.70.21|Increased ice ball base damage to 2, with damage decreasing as it loses velocity.}}
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 == Navigation ==
 {{navbox new content|fourth drop 2026}}
+{{Navbox ice}}
 {{Navbox items|equipment}}
 {{Navbox entities|Other}}
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 [[Minecraft:it:Palla di ghiaccio]]
 [[Minecraft:ja:Ice Ball]]
+[[Minecraft:ko:얼음 덩이]]
 [[Minecraft:lzh:冰丸]]
 [[Minecraft:pt:Bola de Gelo]]
 [[Minecraft:ru:Ледяной шар]]
+[[Minecraft:th:ก้อนน้ำแข็ง]]
+[[Minecraft:uk:Льодяна куля]]
 [[Minecraft:zh:冰球]]