Potions will play a key role in helping you survive longer in Minecraft. Items like the Potion of Healing come in extremely handy when you have just logged into a newly generated world and are about to set up a base and farm for resources.
Other Potions like the one for Fire Resistance will help in the exploration and reduce the amount of damage you take from the element.
Getting a firm understanding of the potions system is key to having an easier time achieving your goals in the game. So here is a guide that goes over every single potion recipe in Minecraft and how to make them.
Contents:
- How to craft Potions.
- Potion modifier ingredients
- All Potion recipes and effects
- All Potion Ingredients
How to craft Potions in Minecraft
When you are looking to make Potions in Minecraft, the first thing you will need to do is to make a Brewing Stand. Once that is done, acquire some Blaze Powder which will act as fuel, and obtain a Water Bottle.
The Water Bottle can be made by interacting with a Water Source with a Glass Bottle in hand.
You can make a Brewing Stand by combining 1x Blaze Rod and 3x Cobblestone in a Crafting Tabel. You will need to slot in the Cobblestones in a row and place the Blaze Rod in the center just above it.
Once you have made it, right-click on the Stand to open up the brewing window. On the far left slot, you will need to add Blaze Powder for the fuel. The bottom three slots are where you place the bottles of potions that you are looking to modify, and the top socket is the slot for ingredients.
Once you have all the requirements, here are some steps that you will need to follow:
- Step 1: Use the Brewing Stand to combine Water Bottle and Netherwart to make an Awkward Potion.
- Step 2: You can now specify the Potion effect by introducing an effect ingredient to the mix.
- Step 3: You can further choose to change the nature of the Potion by adding modifier ingredients.
All Potion modifier ingredients
| Modifier Ingredient | Effect | Demarcation |
|---|---|---|
| Glowstone Dust | Will increase the strength of the Potion’s effects. | The potion will have a “II” at the end of its name. |
| Redstone Dust | Extends the duration of the Potion’s effects. | The potions will have the “+” sign by the end of its name |
| Fermented Spider Eye | This modifier will turn some potion into a completely different one. Thereby changing its effects | – |
| Gunpower | Adding Gunpower to any potion will turn it into a Splash Potion. Instead of consuming this position, you throw it on the ground and create an AoE effect. | – |
| Dragon’s Breath | When you add Dragon’s Breath to a Splash Potion you create a Lingering Potion. Once thrown on the ground, the effect will last longer and although it has reduced effects, you will be able to stack it if you throw another one in the AoE. | – |
All Minecraft Potion recipes and effects
Here is a list of all the Potion recipes and effects in Minecraft as of version 1.21:
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Awkward Potion | Water Bottle + Nether Wart | Awkward POtion is the base that you use for making other Potions. |
| Potion of Fire Resistance | Awkward Potion + Magma Cream (made using Slimeballs) | Gain immunity from all types of fire damage for some time. |
| Potion of Harming | Potion of Healing/Poison + Fermented Spider Eye | Does a small amount of immediate damage to targets. |
| Potion of Healing | Awkward Potion + Glistering Melon | You will immediately gain 4 Health back upon use. |
| Potion of Infestation | Awkward Potion + Stone block | When hurt the target will have a 10% chance to spawn a couple of Silverfish. |
| Potion of Invisibility | Potion of Night Vision + Fermented Spider Eye | Upon use, you will go invisible for some time. |
| Potion of Leaping | Awkward Potion + Rabbit’s Foot | Reduces fall damage significantly and you can jump off a block higher. |
| Potion of Night Vision | Awkward Potion + Golden Carrot | Your surroundings are illuminated for some time. |
| Potion of Oozing | Awkward Potion + Slime Block | Upon death, the target affected by the potion will spawn two Slimes. |
