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Disable Drowning Damage

Stop taking damage when underwater

⚠︎ Awaiting in-game verification for Java 26.2

Players no longer drown when out of air underwater. Set back to true to restore drowning.

/gamerule drowningDamage false
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How to use

  1. Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
  2. Paste the command.
  3. Press Enter — you can stay underwater indefinitely.

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