Potion

Potion

Potions.gif: Infobox image for Potion the item in Minecraft

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Luck, Decay: No All others: Yes
Stackable	No

{
    "title": "Potion",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "Common",
            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "'''Luck, Decay''': No\n\n'''All others''': Yes",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Stackable"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "Water Bottle",
        "Awkward Potion",
        "Thick Potion",
        "Mundane Potion",
        "Uncraftable Potion",
        "Potion of Regeneration",
        "Potion of Swiftness",
        "Potion of Fire Resistance",
        "Potion of Poison",
        "Potion of Healing",
        "Potion of Night Vision",
        "Potion of Weakness",
        "Potion of Strength",
        "Potion of Slowness",
        "Potion of Leaping",
        "Potion of Harming",
        "Potion of Water Breathing",
        "Potion of Invisibility",
        "Potion of Luck",
        "Potion of Decay",
        "Potion of the Turtle Master",
        "Potion of Slow Falling"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Potions.gif"
    ]
}

Potions are brewable items that imbue the consumer with specific, time limited effects.

Obtaining

Potion brewing chart (most efficient recipes, excludes splash and lingering potions).

Witches

Witches drop potions of Healing, Fire Resistance, Swiftness, and Water breathing, but only when they die while drinking that potion.

Wandering traders

Wandering traders have a chance to drop potions of Invisibility, but only when they die drinking the potion.

Fishing

Water bottles may be caught as junk when fishing.

Filling bottles

Using a glass bottle on a water source block or a cauldron that has water will turn it into a water bottle. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron that contains potion will turn it into a bottle of that potion.‌ Using a glass bottle on a cauldron also removes ¹⁄₃ of that cauldron's contents.

Brewing

Almost all potions can be obtained by brewing, starting with the water bottle as the base.

The potion of Luck‌ and the potion of Decay‌ cannot be brewed, and can only be obtained by commands such as /give @s minecraft:potion{Potion:luck}, or through the creative inventory.

Natural generation

Two Instant Health II potions can be found in a brewing stand on ships in end cities, and one splash potion of Weakness can be found in a brewing stand in igloo basements.

The cauldron in witch huts contains a random potion, making the only way to obtain potion of Decay in survival.‌

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Potion of Regeneration	Ancient City	Chest	1–3	35.9% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.3585407680864854, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
	Trial Chambers	Supply chest	2	20.4% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 2, "chance": 0.20351336037302348, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Supply chest" }
		Trial ominous spawner	1	7% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06999999999999995, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial ominous spawner" }
		Trial spawner	1	5% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050000000000000044, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
Bedrock Edition
Potion of Regeneration	Ancient City	Chest	1–3	35.9% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.3585407680864854, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	34.3% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3433494144021395, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Trial Chambers	Supply chest	2	20.4% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 2, "chance": 0.20351336037302348, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Supply chest" }
		Trial spawner	1	5% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050000000000000044, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
		Trial ominous spawner	1	7% { "item": "Potion of Regeneration", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06999999999999995, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial ominous spawner" }

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Potion of Water Breathing	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	66.7% { "item": "Potion of Water Breathing", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.6666666666666667, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Potion of Water Breathing	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	46.9% { "item": "Potion of Water Breathing", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4694850955223546, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }

Usage

Potions can be used by pressing and holding use, similarly to eating food. Upon using, they will apply the corresponding status effect to the player.

Modifiers

Potions can be modified in five ways. The first is by adding glowstone to enhance the effect level. The second is by adding redstone to extend the duration of the effect. The third is by adding gunpowder to make a potion a splash potion. The fourth is by adding dragon's breath to turn a splash potion into a lingering potion. The fifth is by adding a fermented spider eye to corrupt the effect, if corruptable, turning it into a different one. The result of a corruption is usually the inverse of the original effect (for example: Swiftness to Slowness).

Corrupting an extended or enhanced potion usually results in a corrupted potion with the same modifier applied, if it is supported by the corrupted effect. Of the four corrupted potions, Harming is the only one which cannot be extended, and also the only one which can be enhanced.

Base potions

Base potions are potions that are created first to brew into other potions. Base potions have no effect when you drink them.

