Brewing path
What goes in the brewing stand, in order
- Base potion. Start with a Potion of Swiftness.
- Fermented Spider Eye. Add it to the Potion of Swiftness in the brewing stand to get Potion of Slowness.
- Extended. Add Redstone Dust for a longer duration.
- Level II. Add Glowstone Dust for a stronger effect.
A Potion of Leaping plus a fermented spider eye works too.
Other forms
- Drinkable. Brewed as above.
- Splash. Add gunpowder. Same duration, thrown.
- Lingering. Add dragon's breath to a splash potion. The cloud applies ¼ of the duration.
- Tipped arrow. 8 arrows around 1 lingering potion in a crafting table. ⅛ of the duration.
Duration by tier and form
Minutes:seconds. Lingering is ¼ of the duration, tipped arrows ⅛
| Tier | Effect | Drinkable | Splash | Lingering | Tipped arrow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Slowness I | 1:30 | 1:30 | 0:22.5 | 0:11.25 |
| Extended (redstone) | Slowness I | 4:00 | 4:00 | 1:00 | 0:30 |
| Level II (glowstone dust) | Slowness IV | 0:20 | 0:20 | 0:05 | 0:02.5 |
Other potions
Every potion in the brewing tool
- Potion of Night Vision Full brightness everywhere, underwater included.
- Potion of Invisibility Your body disappears; armor and held items still show.
- Potion of Leaping Jump higher and take less fall damage.
- Potion of Fire Resistance Immune to fire, lava and blaze fireballs.
- Potion of Swiftness Walk 20% faster per level.
- Potion of the Turtle Master Near-immovable tank: heavy Resistance, heavy Slowness.
- Potion of Water Breathing Your air bar stops draining underwater.
- Potion of Healing Restores 4 health (2 hearts) per level instantly; harms undead.
- Potion of Harming Deals 6 damage (3 hearts) per level instantly; heals undead.
- Potion of Poison Damage over time that stops at half a heart; undead are immune.
- Potion of Regeneration Heals over time: 1 health every 2.5 s at level I.
- Potion of Strength +3 melee attack damage per level.
- Potion of Weakness −4 melee damage. Splash it on a zombie villager to start a cure.
- Potion of Slow Falling Drift down slowly and take no fall damage.
- Potion of Wind Charging The affected mob bursts like a wind charge when it dies.
- Potion of Weaving Spawns cobwebs around the mob when it dies; cobwebs slow it less.
- Potion of Oozing Two medium slimes pop out when the affected mob dies.
- Potion of Infestation A 10% chance on every hit taken to release silverfish.
- Potion of Luck +1 luck for loot tables. Creative inventory and commands only.
Try it in the tools
Plan a brew or build a /give command