

The third is by adding gunpowder to make a potion a splash potion. The second is by adding redstone to extend the duration of the effect. The first is by adding glowstone dust to enhance the effect level. For example, if a player has Regeneration II, drinking a regular potion of Regeneration does not have any effect. A potion effect does not "downgrade" if a lower level is activated.

Upon using, they apply the corresponding status effect to the player.ĭrinking a potion while already under the effects of the same potion does not add onto the effects time, but simply resets it. Potions can be used by pressing and holding use, similarly to eating food. Piglins may barter a potion or splash potion of Fire Resistance or a bottle of water when given a gold ingot.

In Bedrock Edition, the cauldron in a swamp hut contains a random potion. 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. Both are also available through the creative inventory. A potion of luck can be obtained via commands such as / give minecraft:potion, while a potion of Decay can be obtained via / give potion 1 36. The potion of Luck and the potion of Decay cannot be brewed. Filling bottles from a water source (but not a cauldron) can be automated by placing the bottle(s) in a dispenser (again, the water source block remains unaffected).Īlmost all potions can be obtained by brewing, starting with the water bottle as the base. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron that contains a potion turns it into a bottle of that potion. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron also removes 1⁄ 3 of that cauldron's contents, but using a glass bottle on a water source block does not affect the water. Using a glass bottle on a water source block or a cauldron that has water turns it into a water bottle. Water bottles may be caught as junk when fishing. Wandering traders have a chance to drop potions of Invisibility, but only when they die while drinking the potion. Witches can drop potions of Healing, Fire Resistance, Swiftness, and Water Breathing, but only when they die while drinking that potion.