Icon	Name	Use
	Water Bottle	The starting point for every potion
	Awkward Potion	The base for all effect potions (Potions of Weakness can alternatively be brewed directly from water bottles)
	Thick Potion	No use
	Mundane Potion	No use

Effect potions

Note that the duration of an enhanced potion is generally half the duration of its base potion, and that the duration of an extended potion is generally 8/3 the duration of its base potion.

Potions with positive effects

Icon	Name	Duration	Effect
	Potion of Regeneration	0:45	Restores 18HP × 9 health over time, 1HP every 50 ticks (2.5 seconds).
	Potion of Regeneration	1:30 2:00‌	Restores 36HP × 18 (48HP × 24 ‌) health over time, 1HP every 50 ticks (2.5 seconds).
	Potion of Regeneration II	0:22	Restores 18HP × 9 health over time, 1HP every 25 ticks (1.25 seconds).
	Potion of Swiftness	3:00	Increased speed by 20% and increased FOV (6.6 meters per second sprinting).
	Potion of Swiftness	8:00
	Potion of Swiftness II	1:30	Increased speed by 40% and increased FOV (8 meters per second sprinting).
	Potion of Fire Resistance	3:00	Gives immunity to damage from all heat-related damage
	Potion of Fire Resistance	8:00
	Potion of Healing	Instant	Restores 4HP health.
	Potion of Healing II	Instant	Restores 8HP health. (doubles with every additional level)
	Potion of Night Vision	3:00	Visually brightens everything to a light level of 15, brightens up water with a blue shine, brightens up lava with an orange shine (other players cannot see the enhanced lighting without this effect).
	Potion of Night Vision	8:00
	Potion of Strength	3:00	Increases melee damage by 3HP. Increased melee damage by 130%.‌
	Potion of Strength	8:00
	Potion of Strength II	1:30	Increases melee damage by 6HP (+ 3HP per tier). Increased melee damage by 260%. (+130 percentage points every tier)‌
	Potion of Leaping	3:00	Allows the player to jump higher and reduces fall damage.
	Potion of Leaping	8:00
	Potion of Leaping II	1:30	Further increases jump height (over 2 blocks) and reduces fall damage
	Potion of Water Breathing	3:00	Prevents the oxygen bar from decreasing and slightly increases visibility while underwater.
	Potion of Water Breathing	8:00
	Potion of Invisibility	3:00	Makes player model disappear. Mobs will act neutral towards the player, unless the player is wearing armor (See status effects for specifics on armor). In splash form it is able to make mobs or other players invisible. Armor, items held in hand, arrows stuck into the player, a pig's saddle, a llama's carpet pattern, a shulker's yellow head and the eyes of spiders and enderman are not affected and are still visible.
	Potion of Invisibility	8:00
	Potion of Slow Falling	1:30	Makes the player fall at a much slower rate, and not take any damage when hitting the ground. This allows the player to jump across a gap of almost 6 blocks when sprinting with this effect. The player also cannot destroy any crops by jumping on them while experiencing the effects of this potion.
	Potion of Slow Falling	4:00
	Potion of Luck ‌	5:00	Increases the luck attribute by 1 point.

Potions with negative effects

Icon	Name	Duration	Effect
	Potion of Poison	0:45	Causes up to 36HP × 18 damage over time, but will not reduce health below 1HP.
	Potion of Poison	1:30 2:00‌	Causes up to 72HP × 36 (96HP × 48 ‌) damage over time, but will not reduce health below 1HP.
	Potion of Poison II	0:21.6 0:22.5‌	Causes up to 38HP × 19 damage over time, but will not reduce health below 1HP.
	Potion of Weakness	1:30	Reduces melee damage by 4HP. Reduces melee damage by 0.5 (0.25 heart).‌
	Potion of Weakness	4:00
	Potion of Slowness	1:30	Slows players and mobs by 15%, to about 4.75 blocks per second sprinting.
	Potion of Slowness	4:00
	Potion of Slowness IV	0:20	Slows players and mobs by 60%, to about 2.25 blocks per second sprinting.
	Potion of Harming	Instant	Damages 6HP.
	Potion of Harming II	Instant	Damages 12HP × 6. (doubles with every additional level)
	Potion of Decay ‌	0:40	Damages 1HP every second, making a total of 40HP × 20 damage

Potions with mixed effects

Icon	Name	Duration	Use
	Potion of the Turtle Master	0:20	Gives the player the status effects Slowness IV and Resistance III.
	Potion of the Turtle Master	0:40
	Potion of the Turtle Master II	0:20	Gives the player the status effects Slowness VI and Resistance IV.

