Absorption effect does not go away even after the hearts are gone
The Bug
When you eat a golden apple and take some damage, the golden hearts take some damage and disappear, however the absorption effect does not go away.
Steps to Reproduce
- Switch into survival mode and give yourself the absorption effect.
/effect give @s minecraft:absorption 999 0
- Consume the absorption hearts by taking some damage.
/effect give @s minecraft:instant_damage 1 0
- Take note as to whether or not the absorption effect is removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Observed Behavior
The absorption effect isn't removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Expected Behavior
The absorption effect would be removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Linked Issues
Created Issue:
Absorption effect does not go away even after the hearts are gone
When you eat a golden apple and take some damage, the golden hearts take some damage and disappear, however the absorption effect does not go away.
The Bug
When you eat a golden apple and take some damage, the golden hearts take some damage and disappear, however the absorption effect does not go away.
Steps to Reproduce
- Switch into survival mode and give yourself the absorption effect.
/effect give @s minecraft:absorption 999 0- Consume the absorption hearts by taking some damage.
/effect give @s minecraft:instant_damage 1 0- Take note as to whether or not the absorption effect is removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Observed Behavior
The absorption effect isn't removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Expected Behavior
The absorption effect would be removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
is duplicated by
relates to
MC-182497
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The bug
If you eat an enchanted golden apple, use up all of your golden absorption hearts, and then try to get more gold hearts by eating a regular golden apple, the gold hearts from the regular golden apple will not be applied until after the duration of the absorption effect from the enchanted golden apple has run out. While the timer for the enchanted golden apple's absorption effect is ticking down, the timer for the regular golden apple's absorption effect is also ticking down, even though you do not currently have the gold hearts from the regular golden apple. This means that there is a severe delay between eating the regular golden apple and receiving the gold hearts, and that when you do finally receive the gold hearts, the duration is almost over.
To reproduce
- Eat an enchanted golden apple.
- Take damage to use up all of your gold hearts.
- Eat a regular golden apple.
- Observe that you don't have any gold hearts, even though you just ate a regular golden apple.

- Open your inventory and watch the timer for Absorption IV (from the enchanted golden apple) tick down.
- When it reaches 0:00, it is replaced by Absorption I, and you finally get the 2 gold hearts from the regular golden apple, but the duration of the Absorption I is almost over.

History
I tested this bug in 1.12.2, 1.13, 1.15.1, 1.15.2, and 1.16.3.
- In 1.12.2 (and presumably older versions), if you ate a regular golden apple after using up all of the gold hearts from an enchanted golden apple, it would (incorrectly) restore all 8 of the gold hearts from the enchanted golden apple. (This was the old version of
MC-88694.) - In versions 1.13 to 1.15.1, if you ate a regular golden apple after using up all of the gold hearts from an enchanted golden apple, the absorption from the regular golden apple was never applied at all. (This was the original version of this bug report.)
- In versions 1.15.2 to the present version, if you eat a regular golden apple after using up all of the gold hearts from an enchanted golden apple, the absorption from the regular golden apple is severely delayed and shortened. (This is the current version of this bug report.)
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Can't say this for certain as I do not have a source, but based off the status of MC-202432, this could be intentional.
Now that MC-202432 seems to be fixed in 23w31a, this doesn't seem to be the case anymore when you use all of your absorption hearts. However if you use an enchanted apple and remain with less than 2 golden hearts, using up a regular golden apple won't replenish the (2) hearts unless you consume it after the high amplifier absorption runs out (or you use all of your golden hearts). Still not sure if this new behavior is intended.
Indeed, the fix of MC-202432 has made MC-128682 have less of a bad effect, but not gaining any absorption from a regular golden apple if you currently have between 0 and 2 gold hearts left from the enchanted golden apple still feels like a problem.
I don't have time to edit this report and/or make a new report right now, but I will decide what to do at some point soon and then do it.
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However, this issue is Working as Intended.
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The behavior seems to have changed in 23w31a, now that MC-202432 is fixed you need to take damage until you have less hearts than the absorption amplifier provides, and after you take the third step the golden hearts are stacked based on the new amplifier, instead of automatically replenishing all the hearts. I.e you do step 1, remain with 1 heart and do step 3 you'd have a total of 3 hearts (you can repeat step 3 to replenish all the hearts).
Summary:
When you eat a golden apple and take some damage, the golden hearts take some damage and disappear, however the absorption effect does not go away.
This is a parity issue, in java it was fixed in 23w31a -> MC-202432.
Steps to reproduce:
- Switch into survival mode and give yourself the absorption effect.
/effect @s absorption 999 0
- Consume the absorption hearts by taking some damage.
/effect @s instant_damage 1 0
- Take note as to whether or not the absorption effect is removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Observed results:
The absorption effect isn't removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Expected results:
The absorption effect would be removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.




Hello! I can confirm.
I can confirm for 20w46a.
Can confirm in 20w51a.
Can confirm in 21w03a.
Confirmed for 21w06a
Can confirm in 21w08b. Video attached.
Can confirm in 21w13a.
Can confirm in 21w14a.
Can confirm in 21w16a.
Can confirm in 21w17a.
Can confirm in 1.17.
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm this behavior in 21w42a. Here are some extra details regarding this problem.
The Bug:
The absorption effect isn't removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Steps to Reproduce:
Observed Behavior:
The absorption effect isn't removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
Expected Behavior:
The absorption effect would be removed when all absorption hearts are consumed.
This is intended as the effect is not supposed to go away, if you want them to then you make a suggestion, not a bug report
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w19a.
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
Whether an intentional fix or not, this issue is no longer reproducable. Tested in 23w31a.

I tested this in both 1.20.1 and 23w31a. It occurs in 1.20.1 but not in 23w31a, so it was indeed fixed in 23w31a.