How to make potions in Minecraft: Potion of Fire Resistance, Weakness recipes, & more

Potions in Minecraft can be extremely useful, especially when they give you resistance to dangerous elements like Fire. Here’s everything you need to know about how to make potions in Minecraft.

There are many potions available in Minecraft, and the process of making them can be overwhelming at times. However, despite looking fairly complex, it’s actually relatively easy to brew all kinds of potions once you get the hang of things.

From Weakness to Resistance potions, you can create all kinds of useful brews, but you must meet certain requirements before you can begin, follow a specific formula, and have the right amount of resources.

With that in mind, here’s exactly how to make potions in Minecraft.

Contents

• How to make potions in Minecraft
• The four steps to making a potion in Minecraft
• How to make a Brewing Stand in Minecraft
• Minecraft modifier ingredients to add to potions
• How to make a Potion of Weakness
• How to make a Fire Resistance Potion
• All Minecraft Potion recipes

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Potions can really change your gameplay experience in Minecraft.

How to make potions in Minecraft

Let’s start with the basics. Before you can make potions in Minecraft, you’ll need the following:

• A Brewing Stand – This is for making the potions in.
• Blaze Powder – This is fuel for your Brewing Stand.
• Glass Bottles – To pour your completed potions in.
• A Water Source – A full cauldron or a water block will do.

The four steps to making potions in Minecraft

Now let’s look at the steps needed to actually make potions in Minecraft:

1. Make a Water Bottle by right-clicking on a Water Source with a Glass Bottle in your hand. This will give you the option to make a Water Bottle.
2. Next, you’ll need to make what’s known as an Awkward Potion by mixing your Water Bottle with Netherwart in your Brewing Stand.
3. Once that’s complete, you’ll be able to add a variety of ingredients to give the potion your desired effect.
4. The following stage is optional, but you can then add modifying ingredients to add more effects to your potion. It all depends on the potion you want. This can be done multiple times.

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A selection of potions in Minecraft.

How to make a Brewing Stand in Minecraft

You won’t get far trying to make potions in Minecraft without a Brewing Stand. Here’s how to make and prepare one for potion brewing:

1. First, combine 1 Blaze Rod with 3 Cobblestone in the Crafting Table.
2. You’ll now have your basic Brewing Stand. Put it on the ground and right-click on it to open the brewing window for the first time.
3. Add the Blaze Powder to the left slot. This will fuel your Brewing Stand when you make potions.
4. Place your glass bottles in the bottom three slots.
5. You’ll add your potion ingredients and modifiers to the top slot later.

It takes 20 seconds to brew each potion, but as you have three slots, you can make multiple potions at once. Just don’t forget to keep the Blaze Powder burning.

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The Brewing Stand slots in Minecraft.

Minecraft modifier ingredients to add to potions

Here’s a list of modifying ingredients you can add to your potions in Minecraft:

• Glowstone Dust: This will double the strength of the potions. The potion will now have an “II” added to its name after being added.
• Redstone Dust: This extends the duration of the potion’s effect. The potions will now have a “+” added to their name.
• Fermented Spider Eye: This will corrupt the potion’s effect, turning it into something unpredictable.
• Gunpowder: This creates a throwable Splash Potion. These aren’t intended to be drunk but thrown at targets like Molotov cocktails with added effects.
• Dragon’s Breath: This will be added to a Splash Potion to turn it into a Lingering Potion. It essentially makes the effects of the potion last longer on the target.

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Potions will help protect you from enemies.

How to make Potion of Weakness in Minecraft

To make a Potion of Weakness in Minecraft, you need to obtain Blaze Powder, a Water Bottle, and a Fermented Spider Eye. Once you have these, follow the above steps, placing them within the required Brewing Stand slots.

If you’re looking to make a Splash Potion of Weakness to use on your foes, you’ll need to complete a few extra additional ones:

1. Obtain Gunpowder. This can be found by killing Creepers and also in Village Chests.
2. Craft a Fermented Spider Eye by combining 1x Brown Mushroom / 1x Spider Eye / Sugar.
3. Obtain a Water Bottle by using a Glass Bottle on a Water Source.
4. Add Blaze Powder, the Potion of Weakness, and the Gunpowder on the Brewing Stand interface.
5. Upon completion, you’ll then receive the Splash Potion of Weakness.

How to make Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft

Looking to ensure that you’re protected from deadly fire or lava when out on your travels across the game’s wide array of seeds? The Potion of Fire Resistance can help you and your friends out in a pinch.

First, obtain an Awkward Potion, Blaze Powder, Magma Cream, and a Water Bottle to craft it. 

• Magma Cream can be crafted by combining a Slimeball with Blaze Powder or gathered directly from Magma Cubes.
• Combine the items together in your Brewing Stand, and there you have it! Your very own Fire Resistance Potion

To turn this into a Splash Potion of Fire Resistance, combine it with Gunpowder and Blaze Powder within the Brewing Stand to turn it into a throwable variant.

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All Minecraft Potion recipes

Whether you’re looking to make a Potion of Invisibility or a Potion of Slow Falling, these are all the options available to make in Minecraft, with the required ingredients to craft them:

Potion		Ingredients
	Awkward Potion	Water Bottle + Nether Wart
	Potion of Healing	Awkward Potion + Glistering Melon
	Potion of Poison	Awkward Potion + Spider Eye
	Potion of Harming	Potion of Healing/Poison + Fermented Spider Eye
	Potion of Regeneration	Awkward Potion + Ghast Tear
	Potion of Strength	Awkward Potion + Blaze Powder
	Potion of Swiftness	Awkward Potion + Sugar
	Potion of Leaping	Awkward Potion + Rabbit’s Foot
	Potion of Slowness	Potion of Swiftness + Leaping + Fermented Spider Eye
	Potion of Night Vision	Awkward Potion + Golden Carrot
	Potion of Invisibility	Potion of Night Vision + Fermented Spider Eye
	Potion of Fire Resistance	Awkward Potion + Magma Cream
	Potion of Water Breathing	Awkward Potion + Pufferfish
	Potion of the Turtle Master	Awkward Potion + Turtle Shell
	Potion of Slow Falling	Awkward Potion + Phantom Membrane
	Potion of Weakness	Water Bottle + Fermented Spider Eye
	Potion of Oozing	Awkward Potion + Slime Block
	Potion of Wind Charging	Awkward Potion + Wind Charge
	Potion of Weaving	Awkward Potion + Cobweb
	Potion of Infestation	Awkward Potion + Stone Block

Not all potions can be turned into double potency or extended versions of themselves. However, they all can be transformed into Splash and Lingering potions.

You can also mix modifiers, for example, you can have an extended, double potency potion with a splash and lingering effects. So go nuts with your potions; there’s no limit to what you can make with modifiers.