How do you make a Level 4 swiftness Potion in Minecraft?

Potions are bottled substances. Most of them are brewable items, many of which give the consumer a time-limited effect when drank.

The water bottle is the base item that is used to create potions. It is obtained by using a glass bottle on water, catching one with a fishing rod, or through piglin bartering.

Obtaining[]

Mob loot[]

Witches[]

Witches can drop potions of Healing, Fire Resistance, Swiftness, and Water Breathing, but only when they die while drinking that potion.

Wandering traders[]

Wandering traders have a chance to drop potions of Invisibility, but only when they die while drinking the potion.

Fishing[]

Water bottles may be caught as junk when fishing.

Filling bottles[]

Using a glass bottle on a water source block or a cauldron that has water turns it into a water bottle. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron that contains a potion turns it into a bottle of that potion.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Using a glass bottle on a cauldron also removes 13 of that cauldron's contents, but using a glass bottle on a water source block does not affect the water. 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).

Brewing[]

Almost all potions can be obtained by brewing, starting with the water bottle as the base.

The potion of Luck‌[JE only] and the potion of Decay‌[BE only] cannot be brewed. A potion of luck can be obtained via commands such as /give @s minecraft:potion{Potion:luck}, while a potion of Decay can be obtained via /give @s potion 1 36. Both are also available through the creative inventory.

Chest loot[]

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.

in Bedrock Edition, the cauldron in a swamp hut contains a random potion.

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance Java Edition Potion of Water Breathing Buried treasure Chest 1 100% Bedrock Edition Potion of Regeneration Buried treasure Chest 1 34.3% Potion of Water Breathing Buried treasure Chest 1 46.9%

Bartering[]

Piglins may barter a potion or splash potion of Fire Resistance or a bottle of water when given a gold ingot.

Usage[]

Potions can be used by pressing and holding use, similarly to eating food. Upon using, they apply the corresponding status effect to the player.

Drinking a potion while already under the effects of the same potion does not add onto the effects time, but simply resets it. A potion effect does not "downgrade" if a lower level is activated. For example, if a player has Regeneration II, drinking a regular potion of Regeneration does not have any effect.

Modifiers[]

Potions can be modified in five ways. The first is by adding glowstone dust to enhance the effect level. The second is by adding redstone to extend the duration of the effect. The third is by adding gunpowder to make a potion a splash potion. The fourth is by adding dragon's breath to turn a splash potion into a lingering potion. The fifth is by adding a fermented spider eye to corrupt the effect, if corruptible, turning it into a different one. The result of corruption is usually the inverse of the original effect (for example Swiftness to Slowness). Interestingly, corrupting poison turns it into a potion of harming, instead of regeneration as the inverse of its continuous damage effect. Corrupting a potion of night vision also turns it into a potion of invisibility instead of the currently non-existent potion of blindness.

Corrupting an extended or enhanced potion usually results in a corrupted potion with the same modifier applied, if it is supported by the corrupted effect. Of the four corrupted potions, Harming is the only one that cannot be extended, and also the only one that can be enhanced. In Bedrock Edition, the corruption of Healing II and Poison II potions results in a Potion of Harming I.

Some potions cannot be enhanced. For example, the Potion of Invisibility cannot be enhanced, as players cannot be more invisible than they normally are.

Base potions[]

Base potions are potions that are created first to brew into other potions. Base potions have no effect when the player drinks them.

Icon Name Use Water Bottle The starting point for every potion Awkward Potion The base for all effect potions
(Potions of Weakness can alternatively be brewed directly from water bottles) Thick Potion No use Mundane Potion Can be used to make a Potion of Weakness ‌[Bedrock Edition only] Uncraftable potion No use

Effect potions[]

Note that the duration of an enhanced potion is generally half the duration of its base potion and that the duration of an extended potion is generally 83 the duration of its base potion.

Potions with positive effects[]

Icon Name Duration Effect Description

Potion of Regeneration 0:45 Regeneration Restores 18

× 9 health over time, 1

every 50 ticks (2.5 seconds). Potion of Regeneration + 1:30‌[JE only]
2:00‌[BE only] Restores 36

× 18‌[JE only] or 48

× 24‌[BE only] health over time, 1

every 50 ticks (2.5 seconds). Potion of Regeneration II 0:22 Restores 18

× 9 health over time, 1

every 25 ticks (1.25 seconds).

