[Top 11] Minecraft Best Potions (And How To Make Them)

Updated:

14 Sep 2022

Top 11 Best Minecraft Potions (And Their Recipes)

Potions arrived in Minecraft in 2015 and have been a great tool to help a player overcome various obstacles in the hostile blocky world. Unlike crafting, smelting, and stonecutting, there is no in-game recipe book for brewing, making the process much less intuitive, but exciting at the same time.

Although stated Jeb in the Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease there would be 161 possible different potion combinations with 2,653 in the future, right now we only have 18 Unique potions, but who knows, maybe one day we will cross the 2000 potion mark. But now I will tell you about the 11 Best Minecraft potions and teach you how to brew them.

11. Potion of Water Breathing

Starting us off at number 11 is the Potion of Water Breathing. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great potion if you want to explore the depths of the ocean or water temples, but its use is very limited, there aren’t that many situations where you might need it.

What makes the potion useful:

Allows the player to breathe underwater for 3/6 minutes.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 puffer fish

Potion of Water Breathing full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Water_Breathing

10. Potion of Swiftness

This potion allows you to run 20% faster, and the enhanced Potion of Swiftness II adds 40% movement speed. This allows you to zoom across your world a lot faster than usual.

What makes the potion useful:

Increases your movement speed for 3/8 minutes.
Can be increased by 20%/40%.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 sugar

Potion of Swiftness full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Swiftness

9. Potion of Night Vision

Exploring the enormous caves in Minecraft could be a bit tricky since a simple torch isn’t enough to light a clear path, but luckily you can chug a Potion of Night Vision and navigate your way with ease. For a few minutes, the darkest cave can light up like the 4th of July.

What makes the potion useful:

Allows the player to see in the dark for 3/8 minutes.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 golden carrot

Potion of Night Vision full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Night_Vision

8. Potion of Leaping

Mountain exploration has never been easier with the Potion of Leaping. Combine this potion with the Potion of Swiftness and you will feel like a superhero. I recommend the Potion of Slow Falling to avoid plunging to your death.

What makes the potion useful:

Allows the player to jump higher for 3/8 minutes.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 rabbit's foot

Potion of Leaping full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Leaping

7. Potion of Invisibility

Become a ghost and prank your friends just by taking a sip of this potion. For a limited time, you can become completely invisible (only if you are naked) and run around without players and mobs noticing you.

What makes the potion useful:

Makes you invisible for 3/8 minutes.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 blaze powder

Potion of Invisibility full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Invisibility

6. Potion of Strenght

When you feel like you need some extra muscle, try the Potion of Strength. For a short period of time, it will make your attacks feel like a swing from a baseball bat.

What makes the potion useful:

Increases your melee damage by 3/6 hearts.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 blaze powder

Potion of Strength full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Strength

5. Potion of Healing

If you are tired of munching down pork chops, then maybe you should try the Potion of Healing. Not only does it instantly heal you, but it can also heal your dog if he got into a scrap with some zombies.

What makes the potion useful:

Instantly heals the target for 4/8 hearts.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 glistering melon

Potion of Healing full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Healing

4. Potion of Fire Resistance

Did you ever dream about taking a nice relaxing bath in lava? Well, now you can! With this potion, you will be able to swim in lava and gain immunity to any fire damage possible.

What makes the potion useful:

Gain immunity to any fire damage for 3/8 minutes.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 magma cream

Potion of Fire Resistance full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Fire_Resistance

3. Potion of Regeneration

If you feel like there is a long battle coming, just pop one of these bad boys and you will be good to go. The Potion of Regeneration increases your durability by constantly healing you, mix it with enchanted Netherite armor and a golden apple to be an unstoppable juggernaut.

What makes the potion useful:

Restores 9/18 health bars every 2.5 seconds

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 ghast tear

Potion of Regeneration full details:

https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_Regeneration

2. Potion of Turtle Master

This potion can be compared to a coin because it has two sides - it makes a player super tanky, but super slow at the same time. Which makes it one of the best potions to use if you want to escape someone, or maybe prank a friend.

What makes the potion useful:

Slows players and mobs by 60%/90%.
Reduces damage taken by 60%/80%.

Ingredients for brewing:

1 water bottle
1 nether wart
1 turtle shell

Potion of Turtle Master full details: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Potion#Potion_of_the_Turtle_Master

1. Potion of Harming

And the number 1 on this list, probably the best potion to use in combat is the Potion of Harming. Its enhanced version allows you to deal 6 hearts worth of damage ignoring armor. That means you only need 2 potions to kill someone with full Netherite armor.

What makes the potion useful: