This is an article about powder snow that appears in Minecraft. Explains the various characteristics of powder snow, how to obtain it, and the frozen state caused by powder snow. Powder Snow is a block introduced in Caves and Cliffs Update #1. It looks very similar to snow, but if you try to get on the powder snow, it slips through and your body sinks. In addition, if you are in powder snow for a while, you will be in a “frozen” state and take damage, so be careful.
How to Get Powder Snow in Minecraft?
Snow powder can currently only be available from Cauldrons. However, getting it from a cauldron requires a bit of preparation, and you must fill the cauldron with snow. To store snow, it’s OK to place cauldrons in places where it snows, such as high in snowy biomes or mountain biomes.
Of course, the cauldron will not accumulate snow during sunny weather, only during rain or thunderstorms. (In areas such as snowy fields, snow falls instead of rain.) Snow accumulates in three stages, and is available as a “powder bucket” by using an empty bucket toward a cauldron full of snow.
By using a powder snow bucket, you can place Minecraft Powder Snow wherever you like. You can also pick up powdered snow by using an empty bucket. By the way, it takes a long time for the snow to accumulate in the cauldron.
Caves & Cliffs Update 2 Will Generate Natural: Powder snow will be naturally generated in the 2nd cave and cliff update, so it will be easier to obtain. Powder snow obtains in the newly “Mountain Forest Biome” and “Snow Slope Biome”.
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Characteristics of Powder Snow in Minecraft
If you try to ride on the powder snow, it slips through and sinks into the powder snow. Most non-player mobs also sink in the same way, so it is also good as a trap. (Foxes and rabbits can walk on powder snow.)
Also, being in powder snow has two disadvantages. If you stay in the powder snow for a long time, you will be in a “frozen” state. Movement is greatly restricted in powder snow. Next, we will discuss these two elements in detail. By the way, even if you get buried in the powder snow, you won’t take suffocation damage.
If you are in Minecraft Powder Snow for more than 7 seconds, you are going to freeze. If a player or mob is in powder snow for more than 7 seconds, it will freeze. When you enter the powder snow, your body will start shaking and the player’s screen will gradually zoom (the field of vision will become narrower).
And a freezing effect will appear around the screen. In addition, if powder snow enters for about 7 seconds, the heart of the health gauge will change to a frozen state. When frozen, you will take damage every 4 seconds in the integrated version (Switch, PS4, smartphone, etc.) and every 2 seconds in the Java version.
When you move away from the powder snow, the frozen state is already live in the game. And the effect around the screen gradually disappears, expanding your field of vision. However, it is also worth noting that the movement speed will be slightly reduced until the effect disappears completely.
The frozen effect varies by mob:
The effect of the frozen state varies depending on the mob, and each has such a difference.
- Skeletons turn into strays instead of freezing in the snow
- Strays, polar bears, and snow golems don’t take freeze damage
- Blaze, Magma Cube, and Strider take 5 (2.5 hearts) freeze damage.
Limited Movement in Powder Snow
It is also a point that movement is greatly restricted while in the powder snow. Your movement speed will be greatly slowed, and you will not be able to reach the height of 1 square even if you jump.
Furthermore, if you continue to enter the powder snow, you will receive freeze damage and a decrease in movement speed, so you want to get out as quickly as possible. A good way to get out is to use an empty bucket to collect the powder snow itself, melt it with a bucket of water, or break it directly (easily with bare hands).
Measures against Minecraft powder snow with leather equipment: Leather equipment is good as a countermeasure against powder snow. With leather boots equipped, it is possible to walk over powder snow without sinking.
Also, like Minecraft scaffolding block iron scaffolding blocks, you can ascend and descend by jumping and crouching. Equipping even one piece of leather armor will prevent freezing. While wearing leather armor, even if you enter powder snow.
The effect around the screen will disappear and you will not damage. And movement speed reduction. (You will still receive the movement speed reduction unrelated to freezing while in powder snow.) Additionally, horses wearing leather horse armor are now immune to freezing. By the way, the effect of these leather armor is effective even if zombies are with weapons.
Powder snow melts when it comes in contact with water or fire: Powder snow disappears in contact with lava or water. In this case, the powdered snow will disappear without an item, so be careful. Also, sparks from lava will not melt snow powder.