Potion of Swiftness 3:00 Speed Increased speed by 20% and increased FOV (6.6 meters per second sprinting). Potion of Swiftness + 8:00 Potion of Swiftness II 1:30 Increased speed by 40% and increased FOV (8 meters per second sprinting).

Potion of Fire Resistance 3:00 Fire Resistance Gives immunity to all heat-related damage. Potion of Fire Resistance + 8:00

Potion of Healing Instant Instant Health Restores 4

health. Potion of Healing II Instant Restores 8

health. (doubles with every additional level)

Potion of Night Vision 3:00 Night Vision Visually brightens everything to a light level of 15, brightens up water with a blue shine, brightens up lava with an orange shine (other players cannot see the enhanced lighting without this effect). Potion of Night Vision + 8:00

Potion of Strength 3:00 Strength Increases melee damage by 3

.‌[Java Edition only]
Increased melee damage by 130%.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Potion of Strength + 8:00 Potion of Strength II 1:30 Increases melee damage by 6

(+ 3

per tier).‌[Java Edition only]
Increased melee damage by 260%. (+130 percentage points every tier)‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Potion of Leaping 3:00 Jump Boost Allows the player to jump higher and reduces fall damage. Potion of Leaping + 8:00 Potion of Leaping II 1:30 Further increases jump height (over 2 blocks) and reduces fall damage

Potion of Water Breathing 3:00 Water Breathing Prevents the oxygen bar from decreasing when underwater. Potion of Water Breathing + 8:00

Potion of Invisibility 3:00 Invisibility

Makes player model disappear. Mobs can detect and track the player only at close range, although the range increases when the player wears armor. In splash form, it can make mobs or other players invisible. Armor, items held in hand, arrows stuck into the player, a pig's saddle, a llama's carpet pattern, a shulker's yellow head, and glowing eyes (of spiders, phantoms, and endermen) are not affected and are still visible.

Potion of Invisibility + 8:00

Potion of Slow Falling 1:30 Slow Falling Makes the player fall at a much slower rate, and not take any damage when hitting the ground. This allows the player to jump across a gap of almost 6 blocks when sprinting with this effect. The player also cannot destroy any crops by jumping on them while experiencing the effects of this potion. Potion of Slow Falling + 4:00

Potion of Luck
‌[JE only] 5:00 Luck Increases the luck attribute by 1 point.

Potions with negative effects[]

Icon Name Duration Effect Description

Potion of Poison 0:45 Poison Causes up to 36

× 18 damage over time, but does not reduce health below 1

. Potion of Poison + 1:30‌[JE only]
2:00‌[BE only] Causes up to 72

× 36‌[JE only] or 96

× 48‌[BE only] damage over time, but does not reduce health below 1

. Potion of Poison II 0:21.6‌[JE only]
0:22.5‌[BE only] Causes up to 38

× 19 damage over time, but does not reduce health below 1

.

Potion of Weakness 1:30 Weakness Reduces melee damage by 4

.‌[Java Edition only]
Reduces melee damage by 1

.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Potion of Weakness + 4:00

Potion of Slowness 1:30 Slowness Slows players and mobs by 15%, to about 4.75 blocks per second sprinting. Potion of Slowness + 4:00 Potion of Slowness IV 0:20 Slows players and mobs by 60%, to about 2.25 blocks per second sprinting.

Potion of Harming Instant Instant Damage Damages 6

. Potion of Harming II Instant Damages 12

× 6. (doubles with every additional level)

Potion of Decay
‌[BE only] 0:40 Wither Damages 1

every second, making a total of 40

× 20 damage

Potions with mixed effects[]

Icon Name Duration Use

Potion of the Turtle Master 0:20 Slows players and mobs by 60%, to about 2.25 blocks per second sprinting, and reduces their damage taken by 60%. Potion of the Turtle Master +
0:40 Potion of the Turtle Master II
0:20 Slows players and mobs by 90%, to about 0.5625 blocks per second sprinting, and reduces their damage taken by 80%.

