List of all potions in Minecraft (2025) | Esports News
Minecraft offers a wide range of in-game mechanics, and potions are one of the essential parts of the game. The game has a wide variety of potions, which are classified into base, positive, and negative potions. Primarily there are only 30 potions, but players can modify these potions, which unlocks a new total count of 72 potions. Through this we understand that Minecraft’s brewing system allows players to craft a wide range of potions that provide effects from healing to harm. Every potion in Minecraft serves a unique purpose, and all of them have different recipes, but the base recipe to craft a potion is almost the same for all. This article outlines a list of all the potions in Minecraft with their recipes.
All potions and their recipes in Minecraft
In Minecraft, the potions are majorly divided into three parts, i.e., base potions, positive potions, and negative potions. Here are the following potions that players can craft in Minecraft:
Base Potions
As the name suggests, base potions are the foundation for brewing. Without base potions, players cannot craft any potions. Usually, base potions have no effect upon consuming them.
- Awkward Potion
- Ingredient: Nether Wart + Water Bottle
- Use: Required for nearly all advanced potions
- Ingredient: Any non-Nether Wart item + Water Bottle
- Use: Generally useless; cannot craft advanced potions
- Ingredient: Glowstone Dust + Water Bottle
- Use: No standard use
- Ingredient: Fermented Spider Eye + Water Bottle
- Effect: -4 attack damage
Positive Potions
These are the potions that are developed upon the base potions; they provide beneficial effects to help the players in various in-game situations like combat, movement, survival, or exploration.1. Potion of Healing
- Effect: Instantly restores health
- Ingredient: Glistening Melon + Awkward Potion
2. Potion of Regeneration
- Effect: Gradually restores health
- Ingredient: Ghast Tear + Awkward Potion
3. Potion of Fire Resistance
- Effect: Immunity to fire and lava
- Ingredient: Magma Cream + Awkward Potion
4. Potion of Swiftness
- Effect: Increased movement speed
- Ingredient: Sugar + Awkward Potion
5. Potion of Strength
- Effect: Increased melee damage
- Ingredient: Blaze Powder + Awkward Potion
6. Potion of Leaping
- Effect: Higher jump height
- Ingredient: Rabbit’s Foot + Awkward Potion
7. Potion of Invisibility
- Effect: Turns user invisible
- Ingredient: Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Night Vision
8. Potion of Night Vision
- Effect: See clearly in darkness
- Ingredient: Golden Carrot + Awkward Potion
9. Potion of Water Breathing
- Effect: Allows underwater breathing
- Ingredient: Pufferfish + Awkward Potion
10. Potion of Slow Falling
- Effect: Reduces fall speed and prevents fall damage
- Ingredient: Phantom Membrane + Awkward Potion
11. Potion of Turtle Master
- Effect: High resistance + slowness
- Ingredient: Turtle Shell + Awkward Potion
12. Potion of Luck
- Effect: Increases loot chance
- Ingredient: Not craftable in survival (only via commands in Java Edition)
Negative Potions
These potions are primarily made to cause damage and other harmful effects and are often used on mobs and other players.1. Potion of Poison
- Effect: Reduces health to 1 HP over time
- Ingredient: Spider Eye + Awkward Potion
2. Potion of Harming
- Effect: Instant damage
- Ingredient: Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Healing or Poison
3. Potion of Slowness
- Effect: Reduces movement speed
- Ingredient: Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Swiftness/Leaping
4. Potion of Decay
- Effect: Causes Wither effect
- Ingredient: Not craftable in survival (only via commands in Java Edition)
Potion Modifiers
Through this, the players can modify all the potions. Modifiers change how potions behave. You can apply them to most brewed potions to enhance, extend, or alter their delivery method:
- Redstone Dust: Using redstone dust generally extends duration.
- Glowstone Dust: Glowstone increases potency.
- Gunpowder: It turns potion into Splash Potion (throwable).
- Dragon’s Breath: Players can turn Splash Potion into a Lingering Potion.
These were all the potions in Minecraft with recipes and other modifiers.