Uncraftable Potion

The uncraftable potion is a potion with no effect that is unobtainable in survival. It is also available in splash potion and lingering potion forms, as well as for tipped arrows.

It can be obtained using the following command: /give @s minecraft:potion{Potion:"minecraft:empty"}. It is also obtained any time a potion has invalid or missing potion effect tags, and thus serves as a placeholder.

Icon	Name
	Uncraftable Potion

Filling cauldrons

Cauldrons can be filled up with water, dyed water, and potions. Tapping the cauldron with a potion or water bottle will add one level of the respective fluid to the cauldron. If the cauldron is already filled with a different fluid, the cauldron is emptied instead.

Custom effects

Potions can be obtained with any status effect using /give and the tag CustomPotionEffects, which is an array of effects for the potion. See Item format#Potion Effects for more information, and status effect for a list of effects and IDs.

Data values

Item data

Java Edition

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] tag: The item's tag tag.

• • [NBT List / JSON Array] custom_potion_effects: The custom potion effects (status effects) this potion or tipped arrow has.
    • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] One of these for each effect.
      • [String] id: The resource location of the effect.
      • [Byte] amplifier: The amplifier of the effect, with level I having value 0. Negative levels are discussed here. Optional, and defaults to level I.
      • [Int] duration: The duration of the effect in ticks. Values 0 or lower are treated as 1. Optional, and defaults to 1 tick.
      • [Byte] ambient: 1 or 0 (true/false) - whether or not this is an effect provided by a beacon and therefore should be less intrusive on the screen. Optional, and defaults to false.
      • [Byte] show_particles: 1 or 0 (true/false) - whether or not this effect produces particles. Optional, and defaults to true.
      • [Byte] show_icon: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if effect icon is shown. false if no icon is shown.
  • [String] Potion: The name of the default potion effect. This name differs from the status effect name. For example, the value for an "Instant Health II" potion is "minecraft:strong_healing". A potion or tipped arrow getting its effects from this tag is named with the proper effect. The default value is "minecraft:empty", which gives it the "Uncraftable" name.
  • [Int] CustomPotionColor: The item uses this custom color, and area-of-effect clouds, arrows, and splash and lingering potions use it for their particle effects. This color does not extend, however, to the particles given off by entities who ultimately receive the effect. The numeric color codes are equal to the hex code of the color converted to a decimal number, or can alternatively be calculated from the Red, Green and Blue components using this formula: Red<<16 + Green<<8 + Blue. For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.

Normal potions use an NBT "Potion" tag to indicate the potion type. The values of the tag (to be prefixed with minecraft:) are:

Potion	Regular	Level II	Extended
Uncraftable Potion	empty	–	–
Water Bottle	water	–	–
Mundane Potion	mundane	–	–
Thick Potion	thick	–	–
Awkward Potion	awkward	–	–
Night Vision	night_vision	–	long_night_vision
Invisibility	invisibility	–	long_invisibility
Leaping	leaping	strong_leaping	long_leaping
Fire Resistance	fire_resistance	–	long_fire_resistance
Swiftness	swiftness	strong_swiftness	long_swiftness
Slowness	slowness	strong_slowness	long_slowness
Water Breathing	water_breathing	–	long_water_breathing
Instant Health	healing	strong_healing	–
Harming	harming	strong_harming	–
Poison	poison	strong_poison	long_poison
Regeneration	regeneration	strong_regeneration	long_regeneration
Strength	strength	strong_strength	long_strength
Weakness	weakness	–	long_weakness
Luck	luck	–	–
The Turtle Master	turtle_master	strong_turtle_master	long_turtle_master
Slow Falling	slow_falling	-	long_slow_falling

Bedrock Edition

Potions use the following item data values to indicate the kind of potion:

