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Potions & effects
All 40 status effects and 46 potions: what they do, how long they last and how to brew them.
Good effects
- AbsorptionExtra golden hearts on top of health that soak up damage first: 4 per level.
- Breath of the NautilusRiding a nautilus gives it, renewed every couple of seconds: you keep your air underwater, and it refills, as with Water Breathing.
- Conduit PowerGiven by an active conduit: breathe underwater, see better and mine faster underwater.
- Dolphin's GraceSwim much faster. Swimming near a dolphin gives it.
- Fire ResistanceNo damage from fire, lava or magma blocks while it lasts.
- HasteMine and attack faster: each level adds 10% to attack speed, and blocks break faster.
- Health BoostEach level adds 4 to maximum health (two hearts).
- Hero of the VillageThe reward for winning a raid: villagers give discounts and gifts.
- Instant HealthHeals at once: 4 health at level I, doubling with each level. Hurts undead mobs instead.
- InvisibilityInvisible to other players and much harder for mobs to notice; worn armor still shows.
- Jump BoostJump higher, and take less fall damage.
- LuckBetter chances at good loot from chests and fishing.
- Night VisionSee in the dark as if everything were fully lit, and see clearly underwater.
- RegenerationRestores health over time; higher levels heal more often.
- ResistanceEach level takes 20% off incoming damage; level 5 or higher blocks all of it.
- SaturationFills food and saturation at once, each tick it lasts.
- Slow FallingFall slowly and take no fall damage.
- SpeedWalk and run faster: each level adds 20% to movement speed.
- StrengthEach level adds 3 to melee attack damage.
- Water BreathingNo air loss underwater.
Bad effects
- Bad LuckWorse chances at good loot from chests and fishing.
- BlindnessSight shrinks to a few blocks of dark fog, and you cannot sprint or land critical hits.
- DarknessThe screen dims and pulses. Wardens and sculk shriekers give it.
- HungerHunger drains faster while it lasts.
- InfestedWhen the creature with it is hurt, silverfish can come out of it.
- Instant DamageHurts at once: 6 damage at level I, doubling with each level. Heals undead mobs instead.
- LevitationFloat upward, faster at higher levels. Shulker bullets give it.
- Mining FatigueMine and attack much slower. Elder guardians put it on players near an ocean monument.
- NauseaThe screen wobbles and warps. It has no other effect on play.
- OozingWhen the creature with it dies, two slimes spawn.
- PoisonDamage over time, but it never takes the last half heart. Undead mobs are immune.
- SlownessMove slower: each level takes 15% off movement speed.
- WeaknessEach level takes 4 off melee attack damage. A zombie villager with it can be cured with a golden apple.
- WeavingWhen the creature with it dies, cobwebs spread around where it fell.
- Wind ChargedWhen the creature with it dies, it bursts out a wind charge.
- WitherDamage over time that can kill, and blackens the health bar.
Neutral effects
Potions
Times are for a drinkable or splash potion. A lingering potion's cloud gives 25% of the time and a tipped arrow 12.5%.
| Potion | Effect | Brew |
|---|---|---|
| Water Bottle | none | — |
| Mundane Potion | none | Water Bottle +  Blaze PowderWater Bottle +  Breeze RodWater Bottle +  CobwebWater Bottle +  Ghast TearWater Bottle +  Glistering Melon SliceWater Bottle +  Magma CreamWater Bottle +  Rabbit's FootWater Bottle +  Redstone DustWater Bottle +  Slime BlockWater Bottle +  Spider EyeWater Bottle +  StoneWater Bottle +  Sugar |
| Thick Potion | none | Water Bottle +  Glowstone Dust |
| Awkward Potion | none | Water Bottle +  Nether Wart |
| Potion of Night Vision | Night Vision · 3:00 | Awkward Potion +  Golden Carrot |
| Potion of Night Vision (long) | Night Vision · 8:00 | Potion of Night Vision + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Invisibility | Invisibility · 3:00 | Potion of Night Vision +  Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Invisibility (long) | Invisibility · 8:00 | Potion of Invisibility + Redstone DustPotion of Night Vision (long) + Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Leaping | Jump Boost · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Rabbit's Foot |
| Potion of Leaping (long) | Jump Boost · 8:00 | Potion of Leaping + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Leaping II | Jump Boost II · 1:30 | Potion of Leaping + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Fire Resistance | Fire Resistance · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Magma Cream |
| Potion of Fire Resistance (long) | Fire Resistance · 8:00 | Potion of Fire Resistance + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Swiftness | Speed · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Sugar |
| Potion of Swiftness (long) | Speed · 8:00 | Potion of Swiftness + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Swiftness II | Speed II · 1:30 | Potion of Swiftness + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Slowness | Slowness · 1:30 | Potion of Leaping + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Swiftness + Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Slowness (long) | Slowness · 4:00 | Potion of Leaping (long) + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Swiftness (long) + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Slowness + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Slowness II | Slowness IV · 0:20 | Potion of Slowness + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of the Turtle Master | Slowness IV · 0:20Resistance III · 0:20 | Awkward Potion +  Turtle Shell |
| Potion of the Turtle Master (long) | Slowness IV · 0:40Resistance III · 0:40 | Potion of the Turtle Master + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of the Turtle Master II | Slowness VI · 0:20Resistance IV · 0:20 | Potion of the Turtle Master + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Water Breathing | Water Breathing · 3:00 | Awkward Potion +  Pufferfish |
| Potion of Water Breathing (long) | Water Breathing · 8:00 | Potion of Water Breathing + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Healing | Instant Health · 0:00 | Awkward Potion + Glistering Melon Slice |
| Potion of Healing II | Instant Health II · 0:00 | Potion of Healing + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Harming | Instant Damage · 0:00 | Potion of Healing + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Poison (long) + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Poison + Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Harming II | Instant Damage II · 0:00 | Potion of Harming + Glowstone DustPotion of Healing II + Fermented Spider EyePotion of Poison II + Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Poison | Poison · 0:45 | Awkward Potion + Spider Eye |
| Potion of Poison (long) | Poison · 1:30 | Potion of Poison + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Poison II | Poison II · 0:22 | Potion of Poison + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Regeneration | Regeneration · 0:45 | Awkward Potion + Ghast Tear |
| Potion of Regeneration (long) | Regeneration · 1:30 | Potion of Regeneration + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Regeneration II | Regeneration II · 0:23 | Potion of Regeneration + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Strength | Strength · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Blaze Powder |
| Potion of Strength (long) | Strength · 8:00 | Potion of Strength + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Strength II | Strength II · 1:30 | Potion of Strength + Glowstone Dust |
| Potion of Weakness | Weakness · 1:30 | Water Bottle + Fermented Spider Eye |
| Potion of Weakness (long) | Weakness · 4:00 | Potion of Weakness + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Luck | Luck · 5:00 | — |
| Potion of Slow Falling | Slow Falling · 1:30 | Awkward Potion +  Phantom Membrane |
| Potion of Slow Falling (long) | Slow Falling · 4:00 | Potion of Slow Falling + Redstone Dust |
| Potion of Wind Charging | Wind Charged · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Breeze Rod |
| Potion of Weaving | Weaving · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Cobweb |
| Potion of Oozing | Oozing · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Slime Block |
| Potion of Infestation | Infested · 3:00 | Awkward Potion + Stone |
Brewing steps come from Emma's recipe catalog. Add gunpowder to any potion for the splash version, then dragon's breath for the lingering one.
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