Brewing in Minecraft allows you to create powerful potions that grant various effects, from healing and strength to invisibility and fire resistance. Mastering brewing is essential for survival, exploration and combat.
The Brewing Stand is the central block for all potion-making.
Place the Blaze Rod in the center top slot and the three cobblestone blocks in the bottom row of a crafting table.
Unlike other crafting stations, the Brewing Stand uses Blaze Powder as fuel.
Every potion starts with a base, usually the Awkward Potion.
Potions are typically brewed in a sequence, starting with an Awkward Potion or, in some cases, directly from a Water Bottle.
This is the foundation for almost all other potions.
Once you have an Awkward Potion, you add a specific ingredient to give it a beneficial effect.
| Potion Name | Ingredient | Effect Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | Glistening Melon Slice | Restores health |
| Potion of Fire Resistance | Magma Cream | Grants immunity to fire and lava |
| Potion of Strength | Blaze Powder | Increases melee attack damage |
| Potion of Swiftness | Sugar | Increases movement speed |
| Potion of Leaping | Rabbit's Foot | Increases jump height |
| Potion of Water Breathing | Pufferfish | Allows breathing underwater |
| Potion of Night Vision | Golden Carrot | Allows seeing in darkness |
| Potion of Slow Falling | Phantom Membrane | Slows fall speed |
| Potion of Regeneration | Ghast Tear | Restores health over time |
These potions apply detrimental effects. Some are brewed from Awkward Potions, while Potion of Weakness can be brewed directly from a Water Bottle.
| Potion Name | Ingredient | Effect Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Poison | Awkward Potion + Spider Eye | Deals damage over time |
| Potion of Weakness | Water Bottle + Fermented Spider Eye | Reduces melee attack damage |
| Potion of Harming | Potion of Healing + Fermented Spider Eye or Potion of Poison + Fermented Spider Eye | Deals instant damage |
| Potion of Slowness | Potion of Swiftness + Fermented Spider Eye or Potion of Leaping + Fermented Spider Eye | Reduces movement speed |
| Potion of Oozing | Awkward Potion + Slime Block | When killed, summons 2 slimes with the size tag value/number of 2 |
| Potion of Weaving | Awkward Potion + Cobweb | When killed, places a massive amount of cobwebs near your deathplace; also increases walking speed by 25% to 50% |
| Potion of Infestation | Awkward Potion + Stone | Has a chance to summon 1-2 silverfish if damage taken |
| Potion of Wind Charging | Awkward Potion + Breeze Rod | When killed, summons a powerful wind burst with an expanded radius, shattering decorated pots within its radius |
These potions provide a combination of both positive and negative effects.
| Potion Name | Ingredient | Effect Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of The Turtle Master | Awkward Potion + Turtle Shell | Slows movement, grants resistance |
After a primary potion, you can modify it further using additional ingredients.
These allow you to apply potion effects to multiple entities or an area.
These potions exist within Minecraft's game files or were part of development, but cannot be brewed through standard gameplay or have unique acquisition methods.
| Potion Name | Effect Benefits / Status |
|---|---|
| Potion of Blindness | Applies the Blindness effect (reduces vision, causes darkness). Obtainable via commands or by consuming certain Suspicious Stews. |
| Potion of Nausea | Applies the Nausea effect (causes screen to warp and disorient). Obtainable via commands or by consuming certain Suspicious Stews. |
| Potion of Saturation | Instantly restores a large amount of hunger and saturation. Obtainable via commands or by consuming certain Suspicious Stews. |
| Potion of Luck | Increases the Luck attribute, affecting loot tables and other random events. Obtainable via commands or found in the creative menu. |
| Potion of Bad Luck | Decreases the Luck attribute. Obtainable via commands. |
Although Jeb said that in Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 there would be 161 possible different potion combinations with 2,653 in the future, in the actual third pre-release only 22 different potions could be made without the use of external programs. Of those, 19 potions had one of 8 different effects.
By modifying the item NBT using an editor or commands, it is possible to get a potion that cannot be upgraded into a splash potion.
Mastering these steps and ingredients will turn you into a true alchemist in Minecraft! Happy brewing!