Potion	Regular	Extended	Enhanced (Level II)
Water Bottle	0	N/A	N/A
Mundane Potion	1	2	N/A
Thick Potion	3	N/A	N/A
Awkward Potion	4	N/A	N/A
Potion of Night Vision	5	6	N/A
Potion of Invisibility	7	8	N/A
Potion of Leaping	9	10	11
Potion of Fire Resistance	12	13	N/A
Potion of Swiftness	14	15	16
Potion of Slowness	17	18	42
Potion of Water Breathing	19	20	N/A
Potion of Healing	21	N/A	22
Potion of Harming	23	N/A	24
Potion of Poison	25	26	27
Potion of Regeneration	28	29	30
Potion of Strength	31	32	33
Potion of Weakness	34	35	N/A
Potion of Decay	36	N/A	N/A
Potion of the Turtle Master	37	38	39
Potion of Slow Falling	40	41	N/A
Potion of Wind Charging	43	N/A	N/A
Potion of Weaving	44	N/A	N/A
Potion of Oozing	45	N/A	N/A
Potion of Infestation	46	N/A	N/A

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Local Brewery	Brew a potion.	Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies.	15	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time:[hide] The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 33 status effects applied to the player at the same time:[hide] The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Local Brewery	Brew a Potion	Pick up an item from a brewing stand potion slot. This does not need to be a potion. Water bottles or even glass bottles can also trigger this advancement.

