Can I get struck by lightning in Minecraft?

Question

I wasn't able to find this post on here, but I am extremely curious if I need to be worried about instantly getting fried when working on an outdoor project.

Can I get struck by lightning during a storm in Minecraft? If so, will it kill me?

Answer 1

Yes, you can be struck by lightning: Being struck by lightning or standing near a lightning strike deals two and a half hearts of damage, not including damage from the fire. Source

Since it doesn't deal too much damage you should survive it as long as you aren't damaged too much. Btw. beware of supercharged creepers, they deal a lot of damage.

Also you don't have to worry about your constructs going up in flames because of a lightning since rain puts fire out.

Answer 2

There is a very small possibility that you can be struck by lightning. Other mobs can also be struck, and it has varying effect, for example:

• If a pig gets hit by lightning it will turn into a Zombie Pigman.
• If lightning strikes a creeper it will become supercharged and be even more deadly.

Answer 3

No, it wont kill you, as Zero stack said. It only deals 2 hearts of damage, and the rain will put it out.

But now in the upgrade of 2013, the damage of lightning is now 3 hearts, and may destroy some items in your inventory.

I've also learned from experience that when you have an item such as

• Anvil
• Iron bars
• End portal
• Nether portal
• Mine tracks
• Mine carts
• Iron
• Iron armour

You'll get struck more often, and not only that, if you are wearing a complete set of Iron Armour you'll instead take 5 hearts, not 3.

One last thing, if you are wearing diamond armour(Full) and get struck by lighting, your armour will have a new enchantment which is called Armour of Gods. No longer Diamond armour, It has now 2 bars of full armour, (Because it will have 10 [X] in each stat) and will have 10 of each stat, e.g. Blast protection, Feather falling, Protection, Fire protection, etc.

Well I hope this helps