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Published 10:33 IST, May 19th 2020

How to make Potions in Minecraft and what are the best brewing potions?

Minecraft requires players to know some brewing basics which are required to cook up potions. Continue reading to learn how to make potions in Minecraft.

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In Minecraft, an end-game scenario mostly needs a player to brew and use potions. This is required to be used both on the user and their enemies as well. Potions range from healing buffs, strength enhancers, and elemental cures all the way to invisibility and poison. So, let’s take a look at what you need to know about potions.

The Minecraft potions that are made from brewing generally require a base ingredient. This can be adapted and enhanced with the help of a secondary modifier. Here’s the brewing primer for starters:

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Minecraft Brewing Equipment

  • Brewing stand
  • Cauldron
  • Blaze powder
  • Glass bottle
  • Water bottle

Minecraft Brewing Stand

  • Fill 1 to 3 glass bottles with water using a cauldron
  • Keep the water bottles into the lower three portions
  • Add base ingredient in the upper spot
  • For brewing, use the blaze powder
  • You need to repeat these steps until you get the right potion

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How to make potions in Minecraft

Base ingredients

These are the first ingredients that you will be adding to the brewing stand. For each potion, you will need a base ingredient to determine the type of potion. Check out the base ingredients here and the type of potion each ingredient creates.

Ingredient - Type of potion

  • Nether Wart - Awkward
  • Redstone Dust - Mundane
  • Glowstone - Thick
  • Fermented Spider Eye - Potion of Weakness
  • Gunpowder - Splash Water Bottle
  • Dragon's Breath - Lingering Water Bottle

Secondary ingredients

These ingredients are supposed to be added to the base ones. They influence the type of potion created.

Ingredient - Effect created

  • Sugar - Swiftness
  • Rabbit's Foot - Swiftness
  • GListering Melon - Healing
  • Pufferfish - Water breathing
  • Magma Cream - Fire Resistance
  • Golden Carrot - Night Vision
  • Blaze Power - Strength
  • Ghast Tear - Regeneration
  • Turtle Shell - Water breathing
  • Phantom Membranes - Slow falling
  • Fermented Spider Eye - Poison

Element Ingredients

These are the elemental ingredients that are used to cure nausea, weakness, poison, and blindness.

Element - Effect cured

  • Bismuth - Nausea
  • Cobalt - Weakness
  • Silver - Poison
  • Calcium - Blindness

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Best brewing potions in Minecraft

Here are some of the best brewing potions you can make in Minecraft

Healing Potion

To make Healing potions in Minecraft, you will need Nether Wart and a Glistering Melon.

Strength Potion

For Strength potion, you need to combine Nether Wart with Blaze Powder.

Swiftness Potion

To create a Swiftness potion, you will need a Nether Wart and Sugar.

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Updated 10:33 IST, May 19th 2020

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