Does Depth Strider Make You Swim Faster?

Depth Strider is an armor enchantment in Minecraft. It will be able to increase underwater movement speed. By the way, does Depth Strider make you swim faster? To find out that answer, you are able to read this entire article.

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Depth Strider Usage

Every level will be able to reduce the amount water slows the player by ⅓. It includes lowering the speed at which flowing water pushes you once still standing. An armor stand that carries armor enchanted with a Depth Strider also will move more slowly once being pushed by water.

Level 3 allows the players to swim as fast as walking on land. Apparently, any higher level has no effect on speed. Aside from that, at level 3, a speed potion also affects the player’s swimming the same as walking. Usually, Depth Strider can be applied only to boots.

But, using commands, this armor enchantment still works if applied to other types of armor such as a helmet. So, we are able to say that Depth Strider makes you swim faster. It increases underwater movement speed.

Here are some notes that you have to remember:

• Every level is able to reduce the amount water slows you by ⅓.
• Level 3 will be able to make you swim as fast as you walk on land. For note: Any level will have no effect on speed.
• The speed potions are going to affect your swimming the same way as your walking at level 3.
• It does not increase vertical speed.
• This is an enchantment for boots

The Depth Strider enchantment can speed up how fast you are able to move underwater. You are able to add the Depth Strider enchantment to boots by using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then you are going to need to wear the enchanted boots to get the improvement in underwater movement speed.

Remember that the maximum level for the Depth Strider enchantment is Level 3. It means that you will be able to enchant an item with up to Depth Strider 3. Simply, the higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.

Incompatibilities of Depth Strider

You have to know that Depth Strider and Frost Walker are mutually exclusive. But, if combined by using commands, both armor enchantments function normally.

For your information, Frost Walker is an enchantment to boots which makes frosted ice blocks once walking over water. It causes the wearer to be immune to damage from certain blocks like the campfires and magma blocks when stepped on.

Also, Frost Walker eliminates all damage from magma blocks and campfires (but not lava). If the boots are enchanted with the Frost Walker that are put on an armor stand which is pushed by a slime or a honey block onto water, so the Frost Walker will work as normal on the armor stand.

Aside from that, enchanted boots with Frost Walker is able to be applied on foxes when held.‌ This is a treasure enchantment which can be earned only from chest loot, raid drops, fishing, or trading for enchanted books.

Is depth Strider faster than a Minecraft boat?

Depth strider only lets you run as fast as you do on land in the water. The new boats are able to go twice as fast as that. In Minecraft, the boats are entities that are used primarily for fast transport of the players and passenger mobs over bodies of water.

Based on the research, the boats were added in Update 0.11.0. By the way, how to obtain a Minecraft boat? The boats are able to be retrieved by repeatedly attacking them until they drop as an item. The tools and weapons with damage above 4 will be able to destroy a boat in one swipe instantly.

Wear the Enchanted Boots

In Minecraft, you are able to enchant some items like boats with Depth Strider.

• After you have boots which are enchanted with Depth Strider, you have to wear the enchanted boots. You will not obtain the improved underwater movement speed until the boots are worn.
• The next step is to move the boots with Depth Strider from your inventory to your character’s box. You are going to see your character alter after the boots are worn.
• Now that you are wearing the enchanted boots on your feet, you are going to be much faster at moving underwater.
• Finally, you just learned all about the Depth Strider enchantment in Minecraft.

Enchantment ID and Name

In Minecraft, Depth Strider has the enchantment ID and Name values mentioned below:

Enchantment	Maximum Level	Minecraft ID	Platform	Version
Depth Strider	III	8	Java Edition	1.8
Depth Strider	III	7	Pocket Edition	0.16.0
Depth Strider	III	7	Xbox One	1.4.0
Depth Strider	III	7	PS4	1.14.0
Depth Strider	III	7	Nintendo Switch	1.5.0
Depth Strider	III	7	Windows 10 Edition	0.16.0
Depth Strider	III	7	Education Edition	1.0

Other Minecraft Enchantments  

Of course, there are still many other enchantments in Minecraft such as Bane of Arthropods, Blast protection, channeling, Curse of binding, Curse of vanishing, Fire aspect, Aqua Affinity and more. In addition, we are going to explain one of them, Aqua Affinity.

For your information, The Aqua Affinity enchantment speeds up how fast you are able to mine blocks underwater. Usually, it makes mining underwater the same speed as mining on land. You are able to add the Aqua Affinity enchantment to any helmet or leather cap by using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command.

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Next, you are going to need to wear the enchanted helmet to get the improvement in mining speed. For note: The maximum level for the Aqua Affinity enchantment is Level 1. It means that you are only able to enchant an item with up to Aqua Affinity I, and nothing higher for this enchantment.

After you have a helmet or cap which is enchanted with Aqua Affinity, you need to wear the enchanted helmet. You will not get the improved underwater mining speed until the helmet is worn.