Added way back in 2011 with the 1.9 update, potions are drinkable items that apply a beneficial status effect. Various effects exist, making your adventures way easier, regardless of the situation.
Requiring a complex crafting recipe, a myriad of resources and a ton of time. Potions are well worth the effort, making difficult tasks (such as exploring the Nether) a slight chore. As more updates are released, these potions will become even more important.
To start crafting these potions, you’ll first need to obtain the following:
A Brewing Stand is a block used for brewing potions. Blaze Powder is used as fuel. Then you’ll need Nether Wart and Glass Bottles filled with water to start brewing Awkward Potions, from there, you can use our potion recipes to craft any potion on this list!
Recipes show the order you need to put the items in.
10. Potion of Swiftness II
Movement speed is a criminally under-rated stat, allowing you to explore much faster. It’s useful in combat too, especially in boss fights. Swiftness II will grant a massive movement speed boost to yourself.
Recipe
The main reason it isn’t higher on the list is due to the prevalence of mounts. Finding a fast horse isn’t a problem but if you can’t find one anywhere, Swiftness potions are for you!
9. Potion of Leaping +
No matter if you’re a newbie or a veteran, you’ve had trouble traversing high mountains or hills. Leaping + potions give you a massive boost to your jump height for a short duration (around 90 seconds), allowing you to reach higher places.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Rabbit’s Foot
- Redstone
Caves and ravines are a great example of this potion’s usefulness, you’ll be able to loot ores much faster and easier!
8. Potion of Strength II
Getting a decent sword and putting some enchantments on it, is quite easy. However, you can never have too much damage. Even the most powerful swords won’t be able to kill everything in one-hit.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Blaze Powder
- Glowstone
This is where Strength potions come in, Strength II boosts damage per hit by 3 hearts. Useful in combat and all of its forms, you’ll be hitting like a truck!
Combined with other sword enchantments like Fire Aspect and Sharpness, your damage per second will be insane.
7. Potion of Leaping II
Just like the 9th entry, only lasting much longer, although the jump height is lower. Honestly though, the 1 extra block jump height is enough to be useful, while the 8 minute effect time offers so much more.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Rabbit’s Foot
- Glowstone
Rabbit’s Foot is a fairly rare item if you don’t have nearby Rabbits though, instead you’ll have to rely on villagers to trade for them.
6. Potion of Invisibility +
If you want to avoid mobs, the invisibility potion should be your go-to choice. Requiring a hefty amount of materials to create, it’ll make your body invisible and almost undetectable by mobs (until you get very close).
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Golden Carrot
- Fermented Spider Eye
- Redstone
Just be aware that armor is still visible and if you get too close, mobs will realise what you’re trying to do.
5. Potion of Healing II
Healing potions are one of the most commonly used of its type. A full food level doesn’t replenish health fast enough so during boss fights, adventures or exploration, you’ll want healing potions on you.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Glistening Melon Slice
- Glowstone
This particular variant will heal up to 4 hearts of health.
One of the cheapest potions to craft, you should aim to get at least a double chest full before you really start to venture out!
4. Potion of Fire Resistance +
So many items lost to lava, especially in the Nether. Fire resistance potions simply make you immune to fire damage, allowing you to swim in lava.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Magma Cream
- Redstone
Exploring the Nether can be an extremely painful task, with the constant threats of Blaze mobs and lava. An upgraded fire resistance potion will protect you from these troubles for 8 full minutes!
3. Potion of Regeneration II
Regenerating a full heart of health every 2.4 seconds for 22 seconds, drinking this potion will make you near invincible for a short period of time.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Ghast Tear
- Glowstone
Mostly used during short battles or for a quick health boost, it’s one of the best potions in the game.
2. Potion of Water Breathing +
If you aren’t familiar with the water update back in 2018, you’ll need to know just how amazing this potion is. The oceans are full of life, with caves, shipwrecks and other ruins/buildings being common.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Pufferfish
- Redstone
I’ve found many Diamonds by exploring under-water caves, they often go deep underground with easy access to precious ores. Having a few water breathing potions handy makes this task significantly easier!
1. Potion of Regeneration +
Providing half the healing power of the other regeneration potion, only lasting 6 times longer. For prolonged battles (especially boss fights), you’ll need a constant income of health regeneration to keep the fight going in your favor.
Recipe
- Awkward Potion
- Ghast Tear
- Redstone
Also great for extended cave runs, structure exploration or general mob fighting, no other potion compares to this!
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