In Minecraft, players can build or make various items to progress. Potions are one such thing that can be made to inflict some effects. Now, these effects can be beneficial or harmful depending upon what you are making. Moreover, making Potions would require you to collect all the necessary ingredients and a Brewing Stand to process them. A Potion of Poison is what you can make to cause damage over time in this game. If you were looking for it, then your journey has now ended. Check out this guide that features the ingredients to make a Potion of Poison in Minecraft.
Potion of Poison Ingredients in Minecraft
Here’s what you require to make a Potion of Poison in Minecraft:
Awkward Potion
Awkward Potions do not have any effects but are used to make most of the Potions. You can obtain Awkward Potions by brewing 3x Water Bottles, 1x Nether Wart, and 1x Blaze Powder on a Brewing Stand.
Spider Eye
Once you have obtained the base ingredient, it’s time to obtain a Poisonous item in making Potion of Poison in Minecraft. A Spider Eye can be obtained as loot dropped by Spiders and Witches. However, getting them is not a piece of cake and would require you to have patience.
Redstone Dust
Redstone is a rare ingredient when making a Potion of Poison in Minecraft. You will have to go under the ground in the Overworld and look for it. Upon finding a Redstone, use an Iron Pickaxe to mine and obtain it.
Glowstone Dust
To obtain a Glowstone, you should head to the Nether. This shiny yellow-colored block is attached to the ceilings. Hitting those Glowstone Blocks using a tool with Silk Touch will get you, Glowstone Dust.
How to Make a Potion of Poison?
Here’s what you need to do to make a Potion of Poison in Minecraft:
- Once you have obtained the ingredients mentioned earlier, get to a Brewing Stand.
- Further, you can make 3 Potions with different effects in Minecraft.
- You can make a Potion of Poison by Brewing them with the following ingredients on a Brewing Stand:
- Potion of Poison – Awkward Potion & Spider Eye
- Potion of Poison (Extended) – Awkward Potion & Redstone
- Potion of Poison II – Awkward Potion & Glowstone Dust
What are its Effects?
Potions of Poison in Minecraft have different effects that vary in JE (Java Edition) & BE (Bedrock Edition). In addition, the duration of damage also inflicted changes depending upon
the game’s edition. You can take a look at the below table for a detailed view of the effects of Potion of Poison in Minecraft:
| Potion | Duration in JE | Duration in BE | Damage in JE | Damage in BE |
| Potion of Posion | 00:45 | 00:45 | 36 (18x Hearts) | 36 (18x Hearts) |
| Potion of Posion (Extended) | 1:30 | 02:00 | 72 (36x Hearts) | 96 (48x Hearts) |
| Potion of Posion II | 00:21 | 00:22 | 35 (17.5x Hearts) | 36 (18x Hearts) |
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