History

[hide]beta
July 7, 2010							Alchemy was first hinted by Notch when he explained why redstone ore disintegrates into "dust". He states that dust will be used later in potions. {"type": "beta", "version": "July 7, 2010", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Alchemy was first hinted by (link to Notch article, displayed as Notch) when he explained why (link to redstone ore article, displayed as redstone ore) disintegrates into \"(link to redstone article, displayed as dust)\". He states that dust will be used later in potions."}
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0							Jeb tweeted a screenshot showing potion durations and glass bottles. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) tweeted a screenshot showing potion durations and (link to glass bottle article, displayed as glass bottles)."}
							Potions are now brewed using cauldrons, by combining ingredients and other potions in cauldrons. Cauldrons, although they are functional and can be used to brew potions, were unavailable in this update. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions are now (link to brewing article, displayed as brewed) using (link to cauldron article, displayed as cauldrons), by combining ingredients and other potions in cauldrons. Cauldrons, although they are functional and can be used to brew potions, were unavailable in this update."}
							In total, there are 161 possible potion combinations and 2,653 different types of potions. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "In total, there are 161 possible potion combinations and 2,653 different types of potions."}
							Jeb later tweeted that both he and Notch had come up with a different way to brew potions, which was revealed to be brewing stands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) later tweeted that both he and (link to Notch article, displayed as Notch) had come up with a different way to (link to brewing article, displayed as brew) potions, which was revealed to be (link to brewing stand article, displayed as brewing stands)."}
1.3.1							Potions have been added to the creative inventory. {"type": "java", "version": "1.3.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions have been added to the (link to creative article, displayed as creative) (link to inventory article, displayed as inventory)."}
1.4.2							Added Potion of Night Vision. It is unbrewable. {"type": "java", "version": "1.4.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potion of Night Vision. It is (link to brewing article, displayed as unbrewable)."}
							Added Potion of Invisibility. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potion of Invisibility."}
							Potions of Night Vision are now brewable. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions of Night Vision are now (link to brewing article, displayed as brewable)."}
							Witches will now cast potions at players and can rarely drop potions upon death. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Witch article, displayed as Witches) will now cast potions at (link to player article, displayed as players) and can rarely drop potions upon death."}
							Potions are now customizable using NBT editors or MCEdit. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions are now customizable using NBT editors or MCEdit."}
1.6.1							Potions of weakness will now reduce damage by half hearts, instead of 1 heart as it was before. {"type": "java", "version": "1.6.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions of weakness will now reduce (link to damage article, displayed as damage) by half hearts, instead of 1 heart as it was before."}
1.7.2							Added Potion of Water Breathing. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potion of Water Breathing."}
							Water bottles can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items from fishing. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Water bottle article, displayed as Water bottles) can now be obtained as one of the \"junk\" items from (link to fishing article, displayed as fishing)."}
1.8							Added Potions of Leaping. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potions of Leaping."}
1.8.1							Potion of Leaping can now be extended. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Leaping can now be extended."}
1.9							Numeric IDs are now no longer used. Instead an NBT "Potion" tag is used, e.g. /give @p minecraft:potion 1 0 {Potion:"minecraft:swiftness"}. See here for the old numeric IDs. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Numeric IDs are now no longer used. Instead an NBT \"Potion\" tag is used, e.g. <!-- Command --><code ><span>/(link to Commands/give article, displayed as give) @p minecraft:potion 1 0 {Potion:\"minecraft:swiftness\"}</span></code><!-- /Command -->. See (link to /Before 1.9 article, displayed as here) for the old numeric IDs."}
							Splash potions will now have a separate data value and ID name. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Splash potions will now have a separate data value and ID name."}
							Added Mundane, Thick and Awkward potions to the creative inventory. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Mundane, Thick and Awkward potions to the (link to creative article, displayed as creative) (link to inventory article, displayed as inventory)."}
							Mixed potions' colors will now blend. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Mixed potions' colors will now blend."}
							Splash water bottles can now be used to extinguish fires. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Splash (link to water bottle article, displayed as water bottles) can now be used to extinguish (link to fire article, displayed as fires)."}
							Lingering potions added. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Lingering potions added."}
							Dragon's Breath added. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Dragon's Breath article, displayed as Dragon's Breath) added."}
							Duration of extended Potion of Poison, extended Potion of Regeneration, and Potion of Poison II reduced. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Duration of extended Potion of Poison, extended Potion of Regeneration, and Potion of Poison II reduced."}
							Potion of Strength has been changed from 130% increase to 3-point increase. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Strength has been changed from 130% increase to 3-point increase."}
							Potion of Weakness has been changed to 4-point decrease, was 0.5-point decrease. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Weakness has been changed to 4-point decrease, was 0.5-point decrease."}
							Potion of Luck added. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Luck added."}
							Added the uncraftable potion. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added the uncraftable potion."}
1.11							A water bottle is now able to add 1 water level to a cauldron. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "A (link to water bottle article, displayed as water bottle) is now able to add 1 water level to a (link to cauldron article, displayed as cauldron)."}
							The uncraftable potion is now magenta, has no glint, and is obtained anytime a potion is specified with invalid or missing potion effect tags. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The uncraftable potion is now magenta, has no glint, and is obtained anytime a potion is specified with invalid or missing potion effect tags."}
							Due to the water bottle without tags being changed to the uncraftable potion, the brewing icon has also been changed to uncraftable potion in creative inventory. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Due to the (link to water bottle article, displayed as water bottle) without tags being changed to the uncraftable potion, the (link to brewing article, displayed as brewing) icon has also been changed to uncraftable potion in (link to creative article, displayed as creative) (link to inventory article, displayed as inventory)."}
							The uncraftable potion has been removed from the creative inventory. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The uncraftable potion has been removed from the creative inventory."}
1.13							Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 373. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this item's numeral ID was 373."}
							Added potion of the Turtle Master. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of the Turtle Master."}
							Added potion of Slow Falling. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of Slow Falling."}
							The potion of the Turtle Master has been nerfed. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The potion of the Turtle Master has been nerfed."}
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.14							Wandering traders will now drink invisibility potions at night and milk buckets at dawn. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Wandering trader article, displayed as Wandering traders) will now drink invisibility potions at night and milk buckets at dawn."}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
0.12.1							Added potions. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potions."}
0.13.0							Potion of Leaping is now obtainable in survival. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.13.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Leaping is now obtainable in (link to survival article, displayed as survival)."}
0.14.0							Potions can now be used to fill 1/3 layer of cauldron, filling cauldron with different liquid will empty the cauldron. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.14.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potions can now be used to fill 1/3 layer of (link to cauldron article, displayed as cauldron), filling cauldron with different liquid will empty the cauldron."}
							Using a glass bottle to a cauldron filled by a potion will now fill the glass bottle with that potion. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.14.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Using a (link to glass bottle article, displayed as glass bottle) to a (link to cauldron article, displayed as cauldron) filled by a potion will now fill the glass bottle with that potion."}
							Witch Hut will now generate cauldrons filled with a random potion, making potions now obtainable in survival without brewing. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.14.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Witch Hut will now generate (link to cauldron article, displayed as cauldrons) filled with a random potion, making potions now obtainable in (link to survival article, displayed as survival) without (link to brewing article, displayed as brewing)."}
0.16.0							Added Potions of Decay. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.16.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potions of Decay."}
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0							2 Potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside end ships. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "2 Potions of Healing II can now be found in a (link to brewing stand article, displayed as brewing stand) inside (link to end ship article, displayed as end ships)."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0							Potion of Water Breathing and Potion of Regeneration can now be found inside buried treasure chests. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.4.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Potion of Water Breathing and Potion of Regeneration can now be found inside (link to buried treasure article, displayed as buried treasure) chests."}
1.5.0							Added potion of the Turtle Master. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.5.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of the Turtle Master."}
1.6.0							Added potion of Slow Falling. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of Slow Falling."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU7	CU1				Patch 1		Added potions. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU7", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "Added potions."}
TU14							Added Potion of Night Vision and Potion of Invisibility. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU14", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "Added Potion of Night Vision and Potion of Invisibility."}
TU31	CU19				Patch 3		Added Potion of Leaping and Potion of Water Breathing. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU31", "xbone": "CU19", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 3", "switch": "", "content": "Added Potion of Leaping and Potion of Water Breathing."}
TU46	CU36				Patch 15		Added lingering potions, dragon's breath, water splash potions, and Potion of Luck. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU46", "xbone": "CU36", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 15", "switch": "", "content": "Added lingering potions, dragon's breath, water splash potions, and Potion of Luck."}
TU69					Patch 38		Added potion of the turtle master. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU69", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 38", "switch": "", "content": "Added potion of the turtle master."}
							Added potion of slow falling. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU69", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 38", "switch": "", "content": "Added potion of slow falling."}
							Added potion of decay. {"type": "console", "version": "Added potion of the turtle master.", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of decay."}
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added Potions. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Potions."}
1.3.12							Added lingering potions. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "1.3.12", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added lingering potions."}
							Added potion of decay. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "1.3.12", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added potion of decay."}

