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Minecraft Potions: All recipes and how to makeThe definitive guide on how to make Minecraft Potions
The definitive guide on how to make Minecraft Potions
Want to learn how to make Minecraft Potions?Learning how to make Potions inMinecraftwill instantly elevate your playthrough and increase your chances of survival. There are many worthwhile Potions to learn first, such as the Potion of Healing and Fire Resistance, which will help you on your journeys through the Overworld andNether.
Below we’ve gathered a fullMinecraft Potions list, all ingredients needed to make each Potion and a rundown of how to use a Brewing Stand. We’ve also included an explainer on modifier ingredients that can increase the radius of Potions, increase their strength and more. For a full rundown of all Potions in Minecraft 1.21, keep reading.
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How to make Potions in Minecraft
To make a Potion in Minecraft, you need these things:
Every potion starts with a Water Bottle. To make a Water Bottle, just right-click on a water source with a Glass Bottle in your hand.
There are three steps to making a Potion:
Steps 2 and 3 can be done in reverse order if you like, but step 1 always comes first (except when making a Potion of Weakness, which doesn’t need an Awkward Potion).
Potion modifier ingredients
Adding Glowstone Dustto some Potions will increase the strength of the effect (usually doubling it). These Potions will have a “II” at the end of their name.
Adding Redstone Dustto some Potions will extend the duration of the effect. These Potions will have a “+” at the end of their name.
Adding Fermented Spider Eyeto some potions will corrupt the effect, turning it into a new kind of Potion.
Adding Gunpowderto any Potion will turn it into a Splash Potion. Instead of being drunk, a Splash Potion can be thrown on the ground, affecting everyone in an area around where it shatters.
Adding Dragon’s Breathto any Splash Potion will turn it into a Lingering Potion. The effects of a Lingering Potion persist in the area for a short while after breaking, and while the effect is reduced it can also stack if you stay in the area.
Minecraft Potion chart for 1.21
Here is a detailed Minecraft Potion brewing chart from the OfficialMinecraft Wikiwhich tells you how to create every kind of Potion:
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All Minecraft Potion recipes
Not all of these Potions can be turned into Extended or more powerful versions of themselves, but all of them can be turned into Splash and Lingering versions. You can also mix-and-match the modifiers thatareallowed, for example to create an Extended Lingering Potion of Poison, or a Splash Potion of Healing II.
There are a few other Potions in Minecraft that cannot be brewed. Instead, they must be looted or spawned into the game viaconsole commands. This includes Potions such as the Potion of Luck (available in Creative Mode) and Potion of Decay (obtained from swamp huts in Bedrock edition).
All Potion ingredients
Now you know which Potions you want to brew, you’ll need the right ingredients to make the magic happen. Below we’ve listed the Potion ingredients mentioned in the Potions list to streamline the process for you and get you everything you need.
How to make a Brewing Stand
To make a Brewing Stand for making potions, you must combine 1 Blaze Rod and 3 Cobblestone in a Crafting Table. Place the 3 Cobblestone in a row, with the Blaze Rod just above it in the centre, like so:
Place the Brewing Stand on the ground and right-click it to open the brewing window. It looks complex at first but it’s actually very simple:
Every time you add a new ingredient to a potion, it’ll take 20 seconds of brewing for the effect to occur. But with three potion slots at the bottom, you can brew multiple potions at once to save time. Just remember that you’ll need Blaze Powder to keep the Brewing Stand fuelled and working!
That’s really all you need in order to start making Potions. It’s not likeenchantmentswhere you need a whole room in yourMinecraft housededicated to enchanting tables andbookshelves. A single, simple Brewing Stand will do - although a cooltowerorcastlewould certainly provide an epic fantasy aesthetic!
That wraps up our guide to brewing potions in Minecraft. If you’re not quite at the stage of venturing into the Nether, you may want to check our page onhow to find Diamonds in Minecraft. Alternatively, if you’re looking for easy access to the Nether from the start, be sure to consult our list of thebest Minecraft seeds. Alternatively, expand the possible number of Potions you can make withMinecraft mods!
