Suffocation is a debuff that is inflicted when the player is caught in falling Sand, Silt, or Slush. 4 ticks of 5 damage are dealt every second. Drowning will not apply this debuff. Damage numbers bounce like other debuffs that deal continuous damage.

Causes

From environment

From		Duration
	Sand Block	Until the player gets out from under the Sand Blocks
	Ebonsand Block	Until the player gets out from under the Ebonsand Blocks
	Pearlsand Block	Until the player gets out from under the Pearlsand Blocks
	Crimsand Block	Until the player gets out from under the Crimsand Blocks
	Silt Block	Until the player gets out from under the Silt Blocks
	Slush Block	Until the player gets out from under the Slush Blocks

Self-induced

From		Duration	Chance
	Red Potion	1 / 2 / 3 hours	1/1 (100%)

Notes

• Suffocation will only be caused by the blocks listed above; other blocks, such as Obsidian that forms over a player, will be completely harmless.
  • Suffocation can occur if any part of the player is trapped by a block.
• If the player is playing the Secret world seed For the Worthy, ash has a chance of collapsing when hit as if affected by gravity. However, the player will not gain the Suffocation debuff from being trapped in it.
• The player takes only 2 ticks of 5 damage every second when standing still and the shiny stone is equipped.

History

• Desktop 1.2.3: Running underwater no longer causes flashes of the Suffocation debuff.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.