| Potion of Poison | Awkward Potion + Spider Eye | Target receives 36 damages over time. Will deplete 1 health every 2.5 seconds, however, health will not go below 1. |
| Potion of Regeneration | Awkward Potion + Ghast Tear | You will regain 18 health over time upon use. 1 Health every 2.5 seconds. |
| Potion of Slow Falling | Awkward Potion + Phantom Membrane | Will reduce the fall rate and damage that your character to zero when you hit the ground. |
| Potion of Slowness | Potion of Swiftness/Leaping + Fermented Spider Eye | Mobs and players affected by it will have their movement slowed by 15%. |
| Potion of Strength | Awkward Potion + Blaze Powder | Upon use your melee damage will increase by 3. |
| Potion of Swiftness | Awkward Potion + Sugar | Your FOV will widen and your speed and jump distance will increase by 20%. |
| Potion of the Turtle Master | Awkward Potion + Turtle Shell | Mobs and players affected by it will have their movement reduced by 60%. However, it will also reduce damage taken by 60%. |
| Potion of Water Breathing | Awkward Potion + Pufferfish | For a limited time, you will not need to surface for air when underwater. |
| Potion of Weakness | Water Bottle + Fermented Spider Eye | Melee attack damage is reduced by 4. |
| Potion of Weaving | Awkward Potion + Cobweb | Targets affected by the Potion of Weaving will spread 2-3 Cobweb blocks when they die. |
| Potion of Wind Charging | Awkward Potion + Breeze Rod | Targets affected will emit a wind burst when they die. |
All Potion Ingredients and how to get them in Minecraft
Here is a list of all the potion ingredients and how to get them in Minecraft as of version 1.21:
| Potion Ingredients | How to get them |
|---|---|
| Blaze Powder | Blaze powder is a key crafting ingredient that you will be able to get your hands on from Blazes in the Nether Fortresses. |
| Breeze Rod | This is obtained from Breezes in Trial Chambers. |
| Cobweb | You will find Cobwebs in Mineshafts, Libraries, Woodland Mansions, Basements, and other areas. You will need to use your shears on them to obtain them. |
| Dragon’s Breath | You will be able to obtain this from the Ender Dragon. Specifically from its breath attack or purple fireball clouds. You will need to use a Glass Bottle to get it. |
| Fermented Spider Eye | You will obtain Fermented Spider Eye by crafting it with the use of Brown Mushroom and Sugar. |
| Ghast Tear | You will obtain it as a drop from Ghasts in the Nether. |
| Glass Bottle | Either you can craft it with Glass, or get it from drinking bottles, or as a drop from Witches. (Can also be obtained during fishing). |
| Glistering Melon Slice | You will be able to craft it from 8 Gold Nuggets and 1 Melon Slice. |
| Golden Carrot | You will be able to craft it from 8 Gold Nuggets and 1 Melon Carrot. |
| Gunpowder | Either you can obtain it as a drop from Creepers, Ghasts, and Witches or buy it from the Wandering Trader’s stock. |
| Magma Cream | Magma Cream is obtained by fusing Blaze Power with Slime Balls. You can also get it as a drop from Magma Cubes in the Nether. |
| Nether Wart | This Potion ingredient is harvested from Nether Wart Crops. This vegetation is found in Nether Fortresses and Bastions. They are also obtained from Soul Sand blocks. |
| Phantom Membrane | You will obtain it as a drop from Phantoms that are spawned in the Overworld. They will spawn if you have not died or even rested once in 3 days. You can also get this ingredient as a gift from Tamed Cats. |
| Pufferfish | You will be able to fish this ingredient from Lukewarm Oceans and Deep Lukeworm Oceans. |
| Rabbit’s Foot | Obtained from Rabbits as a drop. You can also get them as a gift from Tamed Cats. |
| Redstone | You will get this ingredient by mining Redstone Ore. |
| Spider Eye | You will get this as a drop from Spiders and Witches or by unlocking chests in the Desert Temple. |
| Sugar | You will be able to craft Sugar by crafting it from Sugar Cane or Honey Bottles. You can also get it as a drop from Witches. |
| Turtle Shell | Turtle Shell is crafted with 5 Turtle Scutes. Turtle Scutes is a resource that you get as a drop when baby Turtles mature into adults. |
