How to Remove Mining Fatigue in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Drink a milk bucket: it clears all status effects, including Mining Fatigue. In Java Edition that works until an elder guardian within 50 blocks afflicts you again (it checks once per minute). In Bedrock Edition the effect comes back immediately while you are in range, so leave the area or kill the elder guardians first.

What you need

Bucket
Cow, mooshroom or goat

Step by step

Get a milk bucket by using a bucket on a cow, mooshroom or goat.
Hold use on the milk bucket to drink it. It removes all status effects at once and gives back an empty bucket.
Move away from the ocean monument. In Java Edition, elder guardians search once per minute for players within 50 blocks. Hiding behind blocks, underground or with Invisibility does not stop it.
In Bedrock Edition, elder guardians in range re-inflict Mining Fatigue III immediately after you drink milk, so drink it only after you are out of range or the elder guardians are dead.
Otherwise wait it out: the effect from an elder guardian lasts 5 minutes.

Java vs Bedrock

Attack speed reduction from Mining Fatigue applies in Java Edition only. In Bedrock Edition elder guardians re-inflict the effect right after you drink milk.

Versions: Describes the current Java and Bedrock releases. See the edition note above for differences.

Frequently asked questions

What does Mining Fatigue III do?

Mining speed drops to 2.7% of normal (97.3% slower) and, in Java Edition, attack speed drops by 30%.

Does milk remove Mining Fatigue?

Yes. Milk clears all status effects. Elder guardians can re-apply it while you are still in range.

How long does Mining Fatigue last from an elder guardian?

5 minutes.