How to Survive Underwater with Amphibious Hands and Gills

Drowning is one of the most common deaths in Minecraft, and this mod offers several trinkets to fix it. Amphibious Hands and Gills are the two main water-breathing options, and they work slightly differently.

Equipping Water Breathing Trinkets

Craft or find Gills or Amphibious Hands and place them in a trinket slot. Gills typically grant permanent water breathing while equipped, so you can stay submerged indefinitely. Amphibious Hands usually combine water breathing with improved underwater mining speed, letting you break blocks at normal speed instead of the slow underwater rate.

Using Them Effectively

With a water breathing trinket equipped, you can explore ocean monuments, flooded caves, and shipwrecks without worrying about air. Bring a good pickaxe and a light source. If you also have the Ethereal Wings, you can swim and glide through water quickly. For deep dives, combine water breathing with night vision (from a Blindfold or similar trinket) so you can actually see what you are doing.

Tips

• Water breathing does not protect against magma blocks or guardians, so bring armor and healing.
• Pair Amphibious Hands with a haste effect or efficiency enchant for fast underwater mining.
• If you lose the trinket mid-dive, surface immediately; the effect ends the moment it is unequipped.