Undead Mobs[]

Potions of Healing and potions of Harming have the opposite effects on undead mobs, such as skeletons or zombies. Potions of Healing hurt them, and Harming heals them. In addition, undead mobs are not affected by Poison or Regeneration. Poison and Regeneration will not damage nor regenerate undead mobs.

In Bedrock Edition, hitting an undead mob with a Regeneration Potion will always register as Regeneration I, no matter the level of the used potion.

Uncraftable potion[]

In Java Edition, the Uncraftable Potion is a potion with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay.

It is also available in splash potion and lingering potion forms, as well as for tipped arrows.

It can be obtained using the following command: /give @s minecraft:potion{Potion:"minecraft:empty"}. It is also obtained any time a potion has invalid or missing potion effect tags, and thus serves as a placeholder.

Icon Name Uncraftable Potion

Filling cauldrons[]

Using a water bottle on a cauldron increases the cauldron's water level, for up to 3 water bottles, emptying the water bottle. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron containing water drains the cauldron, filling the bottle with water.

In Bedrock Edition, the same can be done with potions, splash potions, and lingering potions, filling the cauldron with the potion. Using a glass bottle on a cauldron containing a potion drains the cauldron, retrieving the potion. Multiple potions, or water, and a potion, cannot be combined in a cauldron.

Custom effects[]

In Java Edition, potions can also be obtained with any status effect using /give and the tag CustomPotionEffects, which is an array of effects for the potion. See Item format#Potion Effects for more information, and status effect for a list of effects and IDs.

Sounds[]

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distancehttp://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Drink.oggSipping??entity.generic.drinksubtitles.entity.generic.drink??16 http://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Witch_drink1.ogghttp://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Witch_drink2.ogghttp://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Witch_drink3.ogghttp://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Witch_drink4.oggWitch drinks??entity.witch.drinksubtitles.entity.witch.drink??16 http://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Drink.ogghttp://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wandering_trader_drink_potion.oggWandering Trader drinks potion?Plays when a wandering trader drinks a potionentity.wandering_trader.drink_potion?1 = 0.65; 2 = 0.7?16

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameResource locationFormTranslation key PotionpotionItemitem.minecraft.potion
item.minecraft.potion.effect.empty
item.minecraft.potion.effect.water
item.minecraft.potion.effect.mundane
item.minecraft.potion.effect.thick
item.minecraft.potion.effect.awkward
item.minecraft.potion.effect.night_vision
item.minecraft.potion.effect.invisibility
item.minecraft.potion.effect.leaping
item.minecraft.potion.effect.fire_resistance
item.minecraft.potion.effect.swiftness
item.minecraft.potion.effect.slowness
item.minecraft.potion.effect.water_breathing
item.minecraft.potion.effect.healing
item.minecraft.potion.effect.harming
item.minecraft.potion.effect.poison
item.minecraft.potion.effect.regeneration
item.minecraft.potion.effect.strength
item.minecraft.potion.effect.weakness
item.minecraft.potion.effect.levitation
item.minecraft.potion.effect.luck
item.minecraft.potion.effect.turtle_master
item.minecraft.potion.effect.slow_falling

Bedrock Edition:

NameResource locationNumeric ID FormTranslation key Potionpotion373Itemitem.potion.name
item.emptyPotion.name
potion.prefix.mundane
potion.prefix.mundane.long
potion.prefix.thick
potion.prefix.awkward
potion.nightVision.postfix
potion.invisibility.postfix
potion.jump.postfix
potion.fireResistance.postfix
potion.moveSpeed.postfix
potion.moveSlowdown.postfix
potion.waterBreathing.postfix
potion.heal.postfix
potion.harm.postfix
potion.poison.postfix
potion.regeneration.postfix
potion.damageBoost.postfix
potion.weakness.postfix
potion.wither.postfix
potion.turtleMaster.postfix
potion.slowFalling.postfix

Metadata[]

In Bedrock Edition, potions use the following item data values to indicate the kind of potion:

Potion Regular Extended Enhanced
(Level II) Water Bottle 0 N/A N/A Mundane Potion 1 2 N/A Thick Potion 3 N/A N/A Awkward Potion 4 N/A N/A Potion of Night Vision 5 6 N/A Potion of Invisibility 7 8 N/A Potion of Leaping 9 10 11 Potion of Fire Resistance 12 13 N/A Potion of Swiftness 14 15 16 Potion of Slowness 17 18 42 Potion of Water Breathing 19 20 N/A Potion of Healing 21 N/A 22 Potion of Harming 23 N/A 24 Potion of Poison 25 26 27 Potion of Regeneration 28 29 30 Potion of Strength 31 32 33 Potion of Weakness 34 35 N/A Potion of Decay 36 N/A N/A Potion of the Turtle Master 37 38 39 Potion of Slow Falling 40 41 N/A

Item data[]

Java Edition[]

Normal potions use an NBT "Potion" tag to indicate the potion type. The values of the tag (to be prefixed with minecraft:) are:

Potion Regular Level II Extended Uncraftable Potion empty Water Bottle water Mundane Potion mundane Thick Potion thick Awkward Potion awkward Night Vision night_vision long_night_vision Invisibility invisibility long_invisibility Leaping leaping strong_leaping long_leaping Fire Resistance fire_resistance long_fire_resistance Swiftness swiftness strong_swiftness long_swiftness Slowness slowness strong_slowness long_slowness Water Breathing water_breathing long_water_breathing Instant Health healing strong_healing Harming harming strong_harming Poison poison strong_poison long_poison Regeneration regeneration strong_regeneration long_regeneration Strength strength strong_strength long_strength Weakness weakness long_weakness Luck luck The Turtle Master turtle_master strong_turtle_master long_turtle_master Slow Falling slow_falling - long_slow_falling

Bedrock Edition[]

See Bedrock Edition level format/Item format.

Achievements[]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4) PS4 Other platforms Local BreweryBrew a potion.Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies.15GBronze

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location

Local Brewery
Brew a potion Into FirePick up an item from a brewing stand potion slot. This does not need to be a potion. Water bottles or even glass bottles can also trigger this advancement.[1]nether/brew_potion

A Furious Cocktail
Have every potion effect applied at the same time Local BreweryHave all of these 13 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.nether/all_potions

How Did We Get Here?
Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious CocktailHave all of these 26 effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
Note: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless if one or more of its child advancements have been completed.nether/all_effects

Husbandry
The world is full of friends and food Consume anything that can be consumed.husbandry/root

History[]