Issues

Issues relating to "Potion" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Taking a potion while already under the effects of the same potion does not add onto the effects time, but simply resets it. A potion effect will not "downgrade" if a lower level is activated. For example, if a player has Regeneration II, drinking a regular Potion of Regeneration will not have any effect.
• A potion can reach a maximum tier of 127, but using the /effect command, effect levels can reach 255.
• When a player drinks two potions by quickly switching to another potion immediately after drinking one, the second drinking animation will not be shown.
• An Instant Damage IV potion is powerful enough to instantly kill players.
• Potion of Poison II lasts for 22.5 seconds, but it is displayed as 22 seconds because the item hover display only shows rounded-down integer values.
• All potions are renewable. The bottles can be obtained from a witch (as can some potions), Glass can be purchased from Librarian Villagers to craft into bottles, and already filled ones can be fished up. All potion ingredients from then on have renewable ingredients, provided blocks of farmland, water and soul sand exist in the world.
• Potions of Harming will not harm undead mobs (Zombies, Skeletons, etc.) and instead heals them. Likewise, Potions of Healing will damage undead mobs.
• Potions of Regeneration will not harm undead mobs, but will not heal them either.
• If a player use Night vision potion in the End, the Endermen and Ender portal will appear to be white when far enough away.
• The "Local Brewery" advancement uses the Regeneration Potion texture for its picture.
• It is possible to obtain potions with custom effects. The Resistance effect is the only potion effect that isn't directly from a Potion of Resistance (it is from a Potion of the Turtle Master).

Gallery

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  Potion effects and glass bottles.

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  Thick Potion with status effects of "Mining Fatigue" (duration 4:00) and "Instant Health II" (brewed in Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2, now unavailable without commands).

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  The bubble particles appearing when the player drinks a potion (potion of strength in this case).

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  Night Vision effect at around 1800 hours.

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  Invisible sheep. Its wool can still be seen while having an invisibility potion. This is an intended feature.

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  What happens when the player uses the night vision potion while in the Nether.

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  A brewing stand with a potion displayed next to it.

See also

• Glass Bottle
• Medicine
• Splash Potion
• Lingering Potion

External links

• Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide