Minecraft Potion Guide — Brewing Every Potion

Brewing Setup

Required items:

• Brewing Stand (1 Blaze Rod + 3 Cobblestone)
• Blaze Powder (fuel)
• Glass Bottles + Water Source
• Nether Wart (base for most potions)

Awkward Potion (Base)

Water Bottle + Nether Wart = Awkward Potion

Almost all useful potions start from Awkward Potion.

Useful Potions

Potion	Second Ingredient	Effect	Duration
Healing	Glistering Melon Slice	+4 HP instant	Instant
Regeneration	Ghast Tear	Regen HP	45s
Strength	Blaze Powder	+130% damage	3 min
Swiftness	Sugar	+20% speed	3 min
Fire Resistance	Magma Cream	Immune to fire/lava	3 min
Water Breathing	Puffer Fish	Breathe underwater	3 min
Night Vision	Golden Carrot	See in dark	3 min
Invisibility	(Night Vision + Fermented Spider Eye)	Turn invisible	3 min
Slow Falling	Phantom Membrane	Slow fall, no damage	1.5 min

Upgrading Potions

Add Redstone to extend duration (3 min → 8 min)
Add Glowstone to strengthen effect (but reduces duration)
Add Gunpowder to make it a Splash Potion (throw at target)
Add Dragon's Breath to make it a Lingering Potion (area effect)

Essential Combat Potions

Offensive setup:

• Strength II (Blaze Powder + Glowstone)
• Swiftness II

Defensive setup:

• Fire Resistance (required in Nether)
• Regeneration II
• Healing (instant top-up)

Farming Ingredients

Ingredient	Source
Nether Wart	Nether Fortress
Blaze Powder	Blaze Rods from Blazes
Ghast Tear	Ghast drop (Nether)
Glistering Melon	Melon + Gold Nuggets
Phantom Membrane	Phantom drop (Overworld night)

Related Guides

• Nether/End Guide
• Mob Guide
• Boss Guide