Java Edition Beta July 7, 2010Alchemy was first hinted by Notch when he explained why redstone ore disintegrates into "dust". He states that dust would be used later in potions. Java Edition 1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Jeb tweeted a screenshot showing potion durations and glass bottles.[2] Potions are brewed using cauldrons[3] by combining ingredients and other potions in cauldrons. Cauldrons, although they are functional and can be used to brew potions, are unavailable in this update.In total, there are 161 possible potion combinations and 2,653 different types of potions.[4]Jeb later tweeted that both Notch and he had come up with a different way to brew potions, which was revealed to be brewing stands.[5] Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Brewing stands have been implemented, which has replaced the (previously unimplemented) cauldrons' brewing functionality, so potions are now obtainable without mods. 1.3.112w22a Potions have been added to the creative inventory. 1.4.212w32a Added potion of Night Vision. However, it is unbrewable at the time. 12w34a Added potions of Invisibility. Potions of Night Vision are now brewable. 12w38aWitches now cast potions at players and can rarely drop potions upon death. 12w39aPotions are now customizable using NBT editors or MCEdit. 1.6.1?Potions of Weakness now reduce damage by half hearts, instead of 1 heart as it was before. 13w23aPotions of Healing and Regeneration have been nerfed (by 33.3% and 50%). 1.7.213w36a Added potions of Water Breathing. Water bottles can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items from fishing. 1.814w27a Added potions of Leaping. 1.8.1pre1Potion of Leaping can now be extended. 1.915w31aNumeric IDs are no longer used for potions. Instead, an NBT "Potion" tag is used, e.g. /give @p minecraft:potion 1 0 {Potion:"minecraft:swiftness"}. See here for the old numeric IDs. Splash potions now have a separate data value and ID name. Added Mundane, Thick and Awkward potions to the creative inventory.Mixed potions' colors now blend. 15w33aAdded lingering potions, which are brewed with splash potions and dragon breath after splash potions are brewed with potions and gunpowder. The duration of potions of Poison has been extended, the duration of potions of Regeneration has been extended, and the duration of potions of Poison II has been reduced.Potion of Strength has been changed from 130% increase to 3-point increase.Potion of Weakness has been changed to 4-point decrease, was 0.5-point decrease. 15w44b Added potions of Luck. Added the uncraftable potion. 1.1116w33aA water bottle is now able to add 1 water level to a cauldron. 16w38aThe uncraftable potion is now magenta, has no glint, and is now obtained anytime a potion is specified with invalid or missing potion effect tags. Due to the water bottle without tags being changed to the uncraftable potion, the brewing icon has also been changed to the uncraftable potion in creative inventory.The uncraftable potion has been removed from the creative inventory. 1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 373. 18w07a Added potion of the Turtle Master, which gives Slowness IV and Resistance IV for 1 minute. Extended potions give both effects for 3 minutes.Level 2 potions give level VI of both effects for 1 minute. 18w14a Added potions of Slow Falling. 18w16aRegular and extended potions of the Turtle Master now give only Resistance III. Level 2 potions of the Turtle Master now give only Resistance IV. This is because Resistance VI made the player invincible. 1.1418w43a The textures of potions have been changed. 19w06aWandering traders now drink Invisibility potions at night and milk buckets at dawn. 1.1620w09aFire resistance potions can now be obtained through bartering. 1.16.220w28aWater bottles can now be obtained through bartering.Potions and splash potions of Fire Resistance now have a 8459 (~1.74%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering. 1.1821w39aPotions of Water Breathing can now generate in buried treasure chests. Combat TestsCombat Test 7cPotions with the same tags can now stack to 16. Combat Test 8bPotions (and liquid food) can now be drunk faster (20 ticks, was 32 ticks). Pocket Edition Alpha v0.12.1build 1 Added potions. v0.13.0build 1 Potions of Leaping are now obtainable in survival. v0.14.0build 1Potions can now be used to fill 1/3 layer of cauldron, filling cauldron with different liquid empties the cauldron. Using a glass bottle to a cauldron filled by a potion now fills the glass bottle with that potion.Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with a random potion, making potions now obtainable in survival without brewing.Potions of Healing, Fire Resistance, Water Breathing and Swiftness can now be obtained by killing witches while they're drinking potions. v0.16.0build 4 Added potions of Decay. Pocket Edition 1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.12 Potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside end ships. Bedrock Edition 1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Potions of Water Breathing and potions of Regeneration can now be found inside buried treasure chests. 1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4 Added potions of the Turtle Master. 1.6.0beta 1.6.0.5 Added potions of Slow Falling. 1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of potions have been changed. 1.11.0beta 1.11.0.3Potions of Invisibility can now be obtained by killing wandering traders while they're drinking potions. 1.16.0beta 1.15.0.51Added potions of Slowness IV, which can be brewed from potions of Slowness using glowstone dust. beta 1.16.0.57Fire resistance potions can now be obtained through bartering. 1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54Water Bottles can now be obtained through bartering.Potions and splash potions of Fire Resistance now have a 8459 (~1.74%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering. Legacy Console Edition TU7CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1 Added potions. TU14 1.04 Added potions of Night Vision and potions of Invisibility. TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3 Added potions of Leaping and potions of Water Breathing. TU46CU36 1.38 Patch 15 Added potions of Luck. Added lingering potions, which are brewed with splash potions and dragon breath after splash potions are brewed with potions and gunpowder. TU69 1.76 Patch 38 Added potions of the Turtle Master. Added potions of Slow Falling. Added potions of Decay. 1.90 The textures of potions have been changed. New Nintendo 3DS Edition 0.1.0 Added potions. 1.3.12 Added potions of Decay. 1.7.10Added lingering potions, which are brewed with splash potions and dragon breath after splash potions are brewed with potions and gunpowder.

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  The bubble ionBubbles.pn appearing when the cles]] app drinks a potion (potion of rinks a poti in this case).

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  se). File:Nightv effect at around 1800 hours.

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  What happens when the player uses the Night Vision potion while in ht Vision poti.

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  A ]. File:PotionTab with a potion displayed next to it.

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See also[]

• Glass Bottle
• Medicine

Splash Potion

• Lingering Potion

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide